47 result(s) for homosexuality in Current Affairs
Magyar Idők: European Court Ruling Could Open Door To Migrants
- 29 Jan 2018 8:36 AM
- current affairs
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice prohibiting the use of psychological examinations to verify the sexual orientation of asylum seekers could open the doors to migrants entering Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said. Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the paper that the court had passed its ruling with prior consultations with experts.
Luxembourg Court: Hungary Should Not Have Put Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker Through Psychology Test
- 26 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The sexual orientation of asylum seekers must not be ascertained through psychological examinations, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a Thursday ruling, after a complaint by a Nigerian national whose asylum request had been turned down by Hungarian authorities.
Gays Plan Protest Against Local Decree
- 8 Dec 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Gays and lesbians are organising a Saturday demonstration against a decree issued by the local council of Ásotthalom, run by Jobbik mayor László Toroczkai, that bans the wearing of burqas and the open acceptance of homosexuality.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik Mayor’s Stunt To Ban The Burqa And “Homosexual Propaganda”
- 1 Dec 2016 8:19 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a Jobbik mayor’s anti-burqa and anti-gay decree as a mere stunt, and likens his small municipality to a lunatic asylum. His pro-government counterpart thinks Jobbik voters may be left puzzled and clueless about the party’s ideological direction.
Village Bans Mosques, Homosexuality
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The wearing of burkas, chador and burkini, the construction of mosques and anything else that fails to consider the male and female relationship as the basis for a family is banned in Ásotthalom at the proposal of Jobbik mayor László Toroczkai.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Xpat Opinion: St. Stephen’s Day Ruminations In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from both right and left use the occasion of the national holiday to impose their political messages on St. Stephen’s historical contribution.
Magyar Idők: European Court Ruling Could Open Door To Migrants
- 29 Jan 2018 8:36 AM
- current affairs
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice prohibiting the use of psychological examinations to verify the sexual orientation of asylum seekers could open the doors to migrants entering Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said. Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the paper that the court had passed its ruling with prior consultations with experts.
Luxembourg Court: Hungary Should Not Have Put Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker Through Psychology Test
- 26 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The sexual orientation of asylum seekers must not be ascertained through psychological examinations, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a Thursday ruling, after a complaint by a Nigerian national whose asylum request had been turned down by Hungarian authorities.
Gays Plan Protest Against Local Decree
- 8 Dec 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Gays and lesbians are organising a Saturday demonstration against a decree issued by the local council of Ásotthalom, run by Jobbik mayor László Toroczkai, that bans the wearing of burqas and the open acceptance of homosexuality.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik Mayor’s Stunt To Ban The Burqa And “Homosexual Propaganda”
- 1 Dec 2016 8:19 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a Jobbik mayor’s anti-burqa and anti-gay decree as a mere stunt, and likens his small municipality to a lunatic asylum. His pro-government counterpart thinks Jobbik voters may be left puzzled and clueless about the party’s ideological direction.
Village Bans Mosques, Homosexuality
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The wearing of burkas, chador and burkini, the construction of mosques and anything else that fails to consider the male and female relationship as the basis for a family is banned in Ásotthalom at the proposal of Jobbik mayor László Toroczkai.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Xpat Opinion: St. Stephen’s Day Ruminations In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from both right and left use the occasion of the national holiday to impose their political messages on St. Stephen’s historical contribution.