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Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
Freedom House: Hungarian Democracy ‘Semi-Consolidated’
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House published its latest assessment of the state of democratic governance, election procedures, civil society, freedom of the media, local democracy, legislation and corruption in 29 post-communist countries.
Leftist Parties Slam Government For ‘Lex CEU’
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of a bill before parliament designed to change rules on colleges and universities funded from abroad, and seen by its opponents as legislation directed against the Central European University (CEU).
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungary To Appeal Strasbourg Court’s Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum-Seekers
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will appeal a recent first-instance ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) fining the state for wrongly detaining and deporting two Bangladeshi asylum-seekers in 2015, the prime minister’s internal security advisor said on Saturday.
Orbán: Asylum-Seekers Not To Be Detained
- 17 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking of Hungary’s recent tightening of its asylum rules, Orbán said asylum-seekers must remain in the transit zones set up on the border until their cases are ruled on. “This does not constitute detention,” he said, arguing that migrants have the option of turning back to Serbia whenever they want.
Journalists Cannot Be Banned From Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that journalists can not be banned from a country’s legislature, unless there is a threat to the safety of the public, MPs or the reporters.
Amnesty Criticises Hungary For Emergency Measures
- 18 Jan 2017 7:34 AM
- current affairs
Several European Union members, including Hungary, have passed counter-terrorism measures which curb fundamental human rights and freedoms, Amnesty International said in its latest report published on Tuesday.
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
Freedom House: Hungarian Democracy ‘Semi-Consolidated’
- 5 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House published its latest assessment of the state of democratic governance, election procedures, civil society, freedom of the media, local democracy, legislation and corruption in 29 post-communist countries.
Leftist Parties Slam Government For ‘Lex CEU’
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of a bill before parliament designed to change rules on colleges and universities funded from abroad, and seen by its opponents as legislation directed against the Central European University (CEU).
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungary To Appeal Strasbourg Court’s Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum-Seekers
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will appeal a recent first-instance ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) fining the state for wrongly detaining and deporting two Bangladeshi asylum-seekers in 2015, the prime minister’s internal security advisor said on Saturday.
Orbán: Asylum-Seekers Not To Be Detained
- 17 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking of Hungary’s recent tightening of its asylum rules, Orbán said asylum-seekers must remain in the transit zones set up on the border until their cases are ruled on. “This does not constitute detention,” he said, arguing that migrants have the option of turning back to Serbia whenever they want.
Journalists Cannot Be Banned From Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that journalists can not be banned from a country’s legislature, unless there is a threat to the safety of the public, MPs or the reporters.
Amnesty Criticises Hungary For Emergency Measures
- 18 Jan 2017 7:34 AM
- current affairs
Several European Union members, including Hungary, have passed counter-terrorism measures which curb fundamental human rights and freedoms, Amnesty International said in its latest report published on Tuesday.