35 result(s) for armed attacks
Hungary Calls For Negotiated Settlement Of Gaza Conflict
- 15 Jul 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports Israel’s right to defend its citizens but it urges a negotiated settlement of the Arab- Israeli conflict, the foreign ministry told MTI. Earlier today, Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, met Nissim Ben-Shitrit, director-general and state secretary of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, who paid him a courtesy call.
Hungary To Host The First Exercise Of CE Cyber Security Platform In 2014
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to the outstanding expertise and experience of Hungarian specialists in organising cyber security exercises, Hungary is to host the first joint cyber defence exercise of the Central European Cyber Security Platform. Hungary will also serve as chief planner of the event to be held in May 2014 in Budapest, with the exercise being designed and executed under the coordination of Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Ticket Inspectors In Budapest Should Be Armed To The Teeth – BKV Unions Demand
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ticket inspectors, curiously referred to as “controllers” in Hungary, are demanding self-defense weapons such as pepper spray due to the rise in atrocities comitted during their controlling, says Metro Union leader Attila Gulyas, according to Blikk. As many as 60 attacks have occured just this year, including the one last Wednesday, when a female controller was pushed to the ground causing ...
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
New Amnesty Report Critical Of Hungary’s Restrictions On Free Speech & Much More
- 25 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
This article about human rights in Hungary is made up of extracts from the new 2012 report by Amnesty International - the global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected. Its vision is for every person to enjoy all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human ...
New Draft Criminal Code Ready In Hungary
- 15 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Administration and Justice Ministry will begin social consultations on a new criminal code, having finalised a draft version. The new code will impose harsher punishments for attacks on public officials and those performing public duties, such as teachers and ambulance staff.
Hungarian Soldier, Wounded In Afghanistan, Dies
- 8 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Ensign György Kolozsvári, 37, died of severe brain injuries in a hospital Tuesday morning, the Defence Ministry announced.
Hungary Calls For Negotiated Settlement Of Gaza Conflict
- 15 Jul 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports Israel’s right to defend its citizens but it urges a negotiated settlement of the Arab- Israeli conflict, the foreign ministry told MTI. Earlier today, Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, met Nissim Ben-Shitrit, director-general and state secretary of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, who paid him a courtesy call.
Hungary To Host The First Exercise Of CE Cyber Security Platform In 2014
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to the outstanding expertise and experience of Hungarian specialists in organising cyber security exercises, Hungary is to host the first joint cyber defence exercise of the Central European Cyber Security Platform. Hungary will also serve as chief planner of the event to be held in May 2014 in Budapest, with the exercise being designed and executed under the coordination of Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Ticket Inspectors In Budapest Should Be Armed To The Teeth – BKV Unions Demand
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ticket inspectors, curiously referred to as “controllers” in Hungary, are demanding self-defense weapons such as pepper spray due to the rise in atrocities comitted during their controlling, says Metro Union leader Attila Gulyas, according to Blikk. As many as 60 attacks have occured just this year, including the one last Wednesday, when a female controller was pushed to the ground causing ...
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
New Amnesty Report Critical Of Hungary’s Restrictions On Free Speech & Much More
- 25 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
This article about human rights in Hungary is made up of extracts from the new 2012 report by Amnesty International - the global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected. Its vision is for every person to enjoy all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human ...
New Draft Criminal Code Ready In Hungary
- 15 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Administration and Justice Ministry will begin social consultations on a new criminal code, having finalised a draft version. The new code will impose harsher punishments for attacks on public officials and those performing public duties, such as teachers and ambulance staff.
Hungarian Soldier, Wounded In Afghanistan, Dies
- 8 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Ensign György Kolozsvári, 37, died of severe brain injuries in a hospital Tuesday morning, the Defence Ministry announced.