22 result(s) for detainee in Current Affairs
Venezuela Releases One of Three Hungarian Detainees
- 13 Jan 2026 12:19 PM
- current affairs
Local authorities have on Tuesday released one of the three Hungarian nationals detained in Venezuela, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said on Facebook.
Prisons in Hungary Still Overcrowded, Concludes Council of Europe
- 4 Dec 2024 4:33 PM
- current affairs
According to the latest report by the Council of Europe's committee for the prevention of torture (CPT), prisons in Hungary are still overcrowded, with most inmates "having no or limited access to work, education or other out-of-cell activities."
Police Arrest Slovak Arms Dealers in Hungary, With International Cooperation
- 24 Apr 2024 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Police in Hungary and Slovakia have arrested Slovak arms dealers who sent weapons to Sweden, Spain, and South Africa, Hungarian law enforcement said on Tuesday, describing the final phase of a multiyear operation.
Index's New Deputy Editor In Chief Resigns After One Day As Leadership Struggles To Hire New Journalists
- 7 Aug 2020 12:49 PM
- current affairs
Disorder and uncertainty continued at Index.hu after newly appointed deputy editor-in-chief Imre Tevan resigned last Friday after a single day on the job.
Media Is Free In Hungary, "Wide Range Of Views", Says U.S. State Dep't Report
- 13 Mar 2020 6:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s media players are active and express a wide range of views, the US State Department said in its 2019 country report on human rights practices in which it also cited reports of legal restrictions on civil groups.
Kúria Bans Arbitrary Use Of Handcuffs
- 6 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Law enforcement officers may not use handcuffs if a detainee co-operates and shows no sign of wanting to flee or put up resistance, the Kúria has ruled, overturning a decision by the Public Administration and Labour Court.
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Detained Migrants Demand Better Conditions, Faster Procedures
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants at a detention centre in Kiskunhalas, in south-eastern Hungary, demanded better conditions and faster procedures in a petition, local police reported. Out of the facility’s 500 inmates some 300 supported the petition, and complained about their confinement and slow bureaucracy, the police said on its website.
Venezuela Releases One of Three Hungarian Detainees
- 13 Jan 2026 12:19 PM
- current affairs
Local authorities have on Tuesday released one of the three Hungarian nationals detained in Venezuela, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said on Facebook.
Prisons in Hungary Still Overcrowded, Concludes Council of Europe
- 4 Dec 2024 4:33 PM
- current affairs
According to the latest report by the Council of Europe's committee for the prevention of torture (CPT), prisons in Hungary are still overcrowded, with most inmates "having no or limited access to work, education or other out-of-cell activities."
Police Arrest Slovak Arms Dealers in Hungary, With International Cooperation
- 24 Apr 2024 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Police in Hungary and Slovakia have arrested Slovak arms dealers who sent weapons to Sweden, Spain, and South Africa, Hungarian law enforcement said on Tuesday, describing the final phase of a multiyear operation.
Index's New Deputy Editor In Chief Resigns After One Day As Leadership Struggles To Hire New Journalists
- 7 Aug 2020 12:49 PM
- current affairs
Disorder and uncertainty continued at Index.hu after newly appointed deputy editor-in-chief Imre Tevan resigned last Friday after a single day on the job.
Media Is Free In Hungary, "Wide Range Of Views", Says U.S. State Dep't Report
- 13 Mar 2020 6:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s media players are active and express a wide range of views, the US State Department said in its 2019 country report on human rights practices in which it also cited reports of legal restrictions on civil groups.
Kúria Bans Arbitrary Use Of Handcuffs
- 6 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Law enforcement officers may not use handcuffs if a detainee co-operates and shows no sign of wanting to flee or put up resistance, the Kúria has ruled, overturning a decision by the Public Administration and Labour Court.
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Detained Migrants Demand Better Conditions, Faster Procedures
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants at a detention centre in Kiskunhalas, in south-eastern Hungary, demanded better conditions and faster procedures in a petition, local police reported. Out of the facility’s 500 inmates some 300 supported the petition, and complained about their confinement and slow bureaucracy, the police said on its website.