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Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Prime Minister Visits Victims Of Budapest Blast
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited the two police officers injured in a recent explosion in Budapest in the company of Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, photos published on the police.hu website show. In an interview broadcast on public news channel M1 earlier, Orbán said he had instructed Pintér to “hunt [the perpetrator] down” and “extract out of him” what he did and why. He added that ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Villagers Receive Groceries In Exchange For “No” Vote In Referendum
- 1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sacks of groceries valued at HUF 3,000 (USD 11) are being handed out to villagers of Ászár in Esztergom-Komárom county to encourage them to vote “no” in Sunday’s anti-EU refugee resettlement quota referendum, claims independent parliamentary representative Péter Kónya.
WWII Bomb Found In N Budapest, 500 Houses Evacuated
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A 65kg WWII Soviet bomb was found at a house in Budapest’s 15th district on Thursday morning. Police have begun evacuating the area. The FAB 50 avia bomb containing 25 kilos of explosives was found during refurbishment works.
Opposition Party To Hold Sunday Rally Despite National Election Committee Ban
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition party Dialogue for Hungary (PM) intends to hold a political rally outside parliament this — the day Hungarians vote in the national referendum on the so-called settlement quota—despite yesterday’s ruling by the National Election Committee (NVB) that such an event amounts to illegal campaigning on the day of an election.
Video: Budapest Bomb Blast Footage
- 28 Sep 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Below is security camera footage of the blast in downtown Budapest on Saturday night, including shots of the man suspected of planting and detonating the bomb. The 18-minute video posted on police.hu shows the perpetrator walking past the doorway at Teréz körút 2-4 several times before depositing the homemade bomb and a rucksack filled with nails and screws before the arrival of patrolling police.
Paris, Brussels Bombers Prepared Action In Budapest
- 28 Sep 2016 8:35 AM
- current affairs
Several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks in November last year and March 2016 spent time in Budapest, Tuesday’s Magyar Idők newspaper said, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. The terrorists trained by the Islamic State terrorist organisation used the so-called Balkan migrant route into Hungary, the paper said, citing Hungarian law enforcement.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Says Saturday’s Bombing Not Connected To Migration Crisis
- 28 Sep 2016 8:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview given to state television channel M1, prime minister Viktor Orbán said there was nothing to indicate that the Saturday’s explosion was connected to the migration crisis.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Prime Minister Visits Victims Of Budapest Blast
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited the two police officers injured in a recent explosion in Budapest in the company of Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, photos published on the police.hu website show. In an interview broadcast on public news channel M1 earlier, Orbán said he had instructed Pintér to “hunt [the perpetrator] down” and “extract out of him” what he did and why. He added that ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Villagers Receive Groceries In Exchange For “No” Vote In Referendum
- 1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sacks of groceries valued at HUF 3,000 (USD 11) are being handed out to villagers of Ászár in Esztergom-Komárom county to encourage them to vote “no” in Sunday’s anti-EU refugee resettlement quota referendum, claims independent parliamentary representative Péter Kónya.
WWII Bomb Found In N Budapest, 500 Houses Evacuated
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A 65kg WWII Soviet bomb was found at a house in Budapest’s 15th district on Thursday morning. Police have begun evacuating the area. The FAB 50 avia bomb containing 25 kilos of explosives was found during refurbishment works.
Opposition Party To Hold Sunday Rally Despite National Election Committee Ban
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition party Dialogue for Hungary (PM) intends to hold a political rally outside parliament this — the day Hungarians vote in the national referendum on the so-called settlement quota—despite yesterday’s ruling by the National Election Committee (NVB) that such an event amounts to illegal campaigning on the day of an election.
Video: Budapest Bomb Blast Footage
- 28 Sep 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Below is security camera footage of the blast in downtown Budapest on Saturday night, including shots of the man suspected of planting and detonating the bomb. The 18-minute video posted on police.hu shows the perpetrator walking past the doorway at Teréz körút 2-4 several times before depositing the homemade bomb and a rucksack filled with nails and screws before the arrival of patrolling police.
Paris, Brussels Bombers Prepared Action In Budapest
- 28 Sep 2016 8:35 AM
- current affairs
Several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks in November last year and March 2016 spent time in Budapest, Tuesday’s Magyar Idők newspaper said, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. The terrorists trained by the Islamic State terrorist organisation used the so-called Balkan migrant route into Hungary, the paper said, citing Hungarian law enforcement.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Says Saturday’s Bombing Not Connected To Migration Crisis
- 28 Sep 2016 8:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview given to state television channel M1, prime minister Viktor Orbán said there was nothing to indicate that the Saturday’s explosion was connected to the migration crisis.