539 result(s) for prison
Police Officers Convicted Of Assault
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court’s conviction of three policemen on charges of physical assault in Hatvan. Two were demoted and received suspended prison terms, while the third received an 18-month jail sentence.
Five Convicted Of Gay Pride Assaults
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An unspecified court has sentenced one person to three years and another to two years imprisonment for their role in assaulting five persons who had taken part in the Budapest Pride parade on July 6, 2013.
COE Report Shows Instances Of Illtreatment Of Asylum - Seekers
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A majority of detained foreign nationals interviewed by a delegation of the Council of Europe said that they had been treated correctly by the authorities but a considerable number claimed that they had been subjected to physical ill-treatment by police officers, the CoE’s anti-torture committee (CPT) said in its latest report.
Prison Chief: More Inmates Work, Less Crime Committed
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The higher the employment rate among prisoners, the lower the number of crimes committed against each other, Hungary’s outgoing prison chief András Csóti told MTI in an interview. Last year, the number of prison crimes involving serious bodily harm dropped from 89 to 73, reported sexual offences fell from 37 to 30, the number of coercions from 117 to 105 and the number of robberies from 22 to 16, ...
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Video: See How Police Arrested Budapest Bumber Suspect
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has placed a man arrested in connection with the late September Budapest bomb attack in pre-trial detention, a spokesperson for the Budapest municipal court said on Friday.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'The Battle Of Budapest'
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
60 years ago from this year (2016) on 23 October, The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 started. It became a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
'Sunlegend', Festival Theatre Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2016 9:03 AM
- entertainment
A long-held dream of the artists of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble was realised when they encountered the fresh, dynamic music of Nikola Parov, a popular but unusual ethnic blend incorporating ancient motifs while utilising saxophone, drums and brass instruments. The music is combined here on stage with the most lively and energetic movements of Hungarian folk dance, creating a veritable ...
Strasbourg Court Again Rules Against Hungary On Real Life Sentences
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has again ruled against Hungary concerning the real life sentences of two Hungarian inmates. The institution of the real life sentence, which carries a minimum of 40 years in prison, qualifies as inhuman and humiliating treatment, the court ruled on Tuesday.
Police Officers Convicted Of Assault
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court’s conviction of three policemen on charges of physical assault in Hatvan. Two were demoted and received suspended prison terms, while the third received an 18-month jail sentence.
Five Convicted Of Gay Pride Assaults
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An unspecified court has sentenced one person to three years and another to two years imprisonment for their role in assaulting five persons who had taken part in the Budapest Pride parade on July 6, 2013.
COE Report Shows Instances Of Illtreatment Of Asylum - Seekers
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A majority of detained foreign nationals interviewed by a delegation of the Council of Europe said that they had been treated correctly by the authorities but a considerable number claimed that they had been subjected to physical ill-treatment by police officers, the CoE’s anti-torture committee (CPT) said in its latest report.
Prison Chief: More Inmates Work, Less Crime Committed
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The higher the employment rate among prisoners, the lower the number of crimes committed against each other, Hungary’s outgoing prison chief András Csóti told MTI in an interview. Last year, the number of prison crimes involving serious bodily harm dropped from 89 to 73, reported sexual offences fell from 37 to 30, the number of coercions from 117 to 105 and the number of robberies from 22 to 16, ...
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Video: See How Police Arrested Budapest Bumber Suspect
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has placed a man arrested in connection with the late September Budapest bomb attack in pre-trial detention, a spokesperson for the Budapest municipal court said on Friday.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'The Battle Of Budapest'
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
60 years ago from this year (2016) on 23 October, The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 started. It became a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
'Sunlegend', Festival Theatre Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2016 9:03 AM
- entertainment
A long-held dream of the artists of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble was realised when they encountered the fresh, dynamic music of Nikola Parov, a popular but unusual ethnic blend incorporating ancient motifs while utilising saxophone, drums and brass instruments. The music is combined here on stage with the most lively and energetic movements of Hungarian folk dance, creating a veritable ...
Strasbourg Court Again Rules Against Hungary On Real Life Sentences
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has again ruled against Hungary concerning the real life sentences of two Hungarian inmates. The institution of the real life sentence, which carries a minimum of 40 years in prison, qualifies as inhuman and humiliating treatment, the court ruled on Tuesday.