38 result(s) for budapest pride march in Current Affairs
Local Opinion: Another Budapest Pride March Without
- 11 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing blogger thanks the police for securing the annual Budapest Pride walk. A pro-government columnist accuses left-wing NGOs of organizing the demonstration as an act of politically motivated fear-mongering. A great victory for freedom-loving Hungarians, András Jámbor comments on the Budapest Pride walk.
Radicals Assaulting Gays, Roma Sentenced To Prison
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An appeals court on Wednesday handed a three-year prison sentence to a man for verbally and physically assaulting participants in the Budapest Pride march four years ago. Four other defendants were given suspended prison sentences in the binding ruling, gay rights group Háttér Társaság told MTI.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Local Opinion: Momentum Embraces Budapest Pride Parade
- 29 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
As the new youthful party issues an appeal in support of the Gay Pride Parade, a conservative commentator regrets that the new opposition movement has ‘gone so far to the left’.
Far Right Out To Stop Budapest Pride Event
- 8 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities are planning not to erect temporary barriers along the route of the annual Budapest Pride Parade this year, prompting an angry response from far-right groups.
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Roma Pride March Held In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma pride march demanding equal opportunities was held in central Budapest on Saturday. Speakers at the Roma pride day, held for the fourth time, talked about the importance of joining forces. Activist and main organiser Jenő Setét said everybody must accept that “Roma lives matter, too”.
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
Mayor On Public Transport Strike, Budapest Pride
- 4 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A strike at Budapest public transport company BKV may prevent wage rises, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. “You can reject the management’s proposal for wage rises and go on strike but this may involve the danger of zero wage hike. Nor is it clear how long the bus service can be saved from complete outsourcing in this scenario,” he said.
Local Opinion: Another Budapest Pride March Without
- 11 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing blogger thanks the police for securing the annual Budapest Pride walk. A pro-government columnist accuses left-wing NGOs of organizing the demonstration as an act of politically motivated fear-mongering. A great victory for freedom-loving Hungarians, András Jámbor comments on the Budapest Pride walk.
Radicals Assaulting Gays, Roma Sentenced To Prison
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An appeals court on Wednesday handed a three-year prison sentence to a man for verbally and physically assaulting participants in the Budapest Pride march four years ago. Four other defendants were given suspended prison sentences in the binding ruling, gay rights group Háttér Társaság told MTI.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Local Opinion: Momentum Embraces Budapest Pride Parade
- 29 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
As the new youthful party issues an appeal in support of the Gay Pride Parade, a conservative commentator regrets that the new opposition movement has ‘gone so far to the left’.
Far Right Out To Stop Budapest Pride Event
- 8 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities are planning not to erect temporary barriers along the route of the annual Budapest Pride Parade this year, prompting an angry response from far-right groups.
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Roma Pride March Held In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma pride march demanding equal opportunities was held in central Budapest on Saturday. Speakers at the Roma pride day, held for the fourth time, talked about the importance of joining forces. Activist and main organiser Jenő Setét said everybody must accept that “Roma lives matter, too”.
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
Mayor On Public Transport Strike, Budapest Pride
- 4 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A strike at Budapest public transport company BKV may prevent wage rises, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. “You can reject the management’s proposal for wage rises and go on strike but this may involve the danger of zero wage hike. Nor is it clear how long the bus service can be saved from complete outsourcing in this scenario,” he said.