169 result(s) for life sentence
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
Invitation: Győr Ballet: Zorba the Greek, Festival Theater Budapest, 27 February
- 27 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- community & culture
“The story of Zorba had a very profound effect on me. A man who can rediscover the sunny side of life through dance even after the deepest distress, who finds his feet again after every setback – I think all of us would like to be like him.
The writer, the composer and the choreographer all endeavour to recount Zorba’s story faithfully to the audience, but their differing tools of expression ...
Irish Killer Driver Will Probably Have To Serve His Full Sentence In Ireland, Not In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
When Irish offenders are sentenced to incarceration outside Ireland, the Irish president may probably not pardon them. Francis Ciarán Tobin will thus probably have to serve his full sentence in jail – this daily has learned from Irish sources.
Irish Driver Starting Sentence In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Francis Ciaran Tobin, the Irish driver who was sentenced in Hungary for killing two children in a crash nearly 14 years ago is starting his sentence in Hungary, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said on Monday.
Hungarian Government To Pay Compensation To Roma Attack Victims
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to pay compensation from the central budget to those harmed in 2008/2009 attacks against the Roma and the victims’ families, a decree published in the latest issue of the government’s official Hungarian Gazette said.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
Invitation: Győr Ballet: Zorba the Greek, Festival Theater Budapest, 27 February
- 27 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- community & culture
“The story of Zorba had a very profound effect on me. A man who can rediscover the sunny side of life through dance even after the deepest distress, who finds his feet again after every setback – I think all of us would like to be like him.
The writer, the composer and the choreographer all endeavour to recount Zorba’s story faithfully to the audience, but their differing tools of expression ...
Irish Killer Driver Will Probably Have To Serve His Full Sentence In Ireland, Not In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
When Irish offenders are sentenced to incarceration outside Ireland, the Irish president may probably not pardon them. Francis Ciarán Tobin will thus probably have to serve his full sentence in jail – this daily has learned from Irish sources.
Irish Driver Starting Sentence In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Francis Ciaran Tobin, the Irish driver who was sentenced in Hungary for killing two children in a crash nearly 14 years ago is starting his sentence in Hungary, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said on Monday.
Hungarian Government To Pay Compensation To Roma Attack Victims
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to pay compensation from the central budget to those harmed in 2008/2009 attacks against the Roma and the victims’ families, a decree published in the latest issue of the government’s official Hungarian Gazette said.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...