193 result(s) for hatred
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Commentators About Charlie Hebdo Attack
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence.
Xpat Opinion: The Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack In Hungarian Media
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing journalists contend that the Charlie Hebdo murders should be interpreted as an act against free speech. A conservative columnist suggests that journalists should show more caution and abstain from provoking radicals through publishing tasteless content that can be interpreted as blasphemy.
Hungarian Leaders Condemn Paris Attack On Satirical Magazine
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned the shootings in Paris at the offices of a satirical magazine that claimed at least 12 lives. Expressing his condolences to his counterpart Francois Hollande, President Áder said, “I was deeply shocked and grieved today to hear about the fatal terrorist attack at the Charlie Hebdo magazine’s headquarters.”
Commissioner For Human Rights Criticizes Hungary
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižneks submitted the findings of his visit to Hungary over the summer. The 43-page report discusses issues concerning media freedom, the fight against intolerance and discrimination, and human rights of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. (The full report can be accessed here.)
Fresh GOTG Success By Expats In Budapest
- 18 Sep 2014 1:58 AM
- community & culture
Round I of the Gift of the Gab 2015 went off in style at the Cotton Club last night. More than 100 people showed up to support the five speakers in their quest for a place in the March 2015 final. A great night was had by all. Well, I had a blast. Despite the nerves. No one died. All survived. And we raise a whopping 105 000 huf for our orphanage. Read on for as full report by GOTG organiser Mary ...
World War One, The Anniversary, Evening Prayer In Budapest For Peace
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Join with us at our monthly Evening Prayer service at the Szakkollégium in Svábhegy as we remember in prayer the beginning of World War One one-hundred years ago in July and August 1914.
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Hungary’s Ruling Party Receives Clear Mandate To Carry On
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Having won two-thirds of the seats in the new parliament, the governing parties have received a clear mandate from voters to continue the work started, Fidesz communications officer Máté Kocsis said. Commenting on the election result, Kocsis said after the tight governance of the past years involving many difficult decisions, the government still enjoyed the confidence of the people.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Commentators About Charlie Hebdo Attack
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence.
Xpat Opinion: The Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack In Hungarian Media
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing journalists contend that the Charlie Hebdo murders should be interpreted as an act against free speech. A conservative columnist suggests that journalists should show more caution and abstain from provoking radicals through publishing tasteless content that can be interpreted as blasphemy.
Hungarian Leaders Condemn Paris Attack On Satirical Magazine
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned the shootings in Paris at the offices of a satirical magazine that claimed at least 12 lives. Expressing his condolences to his counterpart Francois Hollande, President Áder said, “I was deeply shocked and grieved today to hear about the fatal terrorist attack at the Charlie Hebdo magazine’s headquarters.”
Commissioner For Human Rights Criticizes Hungary
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižneks submitted the findings of his visit to Hungary over the summer. The 43-page report discusses issues concerning media freedom, the fight against intolerance and discrimination, and human rights of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. (The full report can be accessed here.)
Fresh GOTG Success By Expats In Budapest
- 18 Sep 2014 1:58 AM
- community & culture
Round I of the Gift of the Gab 2015 went off in style at the Cotton Club last night. More than 100 people showed up to support the five speakers in their quest for a place in the March 2015 final. A great night was had by all. Well, I had a blast. Despite the nerves. No one died. All survived. And we raise a whopping 105 000 huf for our orphanage. Read on for as full report by GOTG organiser Mary ...
World War One, The Anniversary, Evening Prayer In Budapest For Peace
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Join with us at our monthly Evening Prayer service at the Szakkollégium in Svábhegy as we remember in prayer the beginning of World War One one-hundred years ago in July and August 1914.
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Hungary’s Ruling Party Receives Clear Mandate To Carry On
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Having won two-thirds of the seats in the new parliament, the governing parties have received a clear mandate from voters to continue the work started, Fidesz communications officer Máté Kocsis said. Commenting on the election result, Kocsis said after the tight governance of the past years involving many difficult decisions, the government still enjoyed the confidence of the people.