422 result(s) for activist
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Diplomatic Initiatives On Migration
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on whether the Prime Minister has been successful in promoting his ideas on solving the migrant crisis among European leaders. Meanwhile the conviction is gaining ground that Europe is late in meeting the migration challenge.
Hacktivity, IT Security Festival, Budapest, 9 – 10 October
- 15 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Hacktivity, the independent IT security festival of Eastern and Central Europe will be held for the 12th time, on October 9-10. Numerous hackers and experts from a total of 10 countries will attend the two-day event where interesting programmes and cool presentations will await the participants.
'Refugee Tripping Scandal' Victim Former Football Coach Tortured By ISIS
- 11 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The refugee at the centre of a recent international scandal involving a camerawoman tripping and kicking migrants arriving to Hungary has been identified as a former Syrian premier league football coach, who was tortured and imprisoned by ISIS before fleeing to Europe.
Hungarian Civil Group S Protest Planned Legal Amendments On Migration
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Planned legal amendments to allow army mobilisation in connection with the migrant situation and making illegal border crossing into a crime will bring back practices from the Communist era, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said. TASZ said lawmakers should not approve a law that “disregards the basic requirements of constitutionality” even on the premise that a large number of migrants ...
Jobbik Activists Detained In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik activists who blocked the location of the planned refugee centre on Verseny utca near Budapest’s Keleti train station were detained by police on Wednesday. The Budapest chapter of the party said the chaotic situation at Keleti cannot be defused. They said train transport should be reorganised so that the illegal immigrants can leave the country as quickly as possible.
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Breaking: Pussy Riot On The Island Of Freedom
- 10 Aug 2015 2:55 AM
- entertainment
Just confirmed last minute to Sziget: the two emblematic members of Pussy Riot, Nadia and Masha, who are known from the feminist-punk-activist Putin opposer band are now arriving to Sziget after their successful time at Glastonbury Festival.
Hungarian Villagers Resist Plans For Refugee Camps
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Martonfa resisted government plans to build a refugee camp near their Baranya county village by erecting tents and occupying the space. Police checked their papers on Monday afternoon then returned in the evening and warned them that they were trespassing, after which they left.
Police Remove FX Civil Movement Demonstrators In Central Budapest
- 23 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Police removed 17 activists of a civil movement representing troubled forex mortgage holders who blocked a section of a street in central Budapest in a banned sit-down demonstration on Thursday morning, the police said on its website. The movement originally asked permission from the police to stage a demonstration with about 100-400 participants to demand the suspension of foreclosures and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Diplomatic Initiatives On Migration
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on whether the Prime Minister has been successful in promoting his ideas on solving the migrant crisis among European leaders. Meanwhile the conviction is gaining ground that Europe is late in meeting the migration challenge.
Hacktivity, IT Security Festival, Budapest, 9 – 10 October
- 15 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Hacktivity, the independent IT security festival of Eastern and Central Europe will be held for the 12th time, on October 9-10. Numerous hackers and experts from a total of 10 countries will attend the two-day event where interesting programmes and cool presentations will await the participants.
'Refugee Tripping Scandal' Victim Former Football Coach Tortured By ISIS
- 11 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The refugee at the centre of a recent international scandal involving a camerawoman tripping and kicking migrants arriving to Hungary has been identified as a former Syrian premier league football coach, who was tortured and imprisoned by ISIS before fleeing to Europe.
Hungarian Civil Group S Protest Planned Legal Amendments On Migration
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Planned legal amendments to allow army mobilisation in connection with the migrant situation and making illegal border crossing into a crime will bring back practices from the Communist era, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said. TASZ said lawmakers should not approve a law that “disregards the basic requirements of constitutionality” even on the premise that a large number of migrants ...
Jobbik Activists Detained In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik activists who blocked the location of the planned refugee centre on Verseny utca near Budapest’s Keleti train station were detained by police on Wednesday. The Budapest chapter of the party said the chaotic situation at Keleti cannot be defused. They said train transport should be reorganised so that the illegal immigrants can leave the country as quickly as possible.
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Breaking: Pussy Riot On The Island Of Freedom
- 10 Aug 2015 2:55 AM
- entertainment
Just confirmed last minute to Sziget: the two emblematic members of Pussy Riot, Nadia and Masha, who are known from the feminist-punk-activist Putin opposer band are now arriving to Sziget after their successful time at Glastonbury Festival.
Hungarian Villagers Resist Plans For Refugee Camps
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Martonfa resisted government plans to build a refugee camp near their Baranya county village by erecting tents and occupying the space. Police checked their papers on Monday afternoon then returned in the evening and warned them that they were trespassing, after which they left.
Police Remove FX Civil Movement Demonstrators In Central Budapest
- 23 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Police removed 17 activists of a civil movement representing troubled forex mortgage holders who blocked a section of a street in central Budapest in a banned sit-down demonstration on Thursday morning, the police said on its website. The movement originally asked permission from the police to stage a demonstration with about 100-400 participants to demand the suspension of foreclosures and ...