Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, 2014

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Human Chain for Basque Self-determination
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Map of the chain's route
Date8 June 2014
Location
Basque Country
Caused byPolitical rights of the Basque people
Methods Human chain
Number
150,000 protestors

The Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, also called gure ESKU bidea (Basque words which mean "our right" and also "the way is in our hands," as a pun), was a human chain and demonstration held on 8 June 2014 in the Basque Country, claiming the Basque people's right to decide about their political status, eventually as a nation. [1] [2] It linked Durango (Biscay) to Iruñea (Navarre) by a human chain along 123 km. It was called by Gure Esku Dago (Basque for "It's in Our Hands"). About 150,000 persons participated in the human chain, according to the organization's estimates. [3]

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