109 result(s) for freedom house in Current Affairs
Fidesz Condemns Vandalisation Of Terror House Museum
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party said it firmly condemns the act of throwing paint at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening. The Wall of Heroes installed along the museum’s façade commemorates people who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
CEU President & Rector Meets With High-Level U.S. Officials At White House
- 7 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Central European University (CEU) President and Rector Michael Ignatieff met with the following U.S. officials and members of Congress as well as journalists in the past four days to garner support for CEU’s case.
Freedom House: Hungarian Democracy ‘Semi-Consolidated’
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House published its latest assessment of the state of democratic governance, election procedures, civil society, freedom of the media, local democracy, legislation and corruption in 29 post-communist countries.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary ‘Free’ Democracy In 2016 Global Report
- 2 Feb 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Freedom House (FH) has ranked Hungary as a “free” democracy in its 2016 global report released on Wednesday. The human rights watchdog called populists and autocrats “the dual threat” to global democracy. The report for last year evaluated the state of freedom in 195 countries and 14 territories.
High State Honour Awarded To US Representative Marcy Kaptur
- 26 Jan 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
American congresswoman Marcy Kaptur has been awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Civilian Order, one of Hungary’s highest state honours for a foreign national. “The Democratic representative for Ohio’s 9th congressional district is honoured as one of Hungary’s greatest friends,” Ambassador to Washington Réka Szemerkényi, said at the ceremony.
Freedom House Frowns On Népszabadság Sale
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The closure and sale of national daily Népszabadság indicates increasing government influence over Hungary’s media, US-based civil rights group Freedom House has said. Freedom House reacted to reports on Tuesday that the publisher of Népszabadság has been sold to Opimus Press.
Kövér: Europe Must Preseve Its Identity
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The lesson to be drawn from the 1956 revolution and freedom fight is that unless Europe’s identity is protected, the European Union could “tragically lose out” to “unscrupulous outside powers in the background enforcing their interests above the heads of states, bypassing democratic mandates and controls,” László Kövér, speaker of Hungary’s parliament, said in a speech commemorating the events of ...
Fidesz Condemns Vandalisation Of Terror House Museum
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party said it firmly condemns the act of throwing paint at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening. The Wall of Heroes installed along the museum’s façade commemorates people who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
CEU President & Rector Meets With High-Level U.S. Officials At White House
- 7 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Central European University (CEU) President and Rector Michael Ignatieff met with the following U.S. officials and members of Congress as well as journalists in the past four days to garner support for CEU’s case.
Freedom House: Hungarian Democracy ‘Semi-Consolidated’
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House published its latest assessment of the state of democratic governance, election procedures, civil society, freedom of the media, local democracy, legislation and corruption in 29 post-communist countries.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary ‘Free’ Democracy In 2016 Global Report
- 2 Feb 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Freedom House (FH) has ranked Hungary as a “free” democracy in its 2016 global report released on Wednesday. The human rights watchdog called populists and autocrats “the dual threat” to global democracy. The report for last year evaluated the state of freedom in 195 countries and 14 territories.
High State Honour Awarded To US Representative Marcy Kaptur
- 26 Jan 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
American congresswoman Marcy Kaptur has been awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Civilian Order, one of Hungary’s highest state honours for a foreign national. “The Democratic representative for Ohio’s 9th congressional district is honoured as one of Hungary’s greatest friends,” Ambassador to Washington Réka Szemerkényi, said at the ceremony.
Freedom House Frowns On Népszabadság Sale
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The closure and sale of national daily Népszabadság indicates increasing government influence over Hungary’s media, US-based civil rights group Freedom House has said. Freedom House reacted to reports on Tuesday that the publisher of Népszabadság has been sold to Opimus Press.
Kövér: Europe Must Preseve Its Identity
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The lesson to be drawn from the 1956 revolution and freedom fight is that unless Europe’s identity is protected, the European Union could “tragically lose out” to “unscrupulous outside powers in the background enforcing their interests above the heads of states, bypassing democratic mandates and controls,” László Kövér, speaker of Hungary’s parliament, said in a speech commemorating the events of ...