THE TRIALS

Fundamental rights are often denied in Hungary: Maja T. is aə young nonbinary activist detained in solitary confinement in Budapest who faces a 24-year sentence. Squares protest the government’s restrictive measures…What will her sentence be?

Maja T.’s story is part of what has been called the “Budapest Complex,” a full-blown witch hunt waged by Orban for his election campaign with the endorsement of Europe’s far-right parties. During a Kafkaesque and ideological trial in which no evidence is admitted, the activist in chains faces her fate with stoic dignity.

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