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Student Pressure Halts Ertzaintza Talk at Basque University

Regional officials denounce the cancellation as an affront to free expression.

Overview

  • Professors in the Criminology program at UPV/EHU in San Sebastián canceled a class session after pressure from a portion of students.
  • The Basque Government’s Departments of Security and of Science, Universities and Research condemned the boycott as intolerant toward the Ertzaintza and contrary to campus free speech.
  • The SIPE union urged the university to resist coercion and maintain the rights of police officers to participate in academic activities.
  • PNV leader Aitor Esteban framed the incident as part of a wider questioning of the Ertzaintza by EH Bildu, citing recent disturbances involving radical youth.
  • UPV/EHU had not issued a public response at the time of reporting, and the planned session involved officers who also receive training within the degree.