599 result(s) for civil group
'Not In My Name', Demonstration Organised By Migration Aid Budapest, 2 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Press release: Migration Aid has been doing its job quietly, solving problems on the ground every day. Now it is time to speak up.
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Condemns Is Killing Of Croatian Hostage
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the murder of a Croatian hostage by terrorists affiliated with Islamic State (IS). The terrorist group’s Egyptian affiliate, Sinai Province, on Wednesday released a photo purporting to show the severed head of Tomislav Salopek, a Croatian national held captive since July 22. The ministry expressed its condolences to Salopek’s family.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
BWA - Friendly & Active Expat Group Of Ladies Living In Budapest, Hungary
- 24 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The BWA was founded in 1994 to provide a support network for its members in Budapest through social and charitable activities. It offers a regular opportunity to meet together in an informal and friendly environment. If you are a British or Commonwealth citizen (or married/civil partner to one) you can join the BWA as a full member and enjoy social events such as coffee mornings, lunches, nights ...
Hungarian Civil Groups Launch Signature Drive On 4 Referendum Questions
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil groups officially launched their signature collection drive in connection with four approved referendum questions which would “dismantle the government”. The groups made their first call for 19 issues to be put to a referendum at anti-government demonstrations on March 15 this year.
Demonstration Against Border Fence Held By Basilica
- 15 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held against the border fence being erected on Hungary’s border with Serbia and tightened migrant laws, the organising migrants rights group MigSzol said. Protesters gathered in front of the Basilica in central Budapest voiced their opposition to the government’s “portrayal of migrants as economic immigrants”. Speakers addressing the event said building a fence on the border ...
Incredible Wave Of Humanitarian Civilian Response Sweeps Through Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
We should have seen this coming. When the critical media portals MKKP, Atlatszo and Vastagbor collected 33,3 million Forints, that is 80 000 Euros, in two weeks to stage a counter campaign for the government's racist one, it was clearly visible that Hungarians are willing to help migrants and would not be that easily manipulated.
'Not In My Name', Demonstration Organised By Migration Aid Budapest, 2 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Press release: Migration Aid has been doing its job quietly, solving problems on the ground every day. Now it is time to speak up.
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Condemns Is Killing Of Croatian Hostage
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the murder of a Croatian hostage by terrorists affiliated with Islamic State (IS). The terrorist group’s Egyptian affiliate, Sinai Province, on Wednesday released a photo purporting to show the severed head of Tomislav Salopek, a Croatian national held captive since July 22. The ministry expressed its condolences to Salopek’s family.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
BWA - Friendly & Active Expat Group Of Ladies Living In Budapest, Hungary
- 24 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The BWA was founded in 1994 to provide a support network for its members in Budapest through social and charitable activities. It offers a regular opportunity to meet together in an informal and friendly environment. If you are a British or Commonwealth citizen (or married/civil partner to one) you can join the BWA as a full member and enjoy social events such as coffee mornings, lunches, nights ...
Hungarian Civil Groups Launch Signature Drive On 4 Referendum Questions
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil groups officially launched their signature collection drive in connection with four approved referendum questions which would “dismantle the government”. The groups made their first call for 19 issues to be put to a referendum at anti-government demonstrations on March 15 this year.
Demonstration Against Border Fence Held By Basilica
- 15 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held against the border fence being erected on Hungary’s border with Serbia and tightened migrant laws, the organising migrants rights group MigSzol said. Protesters gathered in front of the Basilica in central Budapest voiced their opposition to the government’s “portrayal of migrants as economic immigrants”. Speakers addressing the event said building a fence on the border ...
Incredible Wave Of Humanitarian Civilian Response Sweeps Through Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
We should have seen this coming. When the critical media portals MKKP, Atlatszo and Vastagbor collected 33,3 million Forints, that is 80 000 Euros, in two weeks to stage a counter campaign for the government's racist one, it was clearly visible that Hungarians are willing to help migrants and would not be that easily manipulated.