Many young people who have come to celebrate Pamplona Sanfermin have been subjected to identification and threats from the Spanish police For wearing voucher shirts and stickers that have identified eleven young people at the time of taking the bus back to Altsasu on Tuesday In addition to provoking and threatening young people It was not the same on Sunday that three young people wearing the “Altsasucos Libre” t-shirt were threatened with a fine of 600 euros on the grounds that the t-shirt was “illegal” the protests in favor of the young people of Altsasu are very present after the prosecutor asked for a prison sentence of 62 a rally in the Plaza del Castillo is called against the imprisonment of Selva The biggest movement is in Gipuzkoa and something in Bizkaia Some of them are already starting to function autonomously The weekend meeting is aimed at the members of these feminist sums to “get to know each other and have fun” “Every year more and more people sign up.” In addition to being a group that plays batucada rhythms feminist batucadas are “women’s groups that also work on feminism” rehearsals do not only deal with musical instruments: “We talk about our emotions and/or we make dynamics to overcome embarrassment They spend the weekend studying at the shelter and Elena Álvarez will be the ones to show them the new rhythms Amalur De Los Santos will offer them a dance workshop focused on batucada “which will teach us how to do choreographies” The lessons learned will be shown in the streets of Altsasu This news has been published by Guaix and we have brought it to LUZ thanks to the license CC-by-sa A delegation of parents of young people accused and imprisoned in the Altsasu case (Bel Pozueta Edurne Goikoetxea and Haizea Ramírez de Alda) with the help of one of their lawyers (Jaione Carrera) visited the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday The purpose of the trip is to disseminate information about the case and solicit the support of MEPs from multiple groups in different states The appearance has been requested by Marina Albiol (IU) Xabier Benito (Podemos) and Josu Juaristi (EH Bil) there was a meeting with MEPs from different states and groups they will participate in the conference Europe from the Rule of Law to the State of Exception: social struggles and freedom of expression under attack The Altsasucos will give a talk about their case and the extensive use of the crime of terrorism This news has been published by Guaix and we have brought it to LUZ thanks to the license CC-by-sa Bora-Hansgrohe rider retains GC lead despite crash with 40km to go Itzulia Basque Country 2024: Quinten Hermans of Alpecin-Deceuninck wins uphill sprint on stage 3(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Itzulia Basque Country stage 3 winner Quintin Hermans confirms emphatically he is first across the line(Image credit: Getty Images)Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) makes the late pass of Alex Aranburu (Movistar Team far right) in finish sprint (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)All riders together at the front on the closing 20km to Altsasu(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Louis Meintjes of Intermarché-Wanty goes on the attack to scoop up the final KOM points ono stage 3(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The breakaway held a 3:20 gap with 80km to go: Alan Jousseaume (TotalEnergies) James Fouche (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Tom Paquot (Intermarche-Wanty)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The breakaway with 80km to go seen here with Tom Paquot of Intermarche-Wanty rides behind Alan Jousseaume of TotalEnergies(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) ride in the main pack during the first part of the day(Image credit: Getty Images) on his left (viewer's right)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Stage winner Quinten Hermans of Alpecin-Deceuninck celebrates at podium as Green Points Jersey winner(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Louis Meintjes of Intermarché-Wanty celebrates as Polka-dot Mountain Jersey winner (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Race leader Primož Roglič of Bora-Hansgrohe accepts the Yellow Jersey at podium after stage 3(Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images) Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took the uphill sprint win on stage 3 of Itzulia Basque Country coming out on top in a hectic sprint in Altsasu after a crash-hit final The Belgian celebrated his first win with his new team after outpacing Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain Victorious) and Alex Aranburu (Movistar) at the end of the 191km stage race leader Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) looked dazed after a nasty crash before rejoining the peloton for the final 25km and finishing among the leaders A crash just outside the flamme rouge saw GC hopefuls Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) hit the deck in a mass pileup Movistar and Ineos Grenadiers hit the front to set up the sprint finish with the Spanish team delivering Aranburu to the front in time for the last uphill run to the line who came off the wheel inside the final 50 metres to nip past and celebrate his first win since the 2022 Baloise Belgium Tour Zambanini came through for second just behind ”It was unreal going to the finish line The team did such an amazing job and believed in me that I could do it I want to thank them big time because I did the sprint but they brought me in a perfect position,” Hermans said after the finish “It was quite hectic going from the big road to the right corner For me it was a perfect sprint because it was kind of uphill and that’s where I have my best push Stan [Van Tricht] did an amazing job bringing me the last 600 metres and then I had to position myself a little bit.  “I was in the wheel of Aranburu and then if you have the stronger legs in the last 200 metres you can win Having survived the crash at 39km from the finish Roglič remained in the race lead overnight He holds a reduced lead of seven seconds over new second-placed man Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) after the Belgian scored three bonus seconds at the day’s final intermediate sprint Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) dropped to second place while at 14 seconds down Ayuso was now level on time with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) who took a single second at the intermediate sprint The third stage of Itzulia Basque Country would take the peloton on a 191km trip across six categorised climbs from Ezpeleta to Altsasu with four of the hills coming inside the opening 90km and the final challenge coming 19km from the finish the day would likely be another for the versatile sprinters That didn’t stop the climbers from going on the attack early on with Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty) and Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates) among the riders going on the attack inside the opening 10km They battled over the six mountain points on the day’s opening climb at Otsondo (8.2km at 5.7%) though the main break of the day wouldn’t go clear until Alain Jousseaume (TotalEnergies) made a move 137km out The Frenchman jumped away on the approach to the second climb of the day another second-category test in Usategieta Gaina (11.2km at 3.2%) Jousseaume led the way over the top of the climb also leading the way over the Uitzi (4.7km at 6.9%) 11km later to race into the virtual mountain classification lead with nine points As the break hit a maximum advantage of four minutes Fagundez led Jousseaume over the day’s fourth climb at Zuarrarte (6.8km at 3.6%) as the Frenchman added to his now 11-point total With the likes of Ineos Grenadiers driving the peloton behind the break wouldn’t survive to contest the remaining mountain classification points over the final two climbs of the day Paquot launched one last solo attack at 48km out before the move ended for good 5km later at 39km out on the run to climb number five the third-category Olaberria (1.6km at 7.5%) there was some drama in the peloton as race leader Roglič went down in a multi-rider crash Several of his Bora-Hansgrohe teammates immediately stopped to help the Slovenian back to the peloton which was two minutes up the road even if the group wasn’t flying away on the attack It would take 14km for Roglič and team to get back to the peloton just in time for the 34-year-old to ride up the final climb of Lizarrusti (6.4km at 4.7%) hanging near the back of the peloton it was time for Meintjes to put in another attack The South African burst clear of the peloton and duly crossed the top alone to add another six points to his early-day haul and take him into the mountains jersey Meintjes only lasted 3km out in the lead before getting caught but could come away from the day with a nice reward for his efforts regardless Next on the day’s menu was the final intermediate sprint of the stage coming 9km from the finish at Etxarri Arantz a chance for the GC contenders to squabble over a handful of bonus seconds Evenepoel nipped out to pick up three seconds across the line as Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates) came through for two ahead of Vingegaard and Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) made a move off the front shortly after the sprint causing a mix of teams – including Bora-Hansgrohe and Visma-Lease a Bike – to spring into action in the chase The trio wouldn’t make it to the line instead being brought back 3.2km from the finish More late drama would see Ayuso and Rodríguez among multiple fallers just outside the 1km mark leaving the pair’s future in the race possibly in doubt There was still the sprint to the line to contest with Ineos Grenadiers riding for Ethan Hayter Decathlon AG2R for stage 2 winner Paul Lapeira and Movistar for Alex Aranburu on a finish suited to such punchy sprinters It was Hermans who proved the quickest finisher positioning himself and timing his final burst of speed perfectly to come through and score the third victory of his career Results powered by FirstCycling Dani has reported from the world's top races She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia Spanish high court to rule on whether pub punch-up with off-duty police was drunken scuffle or terror attack Bar brawls in Spain are typically intemperate moments regretted the