Hungary: Maja T. Must Be Returned to Germany

STATEMENT BY ATTILA VAJNAI, MEMBER OF THE POLITICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE EUROPEAN LEFT

The Party of the European Left stands in full solidarity with Maja T., a 24-year-old non-binary antifascist activist from Germany.

Maja was extradited from Germany to Hungary in June 2024, after being accused of involvement in antifascist protests. While Italian and French courts rejected similar extradition requests, Germany proceeded despite the risks—a move later condemned by the German Constitutional Court, which ruled the extradition violated Article 4 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, prohibiting torture and inhumane treatment.

Maja’s case highlights a shameful collapse of responsibility across multiple levels:

  • The Hungarian state is violating core human rights, using the judiciary to target political dissenters.
  • The German government, despite a Constitutional Court ruling in Maja’s favor, failed to act to protect one of its own citizens—particularly one belonging to a vulnerable LGBTQ+ group.
  • The European Union, while criticizing Hungary’s broader democratic backsliding, has done nothing concrete in Maja’s case, allowing persecution to occur within its own borders.

Maja has been abandoned by the institutions meant to protect them. This silence is not neutrality—it is complicity.

Despite extreme conditions, Maja’s courage and resistance have mobilized support across Europe. Their hunger strike has drawn international attention to the repression taking place in an EU member state.

AS THE PARTY OF THE EUROPEAN LEFT, WE:

  • Demand Maja’s immediate transfer to house arrest and their return to Germany.
  • Condemn Hungary for inhumane treatment and Germany for its inaction.
  • Urge the European Commission and the European Parliament to publicly address this case and act to prevent political persecution within the EU.
  • Call on civil society, trade unions, and political movements to raise their voices and pressure governments for immediate intervention.

Even after the change of government in Hungary, no change has been observed in the government’s attitude toward antifascist organizations. The discriminatory measures introduced by the Orbán government remain in force.

We demand the repeal of all measures that restrict or ban the activities of antifascist organizations. Antifa is not a supporter of terrorism; on the contrary, it fights against the far right. In Hungary, however, far-right forces continue to receive government support. We demand an end to this political and financial support, as well as a ban on the neo-Nazi march planned to take place in Budapest next year.

Budapest, 27 June 2026

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