¡Basta Ya! is a Spanish grassroots organization uniting individuals of various political positions against terrorism, notably ETA

ETA

ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...

, and against the proposal for a new Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country

Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country

The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country is the legal document organizing the political system of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country' which includes the historical territories of Alava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. It forms the region into one of the autonomous communities envisioned in...

 released by the government of President Juan José Ibarretxe

Juan José Ibarretxe

Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu is a Basque politician of Spain. A leading member of the Basque Nationalist Party , he was President of Spain's Basque Country autonomous community from January 2, 1999 to May 7, 2009....

. Its principal activities are anti-terror demonstrations and protests.

Well-known members of the platform are Jon Juaristi

Jon Juaristi

Jon Juaristi Linacero is a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant...

, Maite Pagazaurtundua, Arcadi Espada, Carmen Iglesias, Javier Urquizu and Fernando Savater

Fernando Savater

Fernando Fernández-Savater Martín is one of Spain's most popular living philosophers, as well as an essayist and celebrated author....

.

In 2000, it won the Sakharov Prize

Sakharov Prize

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament as a means to honour individuals or organisations who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought...

, a prize awarded to defence of human rights and freedoms.

External links

• ¡Basta Ya! Diario Digital - official website
  • What is "Enough is enough"? (English) - official introduction to the organization