Joan Mari Torrealdai

Joan Mari Torrealdai Nabea (24 November 1942 – 31 July 2020) was a Basque writer, journalist and sociologist.

He has carried out bibliographic work on books published in Basque annually since 1977, with two main features:[3] Torrealdai conducted his research into Basque language and culture with an aim to foster the use of this language, and to catalyze its cultural production, in order to make it survive.

Andoaindik Hondarribira Caracasetik Barrena (Martin Ugalde, from Andoain to Hondarribia via Caracas).

[1][4] In 2003, he was arrested and tortured by the Government of Spain in a campaign against the newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria.

[1][2] In 2010, he was acquitted of all charges, along with all his companions, including Txema Auzmendi, Martxelo Otamendi, Xabier Oleaga and Iñaki Uria.