Egin (newspaper)
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Egin was a Basque
newspaper written in Spanish language
and Basque language
. It was published from Hernani by Orain SA, which also ran the radio station Egin Irratia.
Its first issue was published on September 29, 1977.
For many years Egin was accused of being used by the separatist organization Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA). In 1994, the Ertzaintza
(Basque police) searched the headquarters of Egin.
At dawn on July 14 of 1998, Judge Baltasar Garzón
ordered the precautionary closure of both media and the arrest of several of Orain, SA. In August 1999, the judge authorised the reopening of the newspaper, however by then the machinery had been dismantled or was useless by lack of upkeep and the promoters had no funds, since they were being used to pay bails and fines imposed on the defendants, and the newspaper remained closed.
The newspaper Gara
filled the void.
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
newspaper written in Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Basque language
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
. It was published from Hernani by Orain SA, which also ran the radio station Egin Irratia.
Its first issue was published on September 29, 1977.
For many years Egin was accused of being used by the separatist organization Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA). In 1994, the Ertzaintza
Ertzaintza
The Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :...
(Basque police) searched the headquarters of Egin.
At dawn on July 14 of 1998, Judge Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón Real is a Spanish jurist who served on Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional. He was the examining magistrate of the Juzgado Central de Instrucción No...
ordered the precautionary closure of both media and the arrest of several of Orain, SA. In August 1999, the judge authorised the reopening of the newspaper, however by then the machinery had been dismantled or was useless by lack of upkeep and the promoters had no funds, since they were being used to pay bails and fines imposed on the defendants, and the newspaper remained closed.
The newspaper Gara
Gara
Gara is a bilingual newspaper published in the city of San Sebastián in the Basque Autonomous Community...
filled the void.