Human rights
The Basque Government declares 20 November Trans Memory Day
The Decree has been drawn up in collaboration with associations and social organizations, including Naizen, Errespeto and Loratuz Lotu, which have participated, inter alia, in the proposal and consensus of the date chosen.
Father Mari rescues 32 people in the Mediterranean who have been drifting for two days
The ship was found in the waters of the Central Mediterranean, overflowing with migrants, "in very precarious conditions." They had been drifting for two days.
Last year the Navarre Government declared 65 politically motivated victims
Since 2023, 217 applications for recognition have been received from the Directorate-General for Memory and Coexistence, and 106 victims have been recognized , seven of them victims.
The La Sirena hostel in San Sebastian will provide permanent services to those in need of this service
British justice has declared the ban on Palestine Action illegal
The three judges of the London Supreme Court have pointed out that although the group created in 2020 uses "criminal methods" to protest, its tactics do not meet the standards laid down in the law to be classified as terrorists. Since the entry into force of the veto, more than 2,700 people have been arrested for supporting the Palestine Action, many of whom are elderly adults who have been arrested for simply carrying a banner of support.
Sare says it's time to end the emergency law and the prosecution's appeals
They will continue to work to put an end to the exceptional measures imposed on ETA prisoners. They have again called for political and judicial changes the day after the massive demonstration in Bilbao.
Seven people have died in Iran in several demonstrations in protest at the worsening economic situation
Demonstrations began on Sunday in Tehran and have spread over the last few days to dozens of cities, including Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Hamadan, and Qom. Iran is in a serious economic crisis with 42% annual inflation.
Venezuela releases 99 prisoners detained after the 2024 elections
The Government has stressed that the decision has been taken "to ensure strict respect for human rights".
Freedom of expression has worsened in the world: 10% since 2012
In the period 2022-2025, 185 journalists have lost their lives, 67% more than in the previous four years.
At least eight people have died in Gaza from flood hypothermia
According to the United Nations, some 800,000 people live in Palestine starving and cold, and torrential rains have affected many people, many of them sick and with serious health problems.
Rene Cassin Awards UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese acknowledges her commitment to the victims of Palestine
Albanes has not been able to receive the award directly, due to agenda issues, and the jurors have received recognition on his behalf.
The Network of Tortured People in the Basque Country Raul Fuentes Villota, the prisoner of ETA, has done so to reopen his complaint of torture. He has supported the petition
The network calls for recognition of all alleged cases of torture to ensure truth, justice and reparation, while the association denounces "impunity" in the cases of Raúl Fuentes and Mikel Zabalza.
The GazteChange initiative will highlight this afternoon in Bilbao the importance of protecting the rights of children and adolescents
The Guggenheim Bilbao Museum auditorium will host the seventh edition of this meeting, organized by UNICEF Basque Country Committee and the Lagunarte Association, which can be followed via streaming at eitb.eus.
Floral offering in the Basque Parliament to celebrate Memory Day
Members of the PNV, EH Bildu, PSE-EE and Sintre have made a floral offering to the sculpture "Midnight Compass" dedicated to the victims, in which PP and Vox have not participated because this type of action "confuses" the different types of victims and violence.
Israel has returned 15 bodies after receiving the body of a soldier, while more than 69,000 people have already died in Gaza
The exchange of bodies is taking place in an enclave full of destruction, as hospitals are collecting bodies in a disastrous state, where families must identify their dead, while the Israeli army has killed two other Palestinians, claiming that they have crossed the "yellow line."
The death toll continues to rise in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire
Israeli army attacks have killed five Gazans and wounded nine since Thursday, while Israel continues to block the identification of Palestine's bodies, preventing them from complying with the terms of the peace treaty.
Pello Alcantarilla has filed a torture complaint against Colonel Perez de los Cobos
PNV and PSE-EE propose Mikel Mancisidor as Ombudsman
His professional career is linked to the defence of human rights and democratic governance, and he has a broad international track record.
Two journalists from Belarus and Georgia, both in prison, have won the Sakharov Prize
Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobel have been recognized by the European Parliament for their contribution to "freedom and democracy" with this annual award.