¡Basta Ya! (English: Enough is Enough!) is a Spanish grassroots organization uniting individuals of various political positions against terrorism, notably ETA, and against the proposal for a new Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country released by the government of President Juan José Ibarretxe[citation needed]. Its principal activities are anti-terror demonstrations and protests.
Well-known members of the platform are Jon Juaristi, Maite Pagazaurtundua, Arcadi Espada, Carmen Iglesias, Javier Urquizu and Fernando Savater.
In 2000, it won the Sakharov Prize, a prize awarded to defence of human rights and freedoms.
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