Budapest sends greetings to NY ? fw: Peace demo banned in Hungary

[claudia westermann]

http://www.15februar.de/pe_budapest1.html

DECLARATION




The “Civilians for Peace" Movement is shocked at learning that the 
action against the Budapest Police Headquarters' ban of its 
demonstration planned for 15th February 2003 was dismissed by the 
Budapest Court. We consider  this court  decision as well as the one 
of the Budapest Police Headqurters as politically motivated and as a 
brutal violation of the right for holding public meetings.


We find it especially deleterious and protest against the fact that 
the Budapest Police gave permission to a Neo-Nazi organisation to  
use Kossuth Square (in front of the Parliament building) . This 
decision creates a situation in which our consequenty anti racist and 
anti exclusion movement cannot use Kossuth square  without casting 
shadow on its humanistic character.


Considering the above mentioned, we are going to request the Budapest 
Police Headquarters to issue a permission for holding our 
demonstration on the route starting from Liszt Ferenc Square via 
Andrássy Boulevard to Heros' Square . At the same time we declare 
that our movement insist on this route and no way to change it 
underany  circumstances. 


Budapest , 7th February 2003.

                                                                                         
The Organisers