Iñaki Bilbao Goikoetxea has been on hunger strike for five weeks
- Iñaki Bilbao Goikoetxea Txikito, located in the prison of Puerto de Santa María (Andalusia) Puerto III, has completed on 14 October 35 days of hunger strike and communication. Last Saturday, 10 October, a demonstration was held in Bilbao in solidarity with him, and further mobilisations are planned for these days.
Basque political prisoner Iñaki Bilbao Goikoetxea began the hunger strike early on 9 September in the Port III prison in Bilbao. Then the Pro Amnesty and Anti-Repression Movement (AEM) announced that, in addition to the hunger strike, Bilbao refused to leave its cell: “This means that you will not have backyard hours and that you will not keep any communication, visits, or telephone communication.”
The prisoner has already announced that his claim was to achieve "an independent, socialist, united and Euskaldun Basque Country". With this claim, Bilbao made a month of hunger strike in May and June 2017, which in 30 days stopped with 16 kilos lost and had already started drinking water.
On this strike, he was transferred by court order to the Hospital of Bilbao on 29 September to analyze his state of health, although he was soon transferred back to Puerto III prison.
A demonstration in solidarity with Iñaki Bilbao took place last Saturday, 10 October, in the streets of the Basque capital. According to AEM, more mobilizations are called for these days in several localities of the Basque Country.
Jar gaitezen 2025erako proposamen politiko gisa, Espainiako Auzitegi Kolonialaren (AN) epai guztiak berrikusten hasteko eta makila bakoitzak bere belari eusteko.
Unionismoarekin lerrokatutako alderdi, sindikatu eta gizarte-erakunde gehienek, eta ez bakarrik horrela... [+]
Next Saturday, 11 January, the Sare citizens' network called for a new demonstration in Bilbao in defence of the rights of Basque prisoners. This is a unique opportunity to move forward on the path of coexistence in our people, after decades of violent confrontation and, even... [+]
Hatortxu Rock jaialdiko 29. edizioa egingo da larunbatean Atarrabian. Sarrerak jada agortuta daude, baina txandak osatzeko laguntza behar da oraindik.
What surprised you the most when you left jail? I've been asked many times in the last year and a half.
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