490 result(s) for arrest
Protesting Refugees In Hungary Arrested
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged Sub-county Court on Monday ordered the custodial arrest of ten migrants who are suspected of inciting a protest by refugees at a shelter in Nagyfa, Csongrád county on Friday. The ten, of whom seven are Iraqis, two Syrians and one Serb, barred the door to their cells at Nagyfa temporary detention centre and destroyed the heating system.
Uniquely Hungary: Delighted To See Ludwig Go Pop In Budapest, By Anne Zwack
- 21 Oct 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Until I came to this sensational exhibition at the Ludwig Museum I didn’t know I liked Pop Art. Basically I only knew Warhol’s Campbell Soup and Lichtenstein’s comic strips which are here as well, but I was unprepared for the arresting impact of this huge collection of art works whose artistic quality, it seems to me, outweighs what they call in marketing meetings here the “Vow Effect”.
Activists Arrested As Family Is Evicted
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Police handcuffed and arrested activists who were trying to prevent the eviction of a woman afflicted with cancer, along with her family, from an Eighth District flat on Thursday. The family has rented the one-and-a-half room apartment from the district council for more than 30 years. The woman is reportedly unable to pay the bills because she is suffering from a brain tumour. The family’s ...
Serbian Human Smuggler Arrested After Long Car Chase, Crash On Hungarian M5
- 28 Sep 2015 10:53 AM
- current affairs
Serbian driver with 14 undocumented migrants in his car crashed on motorway M5 near Lajosmizse, central Hungary, on Sunday, after a long car chase being pursued by police, a local police spokesman said. The man is now being questioned in connection with human smuggling charges, Zoltan Hurkecz told MTI on Sunday.
Migrant Arrested In Clashes In Hungary Terrorist Suspect
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Riot police’s investigation office heard on terrorism charges the Syrian man, who was taken in preliminary detention for his alleged role in clashes between migrants and police at the Serbian- Hungarian border last week, the Hungarian police said on its website. The preliminary detention of the suspect, known as Ahmed H, was ordered by a local court earlier this week for his alleged role of being ...
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Xpat Opinion: Migrant Clash - Hungary As A New Israel?
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative analyst believes the migrants who clashed with Hungary’s security forces used tactics known from Gaza, where Palestinians deliberately put children at risk in their media war against Israel.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Protesting Refugees In Hungary Arrested
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged Sub-county Court on Monday ordered the custodial arrest of ten migrants who are suspected of inciting a protest by refugees at a shelter in Nagyfa, Csongrád county on Friday. The ten, of whom seven are Iraqis, two Syrians and one Serb, barred the door to their cells at Nagyfa temporary detention centre and destroyed the heating system.
Uniquely Hungary: Delighted To See Ludwig Go Pop In Budapest, By Anne Zwack
- 21 Oct 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Until I came to this sensational exhibition at the Ludwig Museum I didn’t know I liked Pop Art. Basically I only knew Warhol’s Campbell Soup and Lichtenstein’s comic strips which are here as well, but I was unprepared for the arresting impact of this huge collection of art works whose artistic quality, it seems to me, outweighs what they call in marketing meetings here the “Vow Effect”.
Activists Arrested As Family Is Evicted
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Police handcuffed and arrested activists who were trying to prevent the eviction of a woman afflicted with cancer, along with her family, from an Eighth District flat on Thursday. The family has rented the one-and-a-half room apartment from the district council for more than 30 years. The woman is reportedly unable to pay the bills because she is suffering from a brain tumour. The family’s ...
Serbian Human Smuggler Arrested After Long Car Chase, Crash On Hungarian M5
- 28 Sep 2015 10:53 AM
- current affairs
Serbian driver with 14 undocumented migrants in his car crashed on motorway M5 near Lajosmizse, central Hungary, on Sunday, after a long car chase being pursued by police, a local police spokesman said. The man is now being questioned in connection with human smuggling charges, Zoltan Hurkecz told MTI on Sunday.
Migrant Arrested In Clashes In Hungary Terrorist Suspect
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Riot police’s investigation office heard on terrorism charges the Syrian man, who was taken in preliminary detention for his alleged role in clashes between migrants and police at the Serbian- Hungarian border last week, the Hungarian police said on its website. The preliminary detention of the suspect, known as Ahmed H, was ordered by a local court earlier this week for his alleged role of being ...
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Xpat Opinion: Migrant Clash - Hungary As A New Israel?
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative analyst believes the migrants who clashed with Hungary’s security forces used tactics known from Gaza, where Palestinians deliberately put children at risk in their media war against Israel.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.