“Tens of thousands of protesters in Spain’s Basque Country defied Madrid on Saturday by holding a mass demonstration marked by tensions over jailed members of the armed separatist group ETA.
Crowds filled the streets in the northern city of Bilbao in a march for ‘human rights, understanding and peace’, after a judge banned another demonstration planned to demand concessions for the prisoners.”
Source: Crowds defy Madrid in sensitive Basque demo | News | GMA News Online