422 result(s) for activist
Court Upholds Police Decision Banning Road Blockages In Budapest
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Thursday the Budapest Regional Court upheld a police decision prohibiting the obstruction of roads within Budapest and elsewhere in the country planned by Zoltán Büki for March 1. The civil activist plans to turn to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In the meantime, Büki and fellow organizers are modifying some of the locations and shortening the duration of the planned action ...
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Hungarian Football Players Distribute Hot Meals
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Players with Ferencváros football club FTC and activists of the Ecumenical Aid Organisation handed out 500 hot meals to the needy in a working tent set up outside the team’s Groupama Arena on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin To Visit Budapest On February 17
- 22 Jan 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
The official date of the Russian president’s visit to Budapest was announced on Wednesday by Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, on Hungary’s public radio. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on “bilateral politics, economic relations, energy security and the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Small Demo Held In Budapest Against PM’s Immigration Remarks
- 20 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 150 demonstrators gathered in central Budapest on Monday to protest against recent remarks about economic migrants made by Hungary’s prime minister. One activist, Margit Barna of the Solidarity for Migrants group, spoke up for a Hungary “where immigrants can also feel good, not just Orbán’s people”.
DK Asks Supporters To Stay Low-Key At Friday’s Demo In Budapest
- 31 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of the leftist opposition Democratic Forum (DK) have been told they are not welcome at Friday’s anti-government demonstration in Budapest, and in light of threats of reprisals should they attend, the party has asked its sympathisers not to display any party symbols or banners.
Protest At Hungarian Parliament Against “Persecution Of The Homeless”
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of a group dubbed “The City is for All” staged a protest at parliament against the “persecution of the homeless by the authorities” and set up twenty tents next to the Christmas tree standing on Kossuth Lajos Square.
Demo In Budapest Against 2015 Budget
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Members of civil organisations and unions participated in a demonstration in Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday afternoon to protest against next year’s budget, which is scheduled to be voted on this week.
Civil Activists In Hungary Point To “Lack Of Aids Prevention”
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The HIV-AIDS situation in Hungary has been characterised by “negative tendencies” in the past 4-5 years, the head of the Civil AIDS Forum told a press conference on December 1, World AIDS Day.
Court Upholds Police Decision Banning Road Blockages In Budapest
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Thursday the Budapest Regional Court upheld a police decision prohibiting the obstruction of roads within Budapest and elsewhere in the country planned by Zoltán Büki for March 1. The civil activist plans to turn to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In the meantime, Büki and fellow organizers are modifying some of the locations and shortening the duration of the planned action ...
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Hungarian Football Players Distribute Hot Meals
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Players with Ferencváros football club FTC and activists of the Ecumenical Aid Organisation handed out 500 hot meals to the needy in a working tent set up outside the team’s Groupama Arena on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin To Visit Budapest On February 17
- 22 Jan 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
The official date of the Russian president’s visit to Budapest was announced on Wednesday by Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, on Hungary’s public radio. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on “bilateral politics, economic relations, energy security and the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Small Demo Held In Budapest Against PM’s Immigration Remarks
- 20 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 150 demonstrators gathered in central Budapest on Monday to protest against recent remarks about economic migrants made by Hungary’s prime minister. One activist, Margit Barna of the Solidarity for Migrants group, spoke up for a Hungary “where immigrants can also feel good, not just Orbán’s people”.
DK Asks Supporters To Stay Low-Key At Friday’s Demo In Budapest
- 31 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of the leftist opposition Democratic Forum (DK) have been told they are not welcome at Friday’s anti-government demonstration in Budapest, and in light of threats of reprisals should they attend, the party has asked its sympathisers not to display any party symbols or banners.
Protest At Hungarian Parliament Against “Persecution Of The Homeless”
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of a group dubbed “The City is for All” staged a protest at parliament against the “persecution of the homeless by the authorities” and set up twenty tents next to the Christmas tree standing on Kossuth Lajos Square.
Demo In Budapest Against 2015 Budget
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Members of civil organisations and unions participated in a demonstration in Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday afternoon to protest against next year’s budget, which is scheduled to be voted on this week.
Civil Activists In Hungary Point To “Lack Of Aids Prevention”
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The HIV-AIDS situation in Hungary has been characterised by “negative tendencies” in the past 4-5 years, the head of the Civil AIDS Forum told a press conference on December 1, World AIDS Day.