Spain: María José Baños Secures Release Thanks to Mobilization

María José Baños Andújar, the anti-fascist prisoner held by GRAPO, has been granted a suspended sentence, in accordance with Article 104.4 of the Spanish prison regulations. This paves the way for her imminent release to receive urgent hospital care due to her critical health condition. Aged 61, her health has severely deteriorated, notably due to HIV at stage C3 and a 69% disability.

This decision follows a solidarity and mobilization campaign led by various groups and political prisoners across Spain. In particular, fellow prisoner Marcos Martín ended a 16-day hunger strike, while other political prisoners continue their protests until their release. Supporters of María José Baños Andújar emphasize that this decision is a victory for collective mobilization, but also for the determination of the political prisoner who refused to be blackmailed into recanting. They call for the struggle to continue until her effective release and that of all other political prisoners still incarcerated.

Source: https://secoursrouge.org/espagne-maria-jose-banos-obient-sa-liberation-grace-a-la-mobilisation/

MARIA JOSE BAÑOS SERÁ LIBERADA!

Marcos Martín Ponce encerra greve de fome após 16 dias.

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Espagne : Deux nouveaux prisonniers politiques se mobilisent pour María José Baños.

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Spain: Two New Political Prisoners Mobilize for María José Baños

Several political prisoners in the Spanish state have launched weekly solidarity fasts to support and demand the release of María José Baños Andújar, a seriously ill anti-fascist prisoner of the GRAPO. The prisoners come from diverse traditions and political affiliations: Victoria Gómez (prisoner of the GRAPO – Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups of the First of October), Juan García (prisoner of the PCE(r) – Reconstituted Communist Party of Spain), Israel Torralba (prisoner of the GRAPO), Nacho Varela (prisoner of the GRAPO), Daniel Pastor (Basque communist prisoner), Patxi Ruiz (Basque prisoner), Israel Clemente (prisoner of the GRAPO), and Fernando García Jodra (Basque prisoner).

Recently, imprisoned rapper and activist Pablo Hasél and Basque prisoner Andoni Goikoetxea Gabirondo announced they were joining the movement. Meanwhile, activist Marcos Martín Ponce began an indefinite hunger strike on February 23, demanding, among other things, that María José Baños be transferred to the hospital by ambulance, while supporters are calling for amplified international mobilization for her release.

Source: https://secoursrouge.org/espagne-deux-nouveaux-prisonniers-politiques-soutiennent-maria-jose-banos/

Pablo Hasél e Andoni Goikotxea juntam-se aos jejuns solidários.

Dez presos políticos já aderiram a esta iniciativa de solidariedade e pressom.

Marcos Martín Ponce está em greve de fome por tempo indeterminado desde o 23 de fevereiro.

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Sexto dia da #greve de fome de Marcos Martin Ponce !

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Sexto dia da greve de fome de Marcos Martin Ponce !

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Spain: Basque Prisoner Patxi Ruiz Joins Fast in Support of María José Baños Andújar

On February 25, 2026, Basque political prisoner Patxi Ruiz joined the solidarity action initiated by prisoners at the A Lama prison by observing a day of fasting in support of María José Baños Andújar, a seriously ill political prisoner of the GRAPO (Republican Action Groups). This mobilization is part of a broader movement that includes weekly hunger strikes by several other prisoners, as well as an indefinite hunger strike begun by Marcos Martín Ponce to demand the emergency hospital transfer of María José, whose health is considered critical.

Source: https://secoursrouge.org/espagne-le-prisonnier-basque-patxi-ruiz-rejoint-le-jeune-de-soutien-a-maria-jose-banos-andujar/