1,695 result(s) for freedom
Hungarian Opinion: Index.hu’s Editorial Board Resigns
- 27 Jul 2020 7:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As most staff members at Index resign, a liberal commentator accuses the government of trying to silence its most important critic. A pro-government news site, on the other hand, claims that Ferenc Gyurcsány has taken over Index.
Video: Index Affair Triggers Demonstration In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2020 8:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Friday evening in protest against the dismissal of the editor-in-chief of news website index.hu, and for media freedom.
Opinion: Editor’s Sacking A Blow To Press Freedom In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2020 10:20 AM
- current affairs
The firing of Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s biggest independent news website, Index, on July 22, 2020 has political interference written all over it, Human Rights Watch said. The dismissal is a blow to media independence and diversity.
Cancelled: Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra @ Margaret Island, 24 July
- 22 Jul 2020 9:22 AM
- community & culture
Update: Due to the current travel restrictions the concert was postponed. The Kusturicas’ joyous, unmistakable and unstoppable, tempestuous music will be heard on Margaret Island Open-Air Stage in July in the form of Balkan rumbas, searing rhythms and abandoned passion.
PM Orbán Marks Independence Day In Letter To President Trump
- 6 Jul 2020 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted US President Donald Trump on the occasion of America’s Independence Day.
Annual Night Run In Budapest, 1 August
- 29 Jun 2020 8:58 AM
- sport
The organisers invite Xpats to participate in the 7th such race around the beautiful illuminated capital, saying participants can choose from three distances plus a half marathon.
Hungarian Government Says 'Committed To Press Freedom' Regarding Index.Hu Case
- 26 Jun 2020 4:07 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Commenting on reports that news portal Index may come under increasing pressure to toe the government’s line following the resignation of is chief executive, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, said the government was committed to upholding press freedom guaranteed by the country’s constitution and media law.
Coronavirus: Hungary Mulls Further Easing Of Restrictions
- 26 Jun 2020 10:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is considering relaxing restrictions on holding large-scale events from the middle of next month.
Coronavirus: Hungary’s Law On Scare-Mongering Not Unconstitutional
- 18 Jun 2020 8:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The law which criminalises scare-mongering during an epidemic applies to anyone who knowingly spreads false information, the Constitutional Court said in a ruling upholding the law.
Hungarian Opinion: Index.hu’s Editorial Board Resigns
- 27 Jul 2020 7:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As most staff members at Index resign, a liberal commentator accuses the government of trying to silence its most important critic. A pro-government news site, on the other hand, claims that Ferenc Gyurcsány has taken over Index.
Video: Index Affair Triggers Demonstration In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2020 8:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Friday evening in protest against the dismissal of the editor-in-chief of news website index.hu, and for media freedom.
Opinion: Editor’s Sacking A Blow To Press Freedom In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2020 10:20 AM
- current affairs
The firing of Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s biggest independent news website, Index, on July 22, 2020 has political interference written all over it, Human Rights Watch said. The dismissal is a blow to media independence and diversity.
Cancelled: Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra @ Margaret Island, 24 July
- 22 Jul 2020 9:22 AM
- community & culture
Update: Due to the current travel restrictions the concert was postponed. The Kusturicas’ joyous, unmistakable and unstoppable, tempestuous music will be heard on Margaret Island Open-Air Stage in July in the form of Balkan rumbas, searing rhythms and abandoned passion.
PM Orbán Marks Independence Day In Letter To President Trump
- 6 Jul 2020 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted US President Donald Trump on the occasion of America’s Independence Day.
Annual Night Run In Budapest, 1 August
- 29 Jun 2020 8:58 AM
- sport
The organisers invite Xpats to participate in the 7th such race around the beautiful illuminated capital, saying participants can choose from three distances plus a half marathon.
Hungarian Government Says 'Committed To Press Freedom' Regarding Index.Hu Case
- 26 Jun 2020 4:07 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Commenting on reports that news portal Index may come under increasing pressure to toe the government’s line following the resignation of is chief executive, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, said the government was committed to upholding press freedom guaranteed by the country’s constitution and media law.
Coronavirus: Hungary Mulls Further Easing Of Restrictions
- 26 Jun 2020 10:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is considering relaxing restrictions on holding large-scale events from the middle of next month.
Coronavirus: Hungary’s Law On Scare-Mongering Not Unconstitutional
- 18 Jun 2020 8:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The law which criminalises scare-mongering during an epidemic applies to anyone who knowingly spreads false information, the Constitutional Court said in a ruling upholding the law.