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July 18th, 2012

European Court of Human Rights poised to rule on case of man prosecuted for displaying Árpád flag

Next week, judges will decide if the Hungarian authorities were right to prosecute a man who displayed a “Facist” flag close to an anti-racism demonstration

The 43 year old applicant, Károly Fáber (Fáber v. Hungary – no. 40721/08) lives in Budapest and was fined in May 2007 for displaying the striped Árpád flag, less than 100 metres away from a demonstration against racism and hatred.

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