533 result(s) for memorial
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth ...
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Roma Pride March Held In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma pride march demanding equal opportunities was held in central Budapest on Saturday. Speakers at the Roma pride day, held for the fourth time, talked about the importance of joining forces. Activist and main organiser Jenő Setét said everybody must accept that “Roma lives matter, too”.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Bartók Exhibition, Ludwig Museum, From 8 October
- 7 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The 135th anniversary of Béla Bartók’s birth is a time for remembering and looking back, as well as for ceaseless rediscovery. Timed for the current Bartók Memorial Year, Ludwig Museum’s international exhibition looks at the composer’s legacy through the means of contemporary art.
Centre Of Budapest District Named After Former President Göncz
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The centre of Budapest’s 13th district has been named after Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president between 1990 and 2000, in a ceremony on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Mayor József Tóth said that with this move the municipality wanted to pay tribute to President Göncz’s ideals, philosophy and lifetime achievements, a personality who served the cause of the public throughout his ...
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Anti-Referendum Campaign
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-two Hungarian NGOs have launched a joint campaign to persuade Hungarians to either boycott the October 2 referendum or cast an invalid ballot, reports daily online Index.hu.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth ...
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Roma Pride March Held In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma pride march demanding equal opportunities was held in central Budapest on Saturday. Speakers at the Roma pride day, held for the fourth time, talked about the importance of joining forces. Activist and main organiser Jenő Setét said everybody must accept that “Roma lives matter, too”.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Bartók Exhibition, Ludwig Museum, From 8 October
- 7 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The 135th anniversary of Béla Bartók’s birth is a time for remembering and looking back, as well as for ceaseless rediscovery. Timed for the current Bartók Memorial Year, Ludwig Museum’s international exhibition looks at the composer’s legacy through the means of contemporary art.
Centre Of Budapest District Named After Former President Göncz
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The centre of Budapest’s 13th district has been named after Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president between 1990 and 2000, in a ceremony on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Mayor József Tóth said that with this move the municipality wanted to pay tribute to President Göncz’s ideals, philosophy and lifetime achievements, a personality who served the cause of the public throughout his ...
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Anti-Referendum Campaign
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-two Hungarian NGOs have launched a joint campaign to persuade Hungarians to either boycott the October 2 referendum or cast an invalid ballot, reports daily online Index.hu.