324 result(s) for demonstrations
Satirical Party Stages Mock-Protest In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The satirical Kétfarkú Kutya (Two-tailed Dog) party staged a “March of Peace for the government and Russia... and against everything else” in central Budapest on Saturday. Participants in the demo walked across the Inner City behind a banner of the Russian national colours that read “We will not be a colony” in Hungarian and Russian.
Interior Ministry Recommends Use Of Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, Other Weapons For Parliamentary Guard
- 24 Apr 2017 2:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Interior Ministry has recommended the addition of a number of law-enforcement tools to the list of weapons allowed for use by the Parliamentary Guard. Included in the expanded list are hand-grenade launchers, interceptor-net guns, and an expanded list of tear-gas grenades.
Hackers Take Over Origo.hu
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Late last Wednesday night, as hundreds of protesters continued to occupy Oktogon (the intersection of Andrássy avenue and the main boulevard of Pest), hackers infected news site origo.hu with malicious bots which automatically posted the following comment below every article on the site:
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Orbán’s Easter Message: Migration In Focus Of Conflicts
- 18 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that migration stands in the focal point of current conflicts, adding that if the security of Hungarian people is at stake, there is no room for compromise. “What is going on in Hungary is a dress rehearsal for next year’s election campaign.
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
Video: Local Opinion About Pro-CEU Demonstrations
- 11 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The main pro-government outlet condemns Sunday’s mass demonstration in Budapest as a move inspired by the ‘Soros empire against the government’, while a leading left-wing commentator thinks that, over and beyond the future of CEU, what is at stake is Hungary’s membership of the European Union.
Spring Fair At Vörösmarty Square
- 7 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- shopping
Even if you don’t plan on shopping, you can go along to enjoy free cultural events, arts and crafts presentations, folk music and dance shows. Also, the fair’s food stands feature mouthwatering roasts and traditional dishes, and those with a sweet tooth will also find plenty to choose from among the artisanal marzipan and chocolates, as well as the perennial favourite of Hungarian fairs, ...
Satirical Party Stages Mock-Protest In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The satirical Kétfarkú Kutya (Two-tailed Dog) party staged a “March of Peace for the government and Russia... and against everything else” in central Budapest on Saturday. Participants in the demo walked across the Inner City behind a banner of the Russian national colours that read “We will not be a colony” in Hungarian and Russian.
Interior Ministry Recommends Use Of Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, Other Weapons For Parliamentary Guard
- 24 Apr 2017 2:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Interior Ministry has recommended the addition of a number of law-enforcement tools to the list of weapons allowed for use by the Parliamentary Guard. Included in the expanded list are hand-grenade launchers, interceptor-net guns, and an expanded list of tear-gas grenades.
Hackers Take Over Origo.hu
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Late last Wednesday night, as hundreds of protesters continued to occupy Oktogon (the intersection of Andrássy avenue and the main boulevard of Pest), hackers infected news site origo.hu with malicious bots which automatically posted the following comment below every article on the site:
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Orbán’s Easter Message: Migration In Focus Of Conflicts
- 18 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that migration stands in the focal point of current conflicts, adding that if the security of Hungarian people is at stake, there is no room for compromise. “What is going on in Hungary is a dress rehearsal for next year’s election campaign.
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
Video: Local Opinion About Pro-CEU Demonstrations
- 11 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The main pro-government outlet condemns Sunday’s mass demonstration in Budapest as a move inspired by the ‘Soros empire against the government’, while a leading left-wing commentator thinks that, over and beyond the future of CEU, what is at stake is Hungary’s membership of the European Union.
Spring Fair At Vörösmarty Square
- 7 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- shopping
Even if you don’t plan on shopping, you can go along to enjoy free cultural events, arts and crafts presentations, folk music and dance shows. Also, the fair’s food stands feature mouthwatering roasts and traditional dishes, and those with a sweet tooth will also find plenty to choose from among the artisanal marzipan and chocolates, as well as the perennial favourite of Hungarian fairs, ...