The audience of the trial of 60 people of Hurriya Squat that was held last
Thursday, the 26th of January in Thessaloniki, the trial was postponed to
the 22nd of June.
The trial is about 60 persons who were arrested during the eviction of
the Hurriya Squat, a huge house in the centre of Thessaloniki that was
occupied in the frame of No Border Camp 2016. It had the intention to become
a safer space and/or home for approx. 80 people, especially families on
the move (more infos on this blog).
Four of the accused people were present at court on Thursday.

The court hearing of Ahmad H., arrested during the the protest at Röszke border 2015 and accused of “terrorism”, took place on 28 th of October in Szeged (Hungary). He is facing lifelong prison. The trial was postponed on the 30th of November. Solidarity demonstrations and actions took place in Budapest, Berlin, Vienna and Malmö. Protest, spread the info of this scandalous racist trial and show your solidarity!

You will find these reports here:

• Report from court hearing of Ahmad H. in Szeged on 28. October 2016 (by Migszol/Hungary)
• [German] Report from Röszke 11-Soli-Demonstration on 28. Oktober 2016 in Berlin // New Protest on 30.11 (from Solidarity with the Röszke 11)
• Report from court hearing of Ahmad H. in Szeged on 3. October 2016 (by NoBorderSerbia)

Freedom for Ahmad H. and all of the Röszke11!
Date for the last court session for Ahmad of the Röszke 11 on 30. November 2016 in Szeged (was postponend) – Show your solidarity!

More Infos here on this Blog, @Migszol (Hungary) and Free the Röszke11 Campaign.

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Report from Court Hearing of Ahmad H. in Szeged on 28. October 2016 (report based of Twitter-Ticker by Migszol/Hungary)

Another report from the trial on 28. October you will find here at FreeTheRoszke11.weebly.com.

On 28.10.2016 at 9.00 am the court hearing of Ahmad started. The police refused lots of solidarish people that protested in front of the court building to enter. Representatives of Amnesty International were refused to enter as well first and only after long discussion they were allowed to visit the trial. There was massive police presence, and Ahmad was guarded by two masked soldiers.

9.00 am. The trial starts. The document presented by the court states that AhmadH was the leader of the protest. Among the proofs: migrants gave him pillows and food…The document has detailed description about what injuries the policemen had to suffer. Evidently they are the victims, not Ahmad or other refugees…

Then first time during the trial AhmadH stood up to oppose. He was accused to talk in the phone. He says he didn’t. Judge said just “okay, fine”…AhmedH claims phone recordings are fake, he did not instruct anyone how to cross the HUN border. The seized phones belong to his relatives.

AhmedH denies the accusations and saying he is a peaceful follower of Islam and he respects women. He says he went abroad to study Quran. He responds to alleged suspicious trips to Saudi & India. He went to former for hajj and latter to visit Muslim friends. Lawyer: “it’s fact that that every Muslims pilgrimage to Mecca. Catholics who go to Vatican are fanatics then?” Obviously the trial plays with the lack of knowledge about Islam.In the Hungarian judicial system Ahmad’s crime that he’s a Muslim.

So far the “evidences” are presented. His newly appointed defence lawyer pleads for an adjournment in order to contact international journos and volunteers and to visit his client in prison to take instructions. Prosecutor opposes the request. Judge rises to consider.

Defence asks the court to hear other 25 witnesses and have a meeting with AhmedH at prison.The lawyer asks to postpone the trial, that prosecutor attacks claiming that its just to win time. The decision will be made at 11 o`clock. Lawyer wants to attach @connellyandrew recording as evidence that he recorded with AhmedH during the incident. Prosecution not agrees because he claims the lawyer would have enough time to meet the defendant.

The claim to listen the new witnesses is refused, except for to listen witness György Rőczei, a policeman. Around 25 activists and journalists were among the witnesses, refused without any explanation..

The trial is postponed. The next trial will take place on th 30th of November at 9:00. A month to raise media attention and support for Ahmed H – The whole EU should take a look at this incredible racist showtrial in Hungary!

Live-Ticker from the court room and reports with more details you will find here: https://twitter.com/MigSzolCsop

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[German] Bericht von Röszke 11-Soli-Kundgebung am 28. Oktober 2016 in Berlin // Neuer Protest am 30.11.! (by Solidarity with the Röszke 11)

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Report from court hearing in Szeged on 3. October 2016 (by NoBorderSerbia):

Ahmed H, one of the Röszke 11, accused for “terrorism and other crimes” is kept in custody and total isolation since one year. As Ahmed’s last court session was on the 23nd of September, solidarity demonstration took place in Budapest, Szeged and in Vienna, in front of the Hungarian embassy.

During the whole court hearing the judge was only reading the testemonies of the police who were allegedly injured during the so called riot. Ahmed’s lawyer was even not present, only his deputy. The police blocked the court corridor so the majority of the people who wanted to monitor the trial was not allowed to enter the courtroom. All forms of communication with Ahmed were prevented.

Still, the people who gathered to demand the freedom of the accused managed to send their messages of solidarity via playing and singing songs of resistance, and showing signs behind the police blockade.

The police was constantly making pressure and threatening with starting misdeme anor procedures against the protesters. When the trial was finished people in solidairty were waiting for Ahmed to be carried out from the courtroom, but instead of it, he was locked into another room. As a sign of disobedience some people refused to leave the court building until they were evected by the police. The last person who left the building was a 73 years old lady who came to Szeged in order to protest.

The next court session will be on the 30th of November, when the first level sentence is expected to be read out. Let’s organize and show the power of solidarity! Support the solidarity campaign where ever you are!

We should not forget about Yamen A., Farouk A., and Kamel J., the other 3 people from the Röszke 11, who got already sentenced and who are imprisoned in differnt prisons over Hungary.

More details about the trial and the international solidarity campaign: freetheroszke11.weebly.com contact: freetheroszke11@riseup.net

AGAINST THE OPPRESSION OF STATES! NO FENCES, NO PRISONS! FREEDOM FOR AHMED AND THE RöSZKE ELEVEN!

Dear comrades,

while the campaign is being launched in Germany right now, we are working on translations into English and Greek so that the information and news we are collecting, as well as advice on how to get active in anti-repression work and materials we are creating is available to a wider audience. We want to strengthen all those who are affected by the most recent waves of repression against antiracist activism in Europe or struggling for a world without borders.

If you can help out with translations into English, Greek or any other languages, please get in contact at cantevictsolidarity(at)riseup(dot)net !

The German website with a lot of texts and materials can be found here.

Our passion for freedom is stronger than their prisons!

(german poster, english version coming soon!)