Watch fires demanding the autonomy of Szeklerland in Romania
Watch fires were lit on Sunday, Szekler Autonomy Day.
In Szeklerland, watch fires were lit in over 100 settlements to signal the region’s demand for territorial autonomy, Zoltán Gazda, who heads the Sepsi District chapter of the Szekler National Council said. Here is a map showing the settlements where the watch fires were lit today. The inscription says: “Territorial autonomy for Szeklerland!”
A manifesto signed by the president of the Szekler National Council, Balázs Izsák, was read aloud as the fires were lit after dark. In a statement issued earlier on Sunday by the state secretariat for policy concerning Hungarian communities abroad, Katalin Szili, an advisor to the prime minister, said Hungary supported the demand for self-administration of Hungarian communities beyond the country’s borders.
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