Republican Youth joins with Basque Community for Day of Citizen Protest

Republican Youth joins with Basque Community for Day of Citizen Protest Sinn Fein Republican Youth will join together with members of the Basque Community for the Day of Citizen protest this Saturday in Daunt Square. The protest, which starts at 2.30pm, intends to highlight the ongoing situation in the Basque country and show solidarity to the political prisoners. The campaign believes it is necessary to respect the basic human rights of the Basque prisoners including to repatriate to Euskal Herria all the Basque prisoners, releasing prisoners with terminal and serious illness and to cease extension of sentences. Currently, members of SEGI (Basque pro-independence left youth organisation) have been arrested and imprisoned for membership of SEGI. Republican Youth wish to show solidarity with the youth organisation in their campaign for peace and justice. Chairperson of Cork Republican Youth, Shane O’Rourke, hopes that many people will support the protest. Mr O'Rourke said: “Republican Youth are supporting this protest against the disgraceful treatment of Basque political prisoners. Members of SEGI are arrested for possession of items such as t-shirts, CD’s and posters promoting Basque independence. It is unjust, unfair and a disgusting violation of their rights as human beings.”