87 result(s) for freedom of expression
Opinion: Is The Orbán Regime A “Hybrid Political System”?
- 20 Aug 2018 9:20 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
It is somewhat late to cover the debate that has been going on since the end of July over Gábor Filippov’s essay “The age of hybrid counterrevolutions.”
Opposition: Gov't Proposals Will Further Restrict Free Speech
- 19 Jul 2018 7:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Planned changes to the criminal code aim to further restrict the freedom of opinion and expression while narrowing scope for political debate, the spokesman of green opposition LMP said.
Gov't Passes Constitutional Amendment, Affecting Foreign Nationals, Banning Homelessness
- 21 Jun 2018 9:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers passed a government initiated constitutional amendment prohibiting the settlement of foreign nationals in Hungary, setting up an administrative high court, and banning people from living in public spaces.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
Budapest Pride Parade, 8 July
- 29 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers: Is there freedom of choice? Is there freedom of thought? Is there freedom of love? Is there freedom of self-expression? Is there safety? Is there free life?
Venice Commission: Hungarian Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs Still Raises Concerns
- 19 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns, the Venice Commission said in an opinion published on Friday. The Council of Europe’s advisory body, composed of independent experts in constitutional law, said that it had adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion.
Socialists Nominate Botka As PM Candidate
- 30 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists officially elected László Botka, the current Mayor of Szeged, as their prime ministerial candidate at their party congress, the party’s chairman announced on Saturday. Botka, who ran for the nomination unopposed, received 280 delegate votes from a total possible 292, Gyula Molnár said. In his address to the party congress, Molnár said next year’s general election was ...
UN Rapporteurs Urge Hungarian Govt To Withdraw NGO Transparency Bill
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two human rights experts of the United Nations have called on the Hungarian government to withdraw its proposed bill on the transparency of civil groups funded by foreign donors, the UN’s information service UNIS said on Tuesday.
Hungary Ready For Constructive Dialogue With COE
- 9 May 2017 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has demonstrated on several occasions that it is ready to enter into constructive dialogue with the Council of Europe and will continue to do so, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in a letter addressed to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, forwarded to MTI by the parliament’s press office.
Opinion: Is The Orbán Regime A “Hybrid Political System”?
- 20 Aug 2018 9:20 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
It is somewhat late to cover the debate that has been going on since the end of July over Gábor Filippov’s essay “The age of hybrid counterrevolutions.”
Opposition: Gov't Proposals Will Further Restrict Free Speech
- 19 Jul 2018 7:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Planned changes to the criminal code aim to further restrict the freedom of opinion and expression while narrowing scope for political debate, the spokesman of green opposition LMP said.
Gov't Passes Constitutional Amendment, Affecting Foreign Nationals, Banning Homelessness
- 21 Jun 2018 9:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers passed a government initiated constitutional amendment prohibiting the settlement of foreign nationals in Hungary, setting up an administrative high court, and banning people from living in public spaces.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
Budapest Pride Parade, 8 July
- 29 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers: Is there freedom of choice? Is there freedom of thought? Is there freedom of love? Is there freedom of self-expression? Is there safety? Is there free life?
Venice Commission: Hungarian Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs Still Raises Concerns
- 19 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns, the Venice Commission said in an opinion published on Friday. The Council of Europe’s advisory body, composed of independent experts in constitutional law, said that it had adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion.
Socialists Nominate Botka As PM Candidate
- 30 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists officially elected László Botka, the current Mayor of Szeged, as their prime ministerial candidate at their party congress, the party’s chairman announced on Saturday. Botka, who ran for the nomination unopposed, received 280 delegate votes from a total possible 292, Gyula Molnár said. In his address to the party congress, Molnár said next year’s general election was ...
UN Rapporteurs Urge Hungarian Govt To Withdraw NGO Transparency Bill
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two human rights experts of the United Nations have called on the Hungarian government to withdraw its proposed bill on the transparency of civil groups funded by foreign donors, the UN’s information service UNIS said on Tuesday.
Hungary Ready For Constructive Dialogue With COE
- 9 May 2017 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has demonstrated on several occasions that it is ready to enter into constructive dialogue with the Council of Europe and will continue to do so, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in a letter addressed to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, forwarded to MTI by the parliament’s press office.