502 result(s) for press freedom
NGO Leader Against MSZP Domination On The Left In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Milla movement says a new pole should be set up within the opposition. He agrees that the left wing should form an alliance at the next election, but does not want that alliance to be ruled by the Socialist Party.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány And The Hunger Strike: Media Reactions In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
I just finished reading approximately 100 articles on the topic of the week-long hunger strike of four members of the Demokratikus Koalíció leadership. DK is the newest political party in Hungary and at present is the smallest, a couple of percentage points below LMP according to the latest public opinion polls. The hunger strike was announced by Ferenc Gyurcsány, former prime minister of Hungary ...
Protests Continue Against Azeri Extradition In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Some 2,000 people converged on Kossuth tér on a call from the organisation One Million for Hungarian Press Freedom on Tuesday evening to apologise to Armenians and lambaste Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the extradition of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov last Friday. Safarov was serving a sentence in Hungary for murdering a fellow soldier from Armenia while both were attending a NATO course in ...
Hungary's Media Council Invalidates Klubrádió Bid
- 17 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council ruled on Thursday that bids for the 95.3 MHz frequency used by Klubrádió are formally invalid. The Media Council announced that it has proceeded in harmony with norms characterising a state governed by rule of law, and fully honours legal principles made clear by a court. The Media Council says it follows from a court ruling stating that another bidder, Autórádió, did not sign ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Government Welcomes US State Dept Recognising Freedom Of Religion In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
The government welcomes the fact that according to the United States Department of State, Hungarian laws protect the freedom of religion. The Hungarian government welcomes the fact that the US Department of State's 2011 International Religious Freedom Report estimates that the Hungarian constitution, as well as other laws and measures, protect the freedom of religion – responded the Prime ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary: Arrogance And Ignorance By Karl Pfeifer
- 12 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few words by way of introduction. Karl Pfeifer is an Austrian journalist (born in Baden bei Wien) with Hungarian roots. After the Anschluss his family moved to Hungary where he spent the next five years until 1943. He speaks Hungarian and is the correspondent for the weekly Hetek, the publication of the Hít Gyülekezete (Faith Church). I might add that Karl is a regular reader of Hungarian ...
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
Hungarian Parliament Adopts Amendments To The Media Act
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to amendments adopted by Parliament on 4 June, the identity of editorial boards’ sources will receive protection, the remits of the Media and Infocommunications Commissioner and the Media Authority will be more precisely defined, programme quotas will change and more programmes will be made accessible to those with hearing impairment.
NGO Leader Against MSZP Domination On The Left In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Milla movement says a new pole should be set up within the opposition. He agrees that the left wing should form an alliance at the next election, but does not want that alliance to be ruled by the Socialist Party.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány And The Hunger Strike: Media Reactions In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
I just finished reading approximately 100 articles on the topic of the week-long hunger strike of four members of the Demokratikus Koalíció leadership. DK is the newest political party in Hungary and at present is the smallest, a couple of percentage points below LMP according to the latest public opinion polls. The hunger strike was announced by Ferenc Gyurcsány, former prime minister of Hungary ...
Protests Continue Against Azeri Extradition In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Some 2,000 people converged on Kossuth tér on a call from the organisation One Million for Hungarian Press Freedom on Tuesday evening to apologise to Armenians and lambaste Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the extradition of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov last Friday. Safarov was serving a sentence in Hungary for murdering a fellow soldier from Armenia while both were attending a NATO course in ...
Hungary's Media Council Invalidates Klubrádió Bid
- 17 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council ruled on Thursday that bids for the 95.3 MHz frequency used by Klubrádió are formally invalid. The Media Council announced that it has proceeded in harmony with norms characterising a state governed by rule of law, and fully honours legal principles made clear by a court. The Media Council says it follows from a court ruling stating that another bidder, Autórádió, did not sign ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Government Welcomes US State Dept Recognising Freedom Of Religion In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
The government welcomes the fact that according to the United States Department of State, Hungarian laws protect the freedom of religion. The Hungarian government welcomes the fact that the US Department of State's 2011 International Religious Freedom Report estimates that the Hungarian constitution, as well as other laws and measures, protect the freedom of religion – responded the Prime ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary: Arrogance And Ignorance By Karl Pfeifer
- 12 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few words by way of introduction. Karl Pfeifer is an Austrian journalist (born in Baden bei Wien) with Hungarian roots. After the Anschluss his family moved to Hungary where he spent the next five years until 1943. He speaks Hungarian and is the correspondent for the weekly Hetek, the publication of the Hít Gyülekezete (Faith Church). I might add that Karl is a regular reader of Hungarian ...
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
Hungarian Parliament Adopts Amendments To The Media Act
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to amendments adopted by Parliament on 4 June, the identity of editorial boards’ sources will receive protection, the remits of the Media and Infocommunications Commissioner and the Media Authority will be more precisely defined, programme quotas will change and more programmes will be made accessible to those with hearing impairment.