3 March
Vitoria-Gasteiz blouses and girls will pay tribute with black handkerchiefs to the victims of March 3 at La Blanca parties
Sanfermines 78 and March 3 call on the Spanish state to take responsibility for the events of 1976 and 1978
The Sanfermines 78 and March 3 collectives have promoted the "Responsible State" initiative, which seeks to urge the Spanish Government to expressly recognize the primary and direct responsibility of the Spanish State for the crimes that occurred on 3 March in Vitoria-Gasteiz and during the 1978 Sanfermines. On 8 July, they will also commemorate Germán Rodríguez in Pamplona/Iruña for the murder of the policemen during the festivities.
A new work of art based on the 3 March massacre has been made in Vitoria on the original
In the Zaramaga district of Vitoria-Gasteiz, a new work of art has been made on the original mural based on the March 3 massacre, which occupies an area of 180 square meters and respects the composition and message of the original.
Staff Film Week awards screenwriter Paul Laverty
The Scottish writer has worked mainly with filmmakers Ken Loach and Iciar Bollain. The March 3 Association awarded him the award last night at the closing ceremony of the Workers' Film Week.
The Senate has condemned the recognition of the state's role in the 1976 massacre in Vitoria, in a fierce debate
Tension has heightened when EH Bildu Senator Josu Estarrona, looking at the PP chair and with his fist held high, said, "We are the grandchildren of the workers you couldn't kill!" Javier Arenas (PP) has asked the Presidency to withdraw Estarrona's phrase, and Senate Vice President Javier Maroto has proved him right.
Bishop of Vitoria: "We should never remember what should never have happened."
Juan Carlos Elizalde recalled each of the five murdered by the police on March 3, 1976, during the homily of the Mass held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary. The highest representative of the Church of Álava has stated that "we renew our closeness and prayer for the victims and for all those marked by these events".
Thousands of people remember the workers killed in Vitoria on 3 March 1976
In an act, they have stressed that they will continue to "work against impunity for state crime."
The Spanish Government condemns the "disproportionate behaviour" of the police in Vitoria on 3 March
It also expresses its "recognition and tribute" to the deceased and their families. The institutional declaration will be read out at the press conference following the Council of Ministers.
Maider Etxebarria: "March 3 opened a wound in Vitoria"
The mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria, has condemned the "disproportionate performance of the Franco Armed Police." Etxeberria has stated that despite Franco's death, Francoism was still alive.
Pradales accuses governments of hiding March 3 "under the carpet" and calls for documents to be declassified
The lehendakari has called for "truth, justice, recognition and reparation for the victims" on the 50th anniversary of the massacre of 3 March 1976. "We need a full and inclusive memory, because only then can the wound that is still open be closed. The commitment of the Basque Government and myself to the victims is total."
The March 3 massacre 50 years, the Middle East Conflict and the Machine Tool Fair will be news
Martin Villa believes that the events in Vitoria "should have been cut sooner"
The then Minister of Trade Union Relations has made these statements in the sound documentary "Vitoria, March 3. The Force of Memory" produced by Radio Vitoria on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Vitoria massacre.
The victims of 3 March in Vitoria-Gasteiz will be remembered in a special way today on the 50th anniversary of the massacre
The central event will take place at 17:00 in the monolith in the Zaramaga district, organized by the Martxoak 3 association and the unions ELA, LAB, ESK and Steilas, and then at 18:30 a march will take place from the New Cathedral to the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, while in the morning an institutional event will take place called by the Gogora Institute.
EH Bildu considers' Bloody Sunday 'in Northern Ireland a reference for March 3
Members of the coalition have met with a delegation from Northern Ireland, after which the spokesman for the Basque Parliament, Pello Otxandiano, said that the Sanchez government should follow the path of David Cameron.
The UPV/EHU rectoral team has described the launch of smoke boats on the Álava campus as "unacceptable"
On the eve of the anniversary of the 3 March massacre, a group of students have installed smoke boats in four faculties on the Álava campus, which has led to the activation of the protocol and the evacuation of classrooms. The rectorate has said in a statement that it supports the students "right to claim and protest, but will not accept" methods contrary to the security of people, coexistence and the fundamental right to education of the rest of the university community. "
UPV/EHU's Álava campus has been evicted after several people threw smoke boats at it
Around 11:30, smoke boats have been fired at five faculties on the Álava campus. The alarm has sounded, the protocol has been activated and the buildings have been evacuated. The action has been carried out by the Socialist Student Organization of the Basque Country to announce an event organized for the 50th anniversary of the 3 March massacre.
"It makes no sense to hold a socialist government responsible for the 3M because the victims were us."
The General Secretary of the PSE-EE, Andueza, of Ene, talks about the demand for responsibility for the March 3 massacre in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the interview dedicated to theBoulevard radio programme ofRadioEuskadi .
There will be news: Conflict in Iran, Machine Tool Fair and the day before March 3
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
March 3 calls for "recognition of the responsibility of the Kingdom of Spain for the events of 1976"
PNV and PSE-EE have agreed to ask the Spanish Government to acknowledge its responsibility for the March 3 massacre
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