545 result(s) for press freedom
Atlatszo Is Suing The Foreign Intelligence Agency For Documents It Compiled About ‘Soros-Funded NGOs’
- 18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study exists but IH also revealed that they do have some information on the topic but that is classified.
Orbán’s Cabinet Submits Amendment To Higher Education Law
- 16 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted an amendment to Hungary’s higher education law, aimed at extending the deadline for foreign universities to meet the law’s criteria, enacted in spring, by one year. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told a press conference on Friday that despite “all pressure lacking any legal foundations” the government upholds its position that “Hungarian laws apply to all, even to ...
Zala Office Takes The Law Into Its Own Hands
- 28 Sep 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The government office has begun to take down Jobbik’s billboard messages in Zalaegerszeg, Jobbik politician György Szilágyi announced at an unscheduled press briefing on Tuesday.
’We Will Rock You’ Musical, Budapest Olympic Hall, 24 – 26 November
- 27 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- entertainment
After 17 countries and 16 million viewers QUEEN’s world-famous musical arrives to Budapest in a new non-replica version in Hungarian language.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
World Press Photo Opens In Museum Of Ethnography
- 23 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition, along with Hungarian category 3rd prize winner Bence Máté’s show, will be on display between Sept. 21 and Oct. 23 in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Speaking to the press before the opening ceremony, Tamás Révész, organiser of the Hungarian show, said that from 80,000 submitted photographs around 150 had been chosen.
'World Press Photo Exhibition 2017', On Until 23 Oct
- 21 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2017 is a global exhibition presenting the best visual journalism of the past year. Visit to see the most compelling photos in stunning high-quality prints.
Fidesz Says Foreign Powers Might Provoke Street Riots
- 8 Sep 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Both Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal Rogán and Fidesz communications director Balázs Hidvéghi said that foreign powers might provoke street riots during the campaign for next year’s parliamentary election, reports HírTV.
Orbán Pledges To Help Pécs Amid Strained Finances
- 4 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Visiting the south Hungarian city of Pécs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged to locals on Friday that the government would step in and help out the financially strained local council.
Atlatszo Is Suing The Foreign Intelligence Agency For Documents It Compiled About ‘Soros-Funded NGOs’
- 18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study exists but IH also revealed that they do have some information on the topic but that is classified.
Orbán’s Cabinet Submits Amendment To Higher Education Law
- 16 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted an amendment to Hungary’s higher education law, aimed at extending the deadline for foreign universities to meet the law’s criteria, enacted in spring, by one year. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told a press conference on Friday that despite “all pressure lacking any legal foundations” the government upholds its position that “Hungarian laws apply to all, even to ...
Zala Office Takes The Law Into Its Own Hands
- 28 Sep 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The government office has begun to take down Jobbik’s billboard messages in Zalaegerszeg, Jobbik politician György Szilágyi announced at an unscheduled press briefing on Tuesday.
’We Will Rock You’ Musical, Budapest Olympic Hall, 24 – 26 November
- 27 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- entertainment
After 17 countries and 16 million viewers QUEEN’s world-famous musical arrives to Budapest in a new non-replica version in Hungarian language.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
World Press Photo Opens In Museum Of Ethnography
- 23 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition, along with Hungarian category 3rd prize winner Bence Máté’s show, will be on display between Sept. 21 and Oct. 23 in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Speaking to the press before the opening ceremony, Tamás Révész, organiser of the Hungarian show, said that from 80,000 submitted photographs around 150 had been chosen.
'World Press Photo Exhibition 2017', On Until 23 Oct
- 21 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2017 is a global exhibition presenting the best visual journalism of the past year. Visit to see the most compelling photos in stunning high-quality prints.
Fidesz Says Foreign Powers Might Provoke Street Riots
- 8 Sep 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Both Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal Rogán and Fidesz communications director Balázs Hidvéghi said that foreign powers might provoke street riots during the campaign for next year’s parliamentary election, reports HírTV.
Orbán Pledges To Help Pécs Amid Strained Finances
- 4 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Visiting the south Hungarian city of Pécs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged to locals on Friday that the government would step in and help out the financially strained local council.