16 result(s) for arrested in Community & Culture
Xpat Explainer: 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution
- 11 Mar 2024 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions that year, and was closely linked to other 1848 revolutions in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 2.
- 18 Oct 2023 11:51 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 4, Part 1.
- 14 Mar 2023 5:37 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 12.
- 22 Feb 2023 6:06 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Budapest Exhibition Honours Martyred WWII Scottish Nun Haining
- 26 Oct 2017 8:59 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition focusing on Scottish missionary Jane Haining who died in Auschwitz opened in the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest, her “adopted” city.
Life Lessons From 'Monk Of The Gulag'
- 2 Feb 2017 12:45 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy: While out on Friday night, a Hungarian friend mentioned that the Monk of the Gulag had died earlier this week (January 15th), aged 100. As I’d never heard of him, I asked her to tell me some more.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Xpat Explainer: 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution
- 11 Mar 2024 7:13 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions that year, and was closely linked to other 1848 revolutions in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 2.
- 18 Oct 2023 11:51 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 4, Part 1.
- 14 Mar 2023 5:37 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 12.
- 22 Feb 2023 6:06 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Budapest Exhibition Honours Martyred WWII Scottish Nun Haining
- 26 Oct 2017 8:59 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition focusing on Scottish missionary Jane Haining who died in Auschwitz opened in the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest, her “adopted” city.
Life Lessons From 'Monk Of The Gulag'
- 2 Feb 2017 12:45 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy: While out on Friday night, a Hungarian friend mentioned that the Monk of the Gulag had died earlier this week (January 15th), aged 100. As I’d never heard of him, I asked her to tell me some more.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...