In this week’s newsletter we report on an incident that seems to be a recurring theme in recent years when it comes to the organising of the Szekler Freedom Day commemoration. After the Szekler National Council had previously obtained the necessary permits from the local police department for organising a march in commemoration of the Szekler martyrs and in support of Szeklerland’s autonomy, the Tîrgu-Mureș/Marosvásárhely City Hall issued a press release in which they imposed their own restrictions.
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Legislative proposal: imprisonment for pursuing autonomy
In this week’s newsletter we also report on a new case regarding a member of parliament from the Social-Democratic Party (PSD), who proposed imposing prison sanctions on those who promote the idea of autonomy in Romania.
Enrolment on halt at the II. Rákóczi Ferenc Roman-Catholic School of Tîrgu-Mureș/Marosvásárhely
In last week’s newsletter we reported on the case of the II. Rákóczi Ferenc Roman-Catholic School in Tîrgu-Mureș/Marosvásárhely. None of the issues reported have yet been solved, what is more, the situation has taken a turn for the worse as some strange new developments arise. The parents of the pupils have recently been summoned to testify by the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate. As news of this broke in the media however, the parents received a visit from the prosecutors, were asked to hand over their citations, and then the prosecutors proceeded to tear up the document in their presence, saying that it is no longer valid.
Anti-Hungarian hate-speech persists in Romanian football
Throughout this year our organisation has been drawing attention to the increasing xenophobia that Hungarian football players and their supporters have to endure in the Romanian football league. However, anti-Hungarian hate-speech during football matches does not seem to be abating.