258 result(s) for demonstrators
Police Disperse Budapest Szabadság Tér Protest
- 30 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police removed one by one the demonstrators who had gathered at Szabadság tér on Tuesday to protest the construction of a monument to victims of the German occupation in World War II.
German Occupation Monument “Morally Exact”, Says Hungary’s PM
- 30 Apr 2014 3:59 AM
- current affairs
The erection of a monument to commemorate the victims of German occupation is “morally exact and immaculate”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. The prime minister said the Hungarian leadership of the time should be held responsible for the events.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Hungary Revolution 1956 - Part 2
- 14 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The revolt began as a student demonstration, which attracted thousands as they marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building, calling out on the streets using a van with loudspeakers via Radio Free Europe.
Protests Continue At Occupation Memorial Site In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protesting against the erection of a memorial designed to pay tribute to the victims of the German occupation pulled down the fence erected around the work site yesterday, as they had done when work began on Tuesday.
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
Activists Protest Against German Occupation Victims Statue In Budapest
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists held a demonstration in Budapest at the weekend against the government’s plans for a statue to commemorate the victims of German occupation in the Second World War.
Xpat Opinion: Echos Of Ukraine Crisis In Hungarian Media
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst says the EU should beware of violent protesters and work with Russia to establish peace. A liberal commentator finds similarities between Putin’s stance towards Ukraine and the Paks nuclear plant loan. A centrist pundit fears a wave of refugees across the Ukranian-Hungarian border.
Police Disperse Budapest Szabadság Tér Protest
- 30 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police removed one by one the demonstrators who had gathered at Szabadság tér on Tuesday to protest the construction of a monument to victims of the German occupation in World War II.
German Occupation Monument “Morally Exact”, Says Hungary’s PM
- 30 Apr 2014 3:59 AM
- current affairs
The erection of a monument to commemorate the victims of German occupation is “morally exact and immaculate”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. The prime minister said the Hungarian leadership of the time should be held responsible for the events.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Hungary Revolution 1956 - Part 2
- 14 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The revolt began as a student demonstration, which attracted thousands as they marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building, calling out on the streets using a van with loudspeakers via Radio Free Europe.
Protests Continue At Occupation Memorial Site In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protesting against the erection of a memorial designed to pay tribute to the victims of the German occupation pulled down the fence erected around the work site yesterday, as they had done when work began on Tuesday.
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
Activists Protest Against German Occupation Victims Statue In Budapest
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists held a demonstration in Budapest at the weekend against the government’s plans for a statue to commemorate the victims of German occupation in the Second World War.
Xpat Opinion: Echos Of Ukraine Crisis In Hungarian Media
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst says the EU should beware of violent protesters and work with Russia to establish peace. A liberal commentator finds similarities between Putin’s stance towards Ukraine and the Paks nuclear plant loan. A centrist pundit fears a wave of refugees across the Ukranian-Hungarian border.