FUNDACIÓN VÍCTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO 93 - ENGLISH

65 ship with his parents and, later, his own, which he lived and suffered for defending, "with his pen," the rights of all citizens against ETA. "When you receive threats from both extremes, you come to the con- clusion that you are doing something right." (elperodicoextremadura.com- 07-11-25). And if, on top of that, they send you a let- ter bomb and you survive it... Thank you, Gorka, for everything you have done in de- fence of democratic values. If this visit to Extremadura is of any use to you, I would dare to say that Guillermo Fernández Vara would have applauded you with this reflec- tion of his: "regional identity is not at odds with a cohesive and supportive Spain". That is what we democrats promote. We also dared to give this recognition to promoters of the memory of the Victims of Terrorism in 2010, in the city of Cáceres: Carmen Heras, Chema Tovar, president of the Nuevo Cáceres Neighbourhood Associ- ation; sculptor Andrés Talavero, ironwork artist Eustasio Sánchez, Maite Pagazaur- tundua, then president of the FVT; the president of ASEXVITE and all the vic- tims and their families whomake up the association. Since then, we victims of terrorism have been honoured there, but not reflected, as the monolith dedicated to the victims of terrorism is not visible from the monument to the victims of the Spanish Civil War of the FVT; the president of ASEXVITE and all the victims and their families who make up the as- sociation. Since then, we victims of terrorismhave been honoured there, but not reflected, as the monolith dedicated to the victims of terrorism in Cáceres, since the day it was built, has not been properly maintained or cared for. It is ugly, rusty And, what's more, the two cypress trees that were planted next to this giant candle in 2010 are missing. One of them disappeared in March-April 2025. Where did they take it? Something is wrong with the belief that there are people who cheer, speak out, and verbalise the victims of terrorism, and I say! If that were really the case, they would be full of sensitivity towards the victims of ter- rorism and not towards those who want to be victims without actually being so. They would take care of these spaces that 'speak' of their memory, where, despite the silence evoked there, the 'NO' to violence can be heard by all. We would not want to leave without men- tioning other institutions and their repre- sentatives who were there and supported us: the director of Victims and Human Rights of the Basque Government, the pres- ident of the Victims of Terrorism Founda- tion, the sub-delegate and former sub-del- egate of Defence in Cáceres; representatives of other groups of victims of terrorismwho were with us supporting our projects. These include the Association of Victims of Terror- ismof Castile and León, La Rioja, Valencia, Andalusia, the Rodolfo Benito Samaniego Foundation, the Association of Ertzainas and Families of Victims of Terrorism, and the Collective of People Threatened, Per- secuted and Exiled by ETA. Association of Victims of the Crown of Aragon, Associa- tion of Victims of Terrorism 11-M, Feder- ation of Blood Donor Brotherhoods of Ex- tremadura. We also received support from the Regional Government of Extremadura, the Provincial Council of Cáceres and the City Council of Cáceres. President of ASEXVITE dark for many of them, and impossible for many others who were wiped off the face of the earth and for those who were able to overcome it. Prestige of the speakers Miguel A. Balles- teros, former director of the Department of National Security and specialist in Islamic terrorism, helped us understand some of the characteristics of the actions of those who practise violence and those who do not, within that world where another reli- gion is practised and customs are held and accepted that are different from those that govern, are practised and accepted in our environment. For information purposes, it seems that in northern Europe, Japan and other English-speaking countries, rabbit meat is not eaten; in southern Europe it is, and further south pork is not eaten, but wasps and other insects are. Prestige by Daniel Oliva, professor of Public International Law andAcademic Coordina- tor of the Master's Degree in International Solidarity Action, Centre for Anthropolog- ical Studies and co-organiser of develop- ment, cultural diversity, human rights and indigenous peoples at UC3M. He is knowl- edgeable about the diversity and history of many peoples around the world who have suffered human rights violations due to vi- olence imposed by force or tyranny. Gorka Landáburu, director of newspapers and weeklies, victimof terrorismdue to in- juries caused by a letter bomb sent to him that exploded and could not avoid. A native and resident of that beautiful land full of mountains, rivers and sea water, he is a defender of the values of democ- racy, human rights and, therefore, of the people who live there in the Basque Coun- try. Tireless trouba- dour with the pen to defend the use of words, respect those who think differently, and pro- mote dialogue to alleviate conflicts be- tween ideologies and territories. He suffered exile from the dictator- ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS