Thirty thousand people demanded territorial autonomy for Székely Land in Marosvásárhely Romania

[Szegedist]

Thirty thousand people demanded territorial autonomy for Székely Land at the Székely Freedom Day demonstration in Marosvásárhely today.

The crowd gave a big welcome to Marc Gafarot Monjó, representative of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia Party by chanting Catalonia. The people of Catalonia stand in full solidarity with the people of Szekely Land said the Catalan politician.

In a message to the demonstrators, Governor of South Tyrol Luis Durnwalder recalled that both South Tyrolean Germans and Székely Hungarians became minorities after the First World War. In 1972 South Tyrolean Germans managed to develop a system of minority protection, which insures the economic development of the region.

Basque Nationalist Party president Andoni Ortuzar sent a letter in which he welcomed the struggle of Székely Hungarians for full territorial autonomy; the Basque people stand in solidarity with Székely Hungarians; the struggle of Székely Hungarians is an example of the determination of a national minority to withstand the impact of strong cultural assimilation and globalization wrote the Basque politician.

Hungarians and supporters of the Székely cause staged sympathy demonstration in several European and North American cities as well.

In Budapest two thousand people rallied at the Romanian Embassy with Székely flags demanding autonomy for Székely Hungarians in Romania.

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[Szegedist]

The Budapest rally


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Marosvásárhely rally

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[Szegedist]

Vienna - about six hundred people attended the rally in support of Székely autonomy

The crowd marched to the Romanian Embassy and handed over a petition to a staff member of the consulate in which the Romanian and the Hungarian governments were urged to engage in a constructive dialogue about Székely Land's autonomy. Demonstrators met at the St. Stephen's Cathedral then, marched through Vienna's pedestrian district singing the Hungarian and the Székely national anthems. On their way to the embassy, demonstrators handed out leaflets to passers-by informing them about the Székely's struggle for autonomy.

Munich – two hundred fifty people took part in the Munich Székely autonomy rally

The Munich rally was organized by the “Hunnia Baráti Kör” (Hunnia Circle of Friends), a German-Hungarian civic organization. Demonstrators carried Székely flags and held up signs demanding self-determination for Székely Land said one of the organizers of the rally Hahn-Seidl Alida. Speakers read out the Székely National Council's petition, then, all participants signed it. At the end of the demonstration the petition was dropped in the Romanian Consulate General mailbox; meanwhile, demonstrators handed out leaflets to passers-by informing them about the Székely's struggle for autonomy said Hahn-Seidl Alida.

London - Police didn't let autonomy demonstrators close to the Romanian Embassy

Apparently, the street leading to the Romanian Embassy in London is a small private side street where demonstrations are not allowed. Instead, London police designated an enclosed narrow pedestrian area for the event. About 120 people took part in the London rally many of them carrying Hungarian, Árpád striped and Székely flags. Demonstrators held up a sign saying "Székely Land is not Romania”. Attendees sang the Hungarian and the Székely national anthems, then chanted “Down with Trianon”. Speakers read out a statement declaring that Székely Land's autonomy would not jeopardize Romania's territorial integrity and sovereignty. The statement also demanded to designate Székely Land as an independent development region to be able to use EU resources more efficiently.


New York City

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Atlanta Hungarians celebrated the Székely Freedom Day on March 10, 2013

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[Szegedist]

The Székely autonomy is only gaining momentum, not losing it.

Many countries have this, there is Basque autonomy, Catalonia, South Tyrol, Wales, Vojvodina, Sicily, Gagauzia, etc.
Székely Hungarians are the largest indigenous minority not to have any autonomy in Europe. The Romanians simply do not want to give it to us, because they are afraid, that their fake little state will collapse, so they want to keep suppressing us. Romanian inferiority complex against Hungarians is manifested in their culture, mentality, history, and today their politics.

Sooner or later we will get our autonomy, then other lands, Felvidék, Délvidék, etc will follow.

[Baluarte]

If there are Hungarian majorities left from the Trianon treaty, they deserve political and civil recognition/authonomy.
Have always said it, always will.

[Szegedist]

Yes there are, South Slovakia, North Vojvodina, parts of Transylvania, parts of Subkarpatia.

[Arbërori]

Free Székely Land! :D

[Szegedist]

If there are Hungarian majorities left from the Trianon treaty, they deserve political and civil recognition/authonomy.
Have always said it, always will.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Hungarians_in_Slovakia_2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Maghiarii_din_Romania_%282002%29.png
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Etnos0.gif



Sadly, this is after 90 years of demographic engineering.
Hungarians in :
Slovakia
1910: 881,320 (30.2%)
2011: 458,467 (8.5%)

Transylvania
1910: 1,658,045 (31.7%)
2011: 1,237,746 (19%)

Vojvodina
1910: 425,672 (28.1%)
2011: 251,136 (13%)

Transcarpatia:
1910: 185,433 (30.6%)
2001: 156,600 (13%)

majority areas 1910
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Trianon_consequences.png

What demographics are roughly like today
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Dist_of_hu_lang_europe.svg

[Onur]

Ofc i support them, especially because they carry this lovely flag;

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fsij152yKK8/USDne3YqT_I/AAAAAAAAXLk/fFXLnOLxagk/s1600/Szekely_zaszlo_rovas01.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2139/rgiszkely.jpg

:)

[Baluarte]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Dist_of_hu_lang_europe.svg

I think this is doable.

[Szegedist]

Romanian clowns also had their rally

http://kuruc.info/galeriaN/egyeb/arad1331502.jpg
I assume that says something like "You can have autonomy in Mongolia", and the picture of that man who looks like a shepard was a mass murderer of Hungarian civilians
http://kuruc.info/galeriaN/egyeb/arad1331501.jpg
(Flag burning)

http://kuruc.info/galeriaN/egyeb/arad1331504.jpg

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(Székelys are not Hungarians) cheap attempt at conquer and divide.


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Everytime they wave that hideous flag I mistake it for a LGBT protest lol.
Now compare this to the Hungarian protest. There were no anti-Romanian hate messages, etc.

They also made insults against the 13 Martyrs of Arad, and other Romanian ramblings. My God if I only ran into them...

[Baluarte]

Hmm...for some reason I find myself closer to Hungary than to Romania on this matter, even if the latter is Latin.
I suppose I can't forever try to stay neutral.

Maybe because it's very clear to me that Hungarian minorities deserve their authonomy and recognition.

So...even if it doesn't amount to anything in practical life, I support you on this point vs Romania Szeg. Just try to keep your cool :)


PS: I still don't know enough about your differendums with Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine.
If you elaborate as much as in this one, you might convince me too.

[Szegedist]

Romanians are Faux latin. Their once Slavic majority language was heavily Romanized after they borrowed 38% of their vocabulary from Spanish and French since the 19th century, and Slavic words were replaced.

They are better described as the Mestizos of Europe. And this similar to how Major General Harry Hill Bandholtz described them as when he came to Hungary in 1919 as the Inter-Allied Supreme Command's Military Mission.

On November 11, 1919, he wrote in his Diary:“It is
simply impossible to conceive such national depravity as those miserable “Latins” of Southeast Europe are displaying”.

Having spent six months in Hungary, General Bandholtz was impressed by the Hungarians. Before his departure he concluded in his Diary:

“Personally I came here rather inclined to condone or extenuate much of the
Roumanian procedure, but their outrageous conduct in violation of all
international law, decency, and humane considerations, has made me become an
advocate of the Hungarian cause. Turning over portions of Hungary with its
civilized and refined population will be like turning over Texas and California to
the Mexicans. The great Powers of the Allies should hang their heads in shame for
what they allowed to take place in this country after an armistice.

http://www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/bandh/bandh.pdf

[Pontios]

Millions demand autonomy for Palestine and nothing is being done. :lol:

I doubt anything will be done here as well.

[Baluarte]

Millions demand autonomy for Palestine and nothing is being done. :lol:

I doubt anything will be done here as well.

Doesn't decrease in one bit the legitimacy of their demands though.
I'm both pro-Palestinian and for the defence of ethnic minorities disconnected from their homeland (just like I do for Serbians in Kosovo or Hungarians in Romania)

[Szegedist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lHRfDzRSXb0