Last 13th January Bilbao hosted a new massive demonstration – 95,000 people, according to the count of GARA and NAIZ – in favour of Human Rights and peace, to drive forward the resolution of the conflict and to demand an end to the violation of Basque political prisoners’ and their relatives’ rights. in a day marked by the news that the French Government will bring the prisoners closer to the Basque Country in the coming weeks. The representatives of Sare (Civil Society organisation) have demanded the end of the use and abuse of the law as a political weapon and have stressed that they will not take a step back until the prisoners get back home.

Basque public television’s show “Ur Handitan” dealt with the issue of backpack kids (boys and girls with the father, the mother or both in prison) in a programme broadcast on the 10th January. The show had an audience of 7.8% and reached an accumulated audience of 112,000 spectators.

1007 Elected Representatives have endorsed the December 9th Paris Demonstration. During the press Conference elected representatives issued form every party took the ground to explain their position.

Former French Justice Minister (2012-2016) Christiane Taubira published a tweet on the 23rd Novemeber to support the 9th December Demonstration in Paris: