Overview

• The French Court of Appeal ruled on April 9, 2025, against extraditing Gino Abazaj to Hungary, citing risks to his fundamental rights.
• Concerns included inhumane detention conditions and the likelihood of an unfair trial under Hungary's judicial system.
• Abazaj, an antifascist activist, is accused of violent actions during protests against a neo-Nazi event in Budapest in February 2023.
• The decision challenges the EU's principle of mutual trust, which previously supported automatic extradition between member states.
• Supporters of Abazaj, including activists and intellectuals, vow to continue mobilizing, emphasizing ongoing threats to antifascist movements across Europe.