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35 Basque separatists go on trial in Spain

35 Basque separatists go on trial in Spain

A trial of 35 members of Basque separatist parties including Batasuna, the banned political wing of the armed ETA group, got underway Thursday in Spain after being repeatedly postponed. The defendants stand accused of carrying out political activities to back ETA, blamed for the deaths of 829 people in a four-decade campaign for an independent Basque homeland in northern Spain and southwest…

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Basque separatists submit bill for Spanish region's 'future'

Basque separatists submit bill for Spanish region’s ‘future’

A Basque separatist coalition said Tuesday it had submitted a bill to the local parliament aimed at allowing citizens to decide on the “future” of the northern Spanish region, which could include independence. Spain’s central government is already grappling with a major independence movement in the northeastern region of Catalonia, and the Bildu coalition’s move in the Basque Country — one of…

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