Basques protest over party ban

Hundreds of people carrying Basque flags assembled peacefully in the historic Spanish town of Gernika to protest the proposed outlawing of a separatist party allegedly linked to terrorism.

The demonstrators carried a banner that read “Askatasunaren Alde,” or “Toward Liberty” as they assembled at the famous Gernika oak tree, where Spanish kings swore oath to Basque self-government privileges in the 16th century.