Rally in Vienna: Memory of 59 hostages - freedom for the prisoners!

Rally in Vienna: Memory of 59 hostages - freedom for the prisoners!

Judenplatz, 1010 Wien, Österreich - On April 6, 2025, a moving rally took place on Judenplatz in Vienna, which was dedicated to the 59 Israeli hostages that are held by Hamas. This memorial event fell together with the one and a half year anniversary of the hostage of the hostages, which will be committed on April 7, 2025. Between 350 and 400 people took part and expressed their urgent appeal to international organizations to work for the immediate release of the hostages. In the middle of the square, 1,000 candles were set up in the form of a star of David to remember the involuntary fates.

The participants held 59 posters with pictures of the caught hostages around the Davidstern. Relatives of the hostages, including an aunt of Bar Kuperstein, reported on the predicament of the prisoners who have no access to eat, drink and medical care. They expressed the worrying fear that the hostages could be lost without soon measures.

Appeals for release

Oberrabbi Jarom Engelmayer emphasized the increase in anti -Semitism in Vienna since the Hamas attack and described the mood in his community, but at the same time emphasized that the community remains strong despite the current challenges. A friend of the Geisel Tal Shoham said that there was always hope to bring the hostages back and called for the participation of the international community.

In a parallel context, Agnès Callamard, the general secretary of Amnesty International, called for Hamas to leave civilian hostages immediately and unconditionally. According to Amnesty, at least 240 hostages have so far been registered in the Gaza Strip, including 33 children and the elderly. It was also reported that four civilian hostages, all women, were released from Hamas.

Health and security of the hostages

The health conditions of the hostages are also the focus of reporting. Ella Ben Ami, whose parents were kidnapped on October 7, 2023, asked the government to actively take care of the hostages, and reported on the worrying Situation of her mother, which suffers from health restrictions. Her appeal concluded the urgent request to put pressure on the current security forces to achieve the release of the hostages.

According to Amnesty International, the treatment of hostages is a serious topic, since hostage lames are considered war crimes. The Red Cross International Committee's access to the hostages is urgently demanded to monitor its well -being. In addition, the hostages must be medical care, especially if they are injured or sick.

The bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel lasts, which further exacerbates the humanitarian situation. Amnesty also reports of over 10,000 Palestinians killed, including 4,200 children, as well as an increase in arrests and ill -treatment in the West Bank. There is an urgent call to an immediate ceasefire to protect the endangered life of civilians and to provide humanitarian aid.

For more information on this topic, read the reports on vienna.at href = "https://www.amnesty.at/news-events/israelbeszte-palaestinensische--hamas-und-andere-bewaffnen-gruppen-zivile-geiseln-freiten-und-alle-gefangen-human-behandeln/"> and Amnesty Germany.