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Hunger Strike in Hungary: Why Is Germany Abandoning Maja t.?

Summary by Zeit Online
Maja T. has been in custody in Hungary for more than a year – after unconstitutional extradition, under inhumane conditions.

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After a march, Maja T.'s father hands over a petition to the Federal Foreign Office. A solo group calls for protests in companies »with economic interests in Hungary«.

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Maja T. has been in custody in Hungary for more than a year – after unconstitutional extradition, under inhumane conditions.

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In the case of activist Maja T., who is on hunger strike in Hungary, the governing SPD is intervening. "The SPD parliamentary group is following Maja T.'s situation in Hungary with great concern," its queer policy spokesperson Falko Droßmann told the "taz" newspaper (Friday edition). "We expect the Federal Foreign Office to ensure that our ambassador to Hungary finally makes personal contact with Maja T. and that our Foreign Minister does everyt…

German far-left activist Maja T. has been on hunger strike in pretrial detention in Budapest for a month. German media is criticizing the proceedings against her and the conditions of her detention.

2025/28 - Hotspot - The father of Maja T. protested before the Federal Foreign Office Wolfram Jarosch ran from Jena to Berlin to protest the detention conditions of his child, Maja T., in Hungary and to demand his return to Germany.The »Jungle World« was present at the protest in front of the Federal Foreign Office. Tim Wagner

Maja's state of health is critical after more than a month in a hunger strike, doctors threaten to force-fed. Father Wolfram Jarosch ran from Jena to the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin to hand over a petition for Maja's return to Germany. However, a politically motivated trial also threatens in Germany. – A comment by Gillian Norman. Wolfram Jarosch still has the blue running shoes on, but instead of the sporty T-shirt he wears a light blue sh…

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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