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‘Orbán has already condemned me’: Italian MEP on Hungary’s effort to jail her again

November 24, 2025

Mara

Ilaria Salis says government of Viktor Orbán has been ‘embarrassed’ by her election and parliamentary immunity. As the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, finished a speech to the European parliament, the Italian MEP Ilaria Salis rose from her seat and with about a dozen other leftwing colleagues belted out the anti-fascist anthem Bella Ciao. Until […]

Parliament braced for clash over far-left MEP Ilaria Salis’ immunity

November 19, 2025

Ale Tilli

A European Parliament committee is expected to recommend lifting the immunity of MEP Ilaria Salis next week, passing the case to the full chamber to decide whether to let the former anti-fascist activist face trial in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. Salis, was arrested in February 2023 at a rally in Budapest after clashing with far-right protestors […]