PRESS RELEASE It will soon be announced at the European Parliament in Strasbourg the request for the revocation of my immunity by the Hungarian authorities. It is no coincidence that the transmission of this request to the Parliament occurred on October 10th, the day after my speech in the Plenary on the Hungarian presidency, where I strongly criticized Orbán’s regime. Evidently, tyrants can hardly tolerate criticism. As I have repeatedly stated, I hope that the Parliament chooses to defend the rule of law and human rights without yielding to the arrogance of an "illiberal democracy" with autocratic tendencies, which, through the words of its own leaders, has already declared me guilty on multiple occasions before any verdict. What is at stake is not only my personal future, but also and above all, the future of what we want Europe to be, increasingly threatened by authoritarian political forces. The minimum conditions for a fair trial in Hungary are absent—not for me, not for Maja, and not for any political opponent, especially those who are antifascist. We have already shown the power of solidarity. It is time to mobilize once again, in the name of antifascism, democracy, and true justice. Ilaria Salis, 22nd October 2024