The YPG-International issued a statement of solidarity with the march that took place in Bilbao on Saturday.

The statement said: “We stand with the thousands of people marching in Euskal Herria demanding the release of Basque political prisoners who legitimately fought for socialism and the liberation of their land. For a people who have suffered thousands of years of imperialism and oppression, it is more than a just demand that their political prisoners be freed."

The statement added: "The torturers and murderers of the state remain free, while, for decades, millions of people have marched through the streets of Euskal Herria for a change in prison policy, with no real response. The institutionalized violence of capitalism and of the occupying Spanish and French states is, of course, widespread in Euskal Herria, the penitentiary policies of these states being only a small fragment of it, but it demonstrates the complete intolerance of these states towards Euskal Herria. And it highlights the need for real democracy for the Basque people. We declare our solidarity with the Basque people and their historic struggle for freedom and socialism."