IRSP Message of Solidarity Upon the Release of Elbira Dieguez Silveria

["nidhighe@xxxxxxxx" <nidhighe@xxxxxxxx>]

Comrades and friends of the First of October Anti Fascist Groups (GRAPO)
and the PCE(r):

It was with great joy that we heard the news of the liberation of the GRAPO
militant Elbira Dieguez Silveira after more than 22 years in prison. We are
well aware of the hideous tortures endured by Comrade Elbira while
imprisoned and we wish to convey our deepest solidarity with her, as well
as for all of her comrades, now that she is once again among the people of
the Basque Country.

Elbira's continued commitment to Basque national liberation and the working
class of all Iberia and the world throughout her long and difficult
imprisonment is an inspiration to all those opposed to oppression and
struggling for justice and liberation. Like our own Prisoners of War, from
whom we draw similar inspiration, Elbira has provided a model for those who
must follow her in a struggle that has yet to be won.

As a revolutionary who did not hesitate to continue the struggle against
fascism and capitalist exploitation, when others had turned away from that
struggle, Elbira is deserving of the admiration and solidarity of all those
who side with the working class against capitalist exploitation and who
struggle for national liberation against the forces of imperialism. We
embrace Elbira as a sister and as a comrade.

The IRSP will be present in spirit amongst those who will gather to greet
Elbira upon her release from prison and our solidarity will be with her and
her comrades as she takes down her photograph from the wall of Basque
political prisoners in her home town. Our solidarity and best wishes will
be with her once again, when she is honoured on the 29th September and we
hope to continue and build upon that bond of solidarity with she and her
comrades in the GRAPO and PCE (r), whose efforts in struggle we salute. The
struggle of the Irish and the Basque nations for liberation creates one
bond between us, while the struggle for the liberation of the working class
of our nations through socialism creates yet another. The victory of one,
is a victory for the other, and Elbira's liberation from long incarceration
is a cause for joy in Ireland, just as it is among the Basques.

Peadar Baile
Irish Republican Socialist Party
International Department

=======
PLEASE clip all extraneous text before replying to a message