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Journalist Beaten at University of Navarra as Police Probe Organized Abertzale Violence

Press associations and opposition figures denounce the assault.

Overview

  • José Ismael Martínez of El Español was attacked while filming on the Pamplona campus, suffering head blows and a temporary loss of vision before receiving hospital care.
  • The unrest followed the cancellation of a planned Vito Quiles gathering that drew large counter-mobilizations by abertzale groups on university grounds.
  • Policía Nacional detained two suspects and reported four injured officers, and a university student sustained serious facial injuries in the nearby Iturrama neighborhood.
  • Investigators from Policía Nacional and the Ertzaintza point to an escalating, coordinated pattern by masked groups linked to Ernai, GKS and Jardun, citing earlier incidents in Azpeitia and Vitoria.
  • Press groups and opposition leaders issued strong condemnations of the violence, and La Razón reported no public condemnation from the national government or its parliamentary partners.