Tag: Budapest
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German Supreme Court sends six antifascists to pre-trial detention, solidarity actions in several cities
Seven people wanted for attacks on right-wing extremists turned themselves in on Monday. Arrest warrants have been issued for them from Germany and Hungary. All of them face trial in Budapest with very high penalties. Seven Antifa activists turned themselves…
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German Left Party Chairman visits Maja T. in Budapest: Politicians call for shift in policy towards Hungary
Two leading politicians from the Left Party met Maja T., who is imprisoned in Budapest waiting for an Antifa trial. One of their demands is that the German judiciary should organise her return. Martin Schirdewan, the current co-chairman of the…
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Bringing back Maja T. is legally impossible: German extradition to Hungary causes criticism in Berlin legal committee
Despite an instruction from the Federal Constitutional Court, the judiciary in Dresden had a person from the left-wing scene wanted on a warrant handed over to the Hungarian police. Now there is a threat of a repeat offence. Despite instructions…
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Momentum in Hungary, stubbornness in Germany: News on the Antifa trial in Budapest
Two activists from Germany are also threatened with extradition to Hungary for alleged attacks on neo-Nazis. Several lawyers’ associations are warning against this and citing good reasons. Last week, the Court of Appeal in Budapest ruled that the Italian left-wing…
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Further repression against Antifa in Budapest complex in Germany
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a female activist in Bavaria for attacks on right-wing extremists in Budapest. A woman in Thuringia is wanted for a similar offence. On Monday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested 29-year-old activist Hanna…
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Antifascists wanted in Budapest demand trial in Germany: Lawyers and parents oppose extradition to Hungary
Unless they will not be extradited to Budapest, German antifascists apparently want to turn themselves in after going underground. For the “fair trial” demanded in Germany, the local judiciary could then force Hungary to investigate. Defendants who Hungary wants to…