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Hungarian Court Denies House Arrest for German Non-Binary Activist Maja T.

She has been on hunger strike for more than two weeks to protest the conditions of her Budapest detention.

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Polizei schirmt Rechtsextreme ab vor dem Gerichtsgebäude
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Overview

  • The Budapest city court rejected Maja T.’s request for house arrest, citing an elevated flight risk linked to a potential sentence of up to 24 years.
  • Maja T. has maintained a hunger strike since June 4 to protest what they describe as inhumane detention conditions.
  • They were extradited from Berlin to Hungary in June 2024 despite a German Federal Constitutional Court ruling that briefly barred the transfer.
  • Supporters chanted “Free Maja” inside and outside the courtroom, with police separating them from right-wing counterdemonstrators.
  • Politicians from The Left and the Greens are pressing the German government to use diplomatic channels to secure Maja T.’s return.