Berria

"Berria" is the only newspaper published wholly in the Basque language and which can be read in the entirety of the Basque country. It was created after the closure of the previous Basque language newspaper, Egunkaria, by the Spanish Courts, after being accused of having ties with ETA. [ [http://www.elmundo.es/papel/2003/02/26/espana/1345020.html Del Olmo se basa en documentos de ETA para relacionar a 'Egunkaria' con la banda terrorista] ] , with the shutdown of the newspaper raising great concern and dismay in the Basque society as regards the lack of guarantees and irregularities observed in the police's action and judicial proceedings. [ [http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/m_not_40484/politics/Denunciation-act-on-second-anniversary-Basque-newspaper/ Denunciation act on second anniversary of Basque newspaper shutdown] ] After more than 5 years, the case has not come to trial yet. [ [http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_86387/politics/Basque-figures-say-ldquothe-Basque-language-is-being/ Basque figures say “the Basque language is being criminalized”] ]

Berria is published daily, with the exception of Monday. The first issue was released on 21 June, 2003. The newspaper's headquarters is in Andoain, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque region, Euskadi, in northern Spain. There are also centres in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Pamplona, Bilbao and Bayonne.

References

External links

* [http://www.berria.info Berria newspaper website] , with an English version