SPAIN -- Basques march in support of ETA prisoners despite Madrid ban (VIDEO, PHOTOS) — RT News

Basques march in support of ETA prisoners despite Madrid ban (VIDEO, PHOTOS) — RT News:

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in the Spanish city of Bilbao, located in the northern Basque country, on Saturday to support imprisoned members of the Basque separatist group ETA, ignoring Madrid’s court ban.

A judge at Madrid’s top criminal court had earlier banned the rally, which originally called for prisoners to be moved to jails closer to their own homes. According to the ruling, the protests were being organized by a banned group.

People march during a demonstration called by several Basque political parties, trade unions and social groups in the northern Spanish Basque city of Bilbao on January 11, 2014. (AFP Photo / Rafa Rivas)