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MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Unit Criticized
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists ridicule TEK, Hungary’s top counter-terrorism unit for swooping on ‘memorabilia enthusiasts’ with their horde of weapons and explosives. A pro-government commentator defends TEK’s action, although he finds its communication strategy misleading.
Lázár Voices Approval For Recent Hungarian TEK Arrests
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK is supposed to focus due attention to any extraordinary development, and did “nothing objectionable” when it apprehended six people last weekend, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Concerning the arrests, made under suspicion of terrorist activities, Lázár said that under such circumstances TEK must guarantee security and “it would ...
Video Article: British Islamists Extradited By Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Terrorist Centre will today hand over to the British authorities at Budapest’s airport the two men recently caught by Hungarian police while travelling without identification papers on a train bound for Romania. The two, Simon Jonathan Keeler and Trevor Brooks, have been forbidden from leaving the UK without notifying authorities since 2009, following their convictions for supporting ...
Secret Police Film Festival, Budapest, 25 November
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
In connection to the 'Watching You, Watching Me' exhibition at Galeria Centralis
The Blinken Open Society Archives presents: Secret Police Film Festival 5/6 on
25 November 2015 at 6.30 pm. Theme: The Stasi. What were they seeing while watching?
Inside Look. Film Laboratory, Budapest, 3 - 6 December 2015
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Europe’s Roma communities face deepening challenges of discrimination, violence and poverty. The US minority rights movement, which has had some notable successes over the past 50 years, also faces continuing problems, including police violence. We believe that a sharing of their struggles would be worthwhile as everyone searches for effective remedies.
Budapest Court Sentences Man For Insulting Israeli Consul
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has sentenced a man who insulted the Israeli consul and his son to two years of probation in a final ruling, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. In the incident, the 63-year-old man, who was drunk, stopped the victims in a street in central Budapest in April, and hurled anti-Semitic insults at them, Tibor Ibolya said. The man also shouted “too bad I do not have a Kalashnikov to ...
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
First “Smart Lamppost” In Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 8:37 AM
- tech
The first "smart lamppost" in Budapest with LED lighting and serving as a charger for electric cars and as a WiFi hotspot, was officially installed in Buda on Thursday. The intelligent lamppost on Széna tér in front of the Mammut shopping mall also features a surveillance camera and an emergency phone with a direct link to the Second District police, said Marie-Theres Thiell, head of energy ...
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Unit Criticized
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists ridicule TEK, Hungary’s top counter-terrorism unit for swooping on ‘memorabilia enthusiasts’ with their horde of weapons and explosives. A pro-government commentator defends TEK’s action, although he finds its communication strategy misleading.
Lázár Voices Approval For Recent Hungarian TEK Arrests
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK is supposed to focus due attention to any extraordinary development, and did “nothing objectionable” when it apprehended six people last weekend, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Concerning the arrests, made under suspicion of terrorist activities, Lázár said that under such circumstances TEK must guarantee security and “it would ...
Video Article: British Islamists Extradited By Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Terrorist Centre will today hand over to the British authorities at Budapest’s airport the two men recently caught by Hungarian police while travelling without identification papers on a train bound for Romania. The two, Simon Jonathan Keeler and Trevor Brooks, have been forbidden from leaving the UK without notifying authorities since 2009, following their convictions for supporting ...
Secret Police Film Festival, Budapest, 25 November
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
In connection to the 'Watching You, Watching Me' exhibition at Galeria Centralis
The Blinken Open Society Archives presents: Secret Police Film Festival 5/6 on
25 November 2015 at 6.30 pm. Theme: The Stasi. What were they seeing while watching?
Inside Look. Film Laboratory, Budapest, 3 - 6 December 2015
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Europe’s Roma communities face deepening challenges of discrimination, violence and poverty. The US minority rights movement, which has had some notable successes over the past 50 years, also faces continuing problems, including police violence. We believe that a sharing of their struggles would be worthwhile as everyone searches for effective remedies.
Budapest Court Sentences Man For Insulting Israeli Consul
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has sentenced a man who insulted the Israeli consul and his son to two years of probation in a final ruling, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. In the incident, the 63-year-old man, who was drunk, stopped the victims in a street in central Budapest in April, and hurled anti-Semitic insults at them, Tibor Ibolya said. The man also shouted “too bad I do not have a Kalashnikov to ...
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
First “Smart Lamppost” In Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 8:37 AM
- tech
The first "smart lamppost" in Budapest with LED lighting and serving as a charger for electric cars and as a WiFi hotspot, was officially installed in Buda on Thursday. The intelligent lamppost on Széna tér in front of the Mammut shopping mall also features a surveillance camera and an emergency phone with a direct link to the Second District police, said Marie-Theres Thiell, head of energy ...