The lock is not abandoned, but taken by the students.

Coronavirus: the second wave, the second closure

Later than expected by many, but in mid-November, the Hungarian government also decided to try to curb the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic by introducing restrictions. At the time of the decision, 5,000 new infections a day had been identified and the number of deaths from the virus was mostly between 50 and 100 in 24 hours. The first step is partial closure, but how effective it is is questionable. Follow our news!

“It remains our duty and responsibility to fully comply with the measures ordered to prevent the spread of the virus. SZFE will move to digital education from November 11. Under the restrictions, the buildings and dormitory must be abandoned,” said the conference of press on Vas Street Tuesday afternoon. University students.

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They add that, since their demands have not been met and no substantive negotiations have been started with the ministry, they are not abandoning the blockade but taking it away. “The resistance will be out of the buildings for a while. Whether we have to fight for autonomy within these walls or at home, in quarantine, we are the university. The blockade will last until the repression of power is lifted. The first physical reserve of the university 70 days ago showed how much it is worth saying no to repression. This resistance is surrounded by a level of support that we did not even expect, “they said, thanking people living on the streets for their patience, the police and Hungarian society for supporting them.” Without you, without your empowering presence in our movements Without your words of encouragement on the streets every day, without your generous donations, we could not be so sure now that we can continue to fight for our cause. ”

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The students added that they believe the November 6 maintenance measure to suspend education was taken in violation of the Higher Education Act. The HÖK went to court on November 9. The procedure has suspensive effect, so the maintenance measure cannot be executed until the court decides it. To support the court’s decision, he asked the Office of Education for recognition of the educational activity that takes place at the university, the documents that document the education were delivered and the admission can be made on Wednesday.

As they said, every hour has been held in the locked building for the past two months. They trust that the agency will recognize this and not make it impossible for the semester to keep it.

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The students concluded by emphasizing that the pandemic directly affects those who fight it on the front lines. “In the spring, in the evenings, we stopped for a moment and thought about the health workers; the problem is really big now. If they can, they need our solidarity even more. Let’s start this gesture again, may this be the first step to show that we support them, so and with everything we can. “

Recently a Telex He wrote that the students voted to abandon the blockade, but the HÖK subsequently responded by saying that “we are still thinking together about the possibility of continuing the resistance to press reports in the framework of our basic democratic forum, as our demands are still have not been fulfilled “.

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The background to the case is that Foreign Minister Gábor Szarka stated in a letter on Friday, even before Viktor Orbán’s announcement:

Educational conditions cannot be provided, therefore educational activities at the University of Theater and Film Arts cannot be continued until February 1. According to the letter, the buildings will be closed “as of November 9” for educational activities and dormitories. “

The rector added that the academic year can be continued as of February 1, 2021, until then educational activities can not be carried out at the university in any way, and since the credits of the subjects taken in the first semester do not they can be verified, they cannot be recognized.

Last week, the Minister of Innovation and Technology, László Palkovics, refused to invite the students to participate in a meeting scheduled for the week, claiming that he did not want to have a voice in the conflict situation in addition to providing the necessary resources for their functioning.



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