148 result(s) for civil liberties
KATA Protester Fined for 'Walking Too Slowly'
- 12 Aug 2022 11:33 AM
- current affairs
A protester has been fined Ft 75,000 for intentionally crossing a street too slowly at a zebra crossing in order to obstruct traffic during recent demonstrations against changes to the KATA law.
Contingency Plan in Place If Gas Deliveries to Hungary Stop
- 14 Jul 2022 11:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat MEPs on Wednesday dismissed a draft report by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) “condemning Hungary” as “a lie”.
EU Commissioner: No Positive Developments on Rule of Law in Hungary
- 21 Apr 2022 6:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission cannot report positive developments on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, Didier Reynders, the Commissioner for Justice, said in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Pro-Government Media in Hungary Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits as Independent Papers
- 18 Feb 2022 1:33 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest data request. According to the numbers, the largest pro-government media outlets lost 54 cases last year – Magyar Nemzet was the record holder with 20, Origo was second with 13. By contrast, Átlátszó did not lose a single lawsuit last year.
Fidesz MEP on Pegasus Spy Scandal: Everything Was Legal, and Gyurcsány Did it Too
- 3 Feb 2022 10:14 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
“If an independent journalist poses a threat to Hungary’s national security, that reveals a lot about the power of the government,” said German Liberal MEP Moritz Körner at a hearing in the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Tuesday.
Hungarian Pegasus Spyware Report Everything was Legal, but Details to be Kept Secret Until 2050
- 2 Feb 2022 9:03 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The use of Pegasus spy software by Hungarian authorities was legal, according to the final report by Data Protection Commissioner Attila Péterfalvi (pictured) and reported by HVG on Monday.
Civil Liberties Union Starts Proceedings on Secret Surveillance in Hungary
- 31 Jan 2022 7:49 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) is initiating proceedings on behalf of six clients with Hungarian authorities, the European Commission, the European Court of Human Rights and in Israel, alleging illegal secret surveillance, the human rights organisation announced on Friday.
Hungarian Bill Opens Door to “Voting Tourism”
- 17 Nov 2021 5:58 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- travel
Parliament has voted in favour of a proposal that could open wider doors for “voter tourism” than ever before, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and Political Capital said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Wide-Scale Bribery Alleged at Budapest Hospital Ward
- 24 Aug 2021 10:45 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The head nurse of a Budapest hospital asked the relatives of a patient to pay Ft 170,000 a month so that an elderly woman could stay in a long-term illnesses ward, 444 reports.
KATA Protester Fined for 'Walking Too Slowly'
- 12 Aug 2022 11:33 AM
- current affairs
A protester has been fined Ft 75,000 for intentionally crossing a street too slowly at a zebra crossing in order to obstruct traffic during recent demonstrations against changes to the KATA law.
Contingency Plan in Place If Gas Deliveries to Hungary Stop
- 14 Jul 2022 11:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat MEPs on Wednesday dismissed a draft report by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) “condemning Hungary” as “a lie”.
EU Commissioner: No Positive Developments on Rule of Law in Hungary
- 21 Apr 2022 6:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission cannot report positive developments on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, Didier Reynders, the Commissioner for Justice, said in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Pro-Government Media in Hungary Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits as Independent Papers
- 18 Feb 2022 1:33 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest data request. According to the numbers, the largest pro-government media outlets lost 54 cases last year – Magyar Nemzet was the record holder with 20, Origo was second with 13. By contrast, Átlátszó did not lose a single lawsuit last year.
Fidesz MEP on Pegasus Spy Scandal: Everything Was Legal, and Gyurcsány Did it Too
- 3 Feb 2022 10:14 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
“If an independent journalist poses a threat to Hungary’s national security, that reveals a lot about the power of the government,” said German Liberal MEP Moritz Körner at a hearing in the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Tuesday.
Hungarian Pegasus Spyware Report Everything was Legal, but Details to be Kept Secret Until 2050
- 2 Feb 2022 9:03 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The use of Pegasus spy software by Hungarian authorities was legal, according to the final report by Data Protection Commissioner Attila Péterfalvi (pictured) and reported by HVG on Monday.
Civil Liberties Union Starts Proceedings on Secret Surveillance in Hungary
- 31 Jan 2022 7:49 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) is initiating proceedings on behalf of six clients with Hungarian authorities, the European Commission, the European Court of Human Rights and in Israel, alleging illegal secret surveillance, the human rights organisation announced on Friday.
Hungarian Bill Opens Door to “Voting Tourism”
- 17 Nov 2021 5:58 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- travel
Parliament has voted in favour of a proposal that could open wider doors for “voter tourism” than ever before, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and Political Capital said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Wide-Scale Bribery Alleged at Budapest Hospital Ward
- 24 Aug 2021 10:45 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The head nurse of a Budapest hospital asked the relatives of a patient to pay Ft 170,000 a month so that an elderly woman could stay in a long-term illnesses ward, 444 reports.