543 result(s) for free speech
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Gov Over PM’s Remarks On Death Penalty & Immigration
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament (EP) has asked the European Commission (EC) to assess the situation in Hungary and to establish a new mechanism to monitor democracy, the rule of law and human rights annually across the European Union, in a resolution voted on Wednesday.
Council Reports On Rising Hate Speech In Hungary
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hate speech is becoming more prevalent in Hungary, and is not restricted to the political fringe, but is found across the political spectrum, according to a new report issued by the Council of Europe. Hungary is among the worst European states in dealing with racism and intolerance, the report found. The report expresses serious concerns about hate speech directed against immigrants, Roma, Jews, ...
Immigration & Death Penalty: EU Parliament Holds Debate On "Situation In Hungary"
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe should remain a continent of Europeans and Hungary a country of Hungarians, PM Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate. Addressing the Tuesday debate in Strasbourg on the situation in Hungary, Orbán insisted that the EU treaties in effect should be revised.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Anger Over Political Speech From Austrian Actor In Budapest
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky has demanded an explanation after an actor from Vienna’s Burgtheater read out a political statement after a show at the Madach Theatre on Sunday. Following the Burgtheater’s performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Austrian actor Martin Reinke read out a statement in German and English expressing awareness of “the difficult situation in which the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungarian State Media Launches English Language News Service
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By leaving coverage of the “New Hungarian Republic” demonstration until the end, the broadcast made it seem as though it was just another political rally, when in fact it was the latest in a series of demonstrations that have seen tens and even hundreds of thousands of Hungarian protesters taking to the streets over the past six months.
Fidelitas Plans Database Of Opponents
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidelitas Facebook page was removed yesterday after the youth wing of Fidesz encouraged supporters to send in the names and photographs of “agents provocateurs” at public events. The initiative was announced by president László Böröcz three days after a small group attempted to disrupt the prime minister’s official March 15 speech on Sunday.
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Gov Over PM’s Remarks On Death Penalty & Immigration
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament (EP) has asked the European Commission (EC) to assess the situation in Hungary and to establish a new mechanism to monitor democracy, the rule of law and human rights annually across the European Union, in a resolution voted on Wednesday.
Council Reports On Rising Hate Speech In Hungary
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hate speech is becoming more prevalent in Hungary, and is not restricted to the political fringe, but is found across the political spectrum, according to a new report issued by the Council of Europe. Hungary is among the worst European states in dealing with racism and intolerance, the report found. The report expresses serious concerns about hate speech directed against immigrants, Roma, Jews, ...
Immigration & Death Penalty: EU Parliament Holds Debate On "Situation In Hungary"
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe should remain a continent of Europeans and Hungary a country of Hungarians, PM Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate. Addressing the Tuesday debate in Strasbourg on the situation in Hungary, Orbán insisted that the EU treaties in effect should be revised.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Anger Over Political Speech From Austrian Actor In Budapest
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky has demanded an explanation after an actor from Vienna’s Burgtheater read out a political statement after a show at the Madach Theatre on Sunday. Following the Burgtheater’s performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Austrian actor Martin Reinke read out a statement in German and English expressing awareness of “the difficult situation in which the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungarian State Media Launches English Language News Service
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By leaving coverage of the “New Hungarian Republic” demonstration until the end, the broadcast made it seem as though it was just another political rally, when in fact it was the latest in a series of demonstrations that have seen tens and even hundreds of thousands of Hungarian protesters taking to the streets over the past six months.
Fidelitas Plans Database Of Opponents
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidelitas Facebook page was removed yesterday after the youth wing of Fidesz encouraged supporters to send in the names and photographs of “agents provocateurs” at public events. The initiative was announced by president László Böröcz three days after a small group attempted to disrupt the prime minister’s official March 15 speech on Sunday.