52 result(s) for afghan refugee
Life In Hungarian Transit Zones: No Proper Food, Medical Care Or Education
- 5 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
An Afghan-Iranian family with three children waited eight months at the Serbian-Hungarian border to be able to apply for refugee status. After the long wait, in April 2017 they were admitted to the so-called ’transit zone’ where they were practically locked up behind barbed wire for four months.
Hungarian Police Charge 8 For Death Of Migrants
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following a 14-month investigation, police propose that charges of murder and people-smuggling be pressed against eight suspects in the matter of the 71 migrants who were found dead in a refrigerator van in Austria last year.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Human Rights Watch: Hungary: Failing To Protect Vulnerable Refugees
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.
Migrants Continue Hunger Strike At Serbia-Hungary Border
- 28 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 90 migrants have been holding a hunger strike at the Serbia- Hungary border near Horgos for the fourth consecutive day, demanding that Hungary open its border to them, an MTI correspondent reported from the site. According to unconfirmed reports, another 100 migrants wanted to join the protest at the Subotica reception centre early on Wednesday, but police prevented it.
Ministers Say Stabilising Southern Neighbours Priority
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stabilising the southern neighbour countries is of vital importance to Hungary in order to curb the wave of migration, therefore, Hungary strives to contribute to stabilising the region, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw. Szijjártó said NATO is faced with major challenges not only from the east but also from the south.
Hungarian-Slovak Authorities Capture People Smugglers
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A joint Hungarian-Slovak team of investigators took the members of an international criminal organisation engaged in people smuggling into custody, the National Police announced on Thursday.
Refugee Unrest In Kiskunhalas
- 2 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Negotiations appear to be leading to success and violence is not anticipated at the Kiskunhalas Refugee Guarded Admission Centre where 300 refugees threatened to break out, demanding better conditions and faster processing, György Bakondi, senior adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on domestic security told TV channel M2.
Man Who Robbed Refugees Jailed
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Gyõr Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for a man who robbed Afghan refugees with a meat cleaver. The culprit, 41-year-old Ferenc Schaub, and an unidentified companion lured four Afghan men from Gyõr train station last June 9 and told them that he would take them to Vámosszabadi near the Slovak border.
Life In Hungarian Transit Zones: No Proper Food, Medical Care Or Education
- 5 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
An Afghan-Iranian family with three children waited eight months at the Serbian-Hungarian border to be able to apply for refugee status. After the long wait, in April 2017 they were admitted to the so-called ’transit zone’ where they were practically locked up behind barbed wire for four months.
Hungarian Police Charge 8 For Death Of Migrants
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following a 14-month investigation, police propose that charges of murder and people-smuggling be pressed against eight suspects in the matter of the 71 migrants who were found dead in a refrigerator van in Austria last year.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Human Rights Watch: Hungary: Failing To Protect Vulnerable Refugees
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.
Migrants Continue Hunger Strike At Serbia-Hungary Border
- 28 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 90 migrants have been holding a hunger strike at the Serbia- Hungary border near Horgos for the fourth consecutive day, demanding that Hungary open its border to them, an MTI correspondent reported from the site. According to unconfirmed reports, another 100 migrants wanted to join the protest at the Subotica reception centre early on Wednesday, but police prevented it.
Ministers Say Stabilising Southern Neighbours Priority
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stabilising the southern neighbour countries is of vital importance to Hungary in order to curb the wave of migration, therefore, Hungary strives to contribute to stabilising the region, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw. Szijjártó said NATO is faced with major challenges not only from the east but also from the south.
Hungarian-Slovak Authorities Capture People Smugglers
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A joint Hungarian-Slovak team of investigators took the members of an international criminal organisation engaged in people smuggling into custody, the National Police announced on Thursday.
Refugee Unrest In Kiskunhalas
- 2 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Negotiations appear to be leading to success and violence is not anticipated at the Kiskunhalas Refugee Guarded Admission Centre where 300 refugees threatened to break out, demanding better conditions and faster processing, György Bakondi, senior adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on domestic security told TV channel M2.
Man Who Robbed Refugees Jailed
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Gyõr Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for a man who robbed Afghan refugees with a meat cleaver. The culprit, 41-year-old Ferenc Schaub, and an unidentified companion lured four Afghan men from Gyõr train station last June 9 and told them that he would take them to Vámosszabadi near the Slovak border.