next day For eight young people implicated in the punch-up the hangover has endured for nearly 18 months and their case has become a regional controversy The verdict could test the peace that has settled in the Basque country since negotiations between the federal government and separatist movement Eta began nearly 10 years ago The defendants’ parents admit there was a fight but they question the motives of the prosecutors who have ramped up the charges this injustice and logic of vengeance where the Spanish state is against us,” says Isabel Pozueta mother of 23-year-old Adur who was involved in the punch-up “They are using a dynamic of war to make an example of us.” Along with two others her son has been detained in prison for over a year awaiting trial The fight began around 5am on 15 October 2016 in the tiny town of Alsasua which is nestled in a mountainous region once fiercely contested by the separatists Two off-duty civil guards entered a local bar with their girlfriends They were quickly identified by a group of 20- to 30-year-olds and told they were not welcome The worst injury was suffered by one of the guards who fractured an ankle and required surgery The case hinges on whether this was just a drunken scuffle the offences committed justify charges of “terrorism” The prosecution alleges terrorist intent because some of the accused had been involved with a social movement that advocates the removal of state security forces from Navarre –a position also held by Eta But local politicians believe these events are being blown out of proportion for political effect “Some political parties need the Eta name to survive as it has served them well in elections in the past This is irresponsible and a huge step backwards for the peace process,” argues Unai Hualde Iglesias in particular for “aggravating” the situation by tweeting that there would be no impunity for the attackers Three of the young defendants have been in pre-trial prison for over a year under a historic provision for Eta prisoners known as Fies This means they are currently held nearly 500km from their families Isabel Pozueta calls this a “double punishment” she talks to him through glass by telephone was when he was given a month’s solitary confinement after protesters demanding his release marched past his prison and he shouted out to them from behind his bars The harsh treatment has awakened bitter memories among older residents of the days when Basques felt persecuted for their political and cultural beliefs They fear that a fresh injustice is being committed risking the reignition of tensions with Madrid Eta killed more than 850 people including civil guards and politicians in its 40-year campaign to carve out an independent state in Spain and France It was formed in 1959 as a resistance movement to the Franco dictatorship Consuelo Ordóñez is the president of the victims association which called for the Alsasua defendants to be tried for terrorism and she fled the Basque country herself after Molotov cocktails were thrown at her home “It was not a casual act,” she says of the Alsasua brawl adding that “there is more hatred towards Spain’s security forces in the Basque country and Navarre than ever before” executive director of Right International Spain says “pressure exerted on judges by attacks on their professional competence by politicians has become common” Since 2015, when Spain broadened its legal definition of terrorism in response to the jihadist threat in Europe a total of 66 people have been convicted under the new provisions film-makers and journalists jailed or fined for their lyrics or posts on social media Family members fear that the Alsasua defendants will also be punished disproportionately “This is a peculiar trial,” says Edurne Goikoetxea mother to the only girl among the defendants “It scares us because they have not even accepted much of the evidence or included many of the witnesses.” This article was amended on 16 April 2018 to correct the reference to the Basque language and on 23 April to clarify that Euskadi is the name of the Basque autonomous community within Spain Euskal Herria describes the entire Basque country which comprises four provinces in Spain and three provinces in France This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media About 200 people concentrated on reporting the incident They said they were not surprised by the incident which “in Sanfermin is the diary of many young people.” They said that “we are very angry we are clear why we denounce the repression we suffer in the country.” They added “We will not stop until our friends and colleagues are released from prison We are convinced that if we do not end the repression what happened on the 15th of April can be repeated and if we have learned something from the past The main thrust of repression is that we are young and it is urgent to make our word known.” They proclaimed a “youth organization” in the face of repression The Delegation of the Government of Spain confirmed that there were identifications but added that if the young people were fined it would be “for lack of respect for the police” and not for the kamixets This news has been published by Guaixe and we have brought it to LUZ under license CC by-sa