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Seven Detained For Attacking Policeman In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Seven men have been detained in connection with an assault on a policeman in Tura, Pest county, National Police spokesman László Garamvölgyi announced Thursday afternoon. The off-duty police ensign, Attila Alexander Darnyik, 33, was assaulted and beaten Wednesday night, after catching two suspects during a theft in progress. Relatives of the suspects then attacked the policeman.
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.
Roma-Gárda Conflict In Cegléd, Hungary
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 400 people organised by far-right groups gathered in Cegléd, central Hungary on Sunday night after a conflict developed between local Roma and the Új Magyar Gárda. Some 70-80 police officers cordoned off houses inhabited by Roma.
Hungarian Workers Of Népszava Want Ownership
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The workers’ union at newspaper Népszava have written a public letter to Swiss owner TGD Intermedia asking it to sell the publisher and logo of the daily to the workers, claiming it cannot maintain the journal and does not protect workers from political attacks.
Xpat Opinion: Kurultay: Hungarians Asian Origins Extolled
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist claims that Hungarians should be proud of their Asian origins, without however embracing the racist and homophobic rhetoric of the extreme right. Meanwhile, the leading left-wing daily accuses Fidesz of having integrated far-right Jobbik, and its rhetoric.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Hungarian MoD Rejected The Criticism Of New Zealand’s Prime Minister
- 13 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key criticised the Hungarian troops this week, saying that they refused to patrol after dark in Baghlan, the province under Hungarian control, and their reluctance had led to an increase in insurgent activity in the area. Referring to the critics the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Hungary issued a statement that the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team ...
Xpat Opinion: The Right & The Left On Hungarian Achievements In London
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
I managed to avoid commenting on the Olympics for two solid weeks, but perhaps I ought to say something about the games in general, the Hungarians’ performance in particular, and the political sparring between left and right over the Olympics and its significance. A couple of decades ago I was an avid follower of Olympic events but eventually I became disillusioned. I wasn’t sure any longer about ...
Seven Detained For Attacking Policeman In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Seven men have been detained in connection with an assault on a policeman in Tura, Pest county, National Police spokesman László Garamvölgyi announced Thursday afternoon. The off-duty police ensign, Attila Alexander Darnyik, 33, was assaulted and beaten Wednesday night, after catching two suspects during a theft in progress. Relatives of the suspects then attacked the policeman.
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.
Roma-Gárda Conflict In Cegléd, Hungary
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 400 people organised by far-right groups gathered in Cegléd, central Hungary on Sunday night after a conflict developed between local Roma and the Új Magyar Gárda. Some 70-80 police officers cordoned off houses inhabited by Roma.
Hungarian Workers Of Népszava Want Ownership
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The workers’ union at newspaper Népszava have written a public letter to Swiss owner TGD Intermedia asking it to sell the publisher and logo of the daily to the workers, claiming it cannot maintain the journal and does not protect workers from political attacks.
Xpat Opinion: Kurultay: Hungarians Asian Origins Extolled
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist claims that Hungarians should be proud of their Asian origins, without however embracing the racist and homophobic rhetoric of the extreme right. Meanwhile, the leading left-wing daily accuses Fidesz of having integrated far-right Jobbik, and its rhetoric.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Hungarian MoD Rejected The Criticism Of New Zealand’s Prime Minister
- 13 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key criticised the Hungarian troops this week, saying that they refused to patrol after dark in Baghlan, the province under Hungarian control, and their reluctance had led to an increase in insurgent activity in the area. Referring to the critics the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Hungary issued a statement that the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team ...
Xpat Opinion: The Right & The Left On Hungarian Achievements In London
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
I managed to avoid commenting on the Olympics for two solid weeks, but perhaps I ought to say something about the games in general, the Hungarians’ performance in particular, and the political sparring between left and right over the Olympics and its significance. A couple of decades ago I was an avid follower of Olympic events but eventually I became disillusioned. I wasn’t sure any longer about ...