Thousands of people formed human chains in cities across Spain's wealthy northern Basque Country on Sunday to call for the right to hold a regional referendum on independence. Demonstrators held long ...

The Basque region has long been infamous as home to the ETA separatist group, fighting for independence from Madrid. But with a cease-fire in... While Spain Struggles, The Basque Region Shines For ...

Ruling Basque nationalists pushing for more autonomy from Spain won a key regional election Sunday but fell short of a majority, losing seats as candidates backed by a banned pro-independence party ...

Almost 200,000 people joined together Sunday in Spain's Basque Country to create a 202-kilometer (125-mile) human chain to make the case for having a vote on independence. Almost 200,000 people joined ...

MADRID — Spain’s ETA, a separatist group that has fought a low-intensity insurgency for Basque independence for over 50 years promised a cease-fire Monday that was widely viewed in Spain as a tactical ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people from Spain's Basque Country joined hands to form a human chain running some 202 kilometers (125 miles) on Sunday to call for the right to hold a regional ...

A veteran leader of the pro-independence movement in the Basque Country who was once part of the armed separatist group ETA, Arnaldo Otegi cuts a controversial figure. For some in Spain, his ...

BILBAO Spain (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Basques held hands on Sunday to form a 123-km chain stretching across the northern Spanish region calling for the right to hold a vote on independence.

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon, RSF protested his decision to order the closure of the pro-independence Basque magazine “Ardi Beltza”, following the indictment of its ...