76 result(s) for prisoners
Dead Man Walking, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 23 January
- 23 Jan 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking poignantly reveals the reality of the death penalty, as well as the internal conflicts of the condemned prisoners and those who resist social pressure in order to help them.
The San Francisco Opera commissioned Heggie to write his first opera based on the actual events related in Sister Helen Prejean’s world-famous book.
This was also the first opera ...
Romanian Jazz Days, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 27 October
- 27 Oct 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The formation borrowed its name from the Greek language, where Ξενοι or Xenoi means ‘outsiders, strangers’. The word refers to individuals who have not integrated into a particular community, only enjoyed its hospitality for an extended period of time.
At the same time, foreigners who had lost their freedom (slaves, prisoners of war) could not be members of the xenoi group, so freedom is the ...
Roma Resistance Day On 16 May Offers Salutary Lessons
- 18 May 2021 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Day of Roma Resistance being marked on Sunday offers salutary lessons today, the National Roma Self-Government (ORO) said in a statement, referring to the persecution and resistance of the Roma during the Second World War.
'Dead Man Walking' Opera Online In Budapest, 27 February
- 25 Feb 2021 9:16 AM
- community & culture
Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking poignantly reveals the reality of the death penalty, as well as the internal conflicts of the condemned prisoners and those who resist social pressure in order to help them.
Coronavirus Breaks Out In Hungarian Prisons
- 1 Oct 2020 7:56 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Some 48 prison inmates and 50 members of staff had been infected with the coronavirus in prison facilities by Tuesday morning, the National Headquarters of the Corrections Institute told Világgazdaság.
Opinion: How Covid-19 Epidemic Disrupted PM Orbán’s Machinery
- 7 May 2020 7:35 AM
- current affairs
In a two-minute video published on his Facebook page on Thursday before Easter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made important announcements. He spoke with his usual confidence but, perhaps as a sign of hurried times, he read some parts of his speech from handwritten paper notes.
Xploring Hungary Video: Balatonfenyves - Looking At The History Of Pine-Grove
- 5 May 2020 10:15 PM
- getting around
Balatonfenyves has been a popular Hungarian holiday resort since the 1930's. The story of the name Fenyves (pine-grove) dates back to the time of the phylloxera epidemic in the end of the 19th century.
Hungary To Earmark HUF 30 Billion For Reducing Prison Overcrowding
- 28 Feb 2020 8:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has granted 30 billion forints (EUR 88.4m) to the interior ministry to eliminate overcrowding in Hungarian prisons, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a regular press conference.
Rate Of Prisoners In Hungary Above EU Average
- 20 Jan 2020 9:45 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
The number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 177 in Hungary in 2017, well above the EU average, according to a release of data by statistical agency Eurostat.
Dead Man Walking, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 23 January
- 23 Jan 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking poignantly reveals the reality of the death penalty, as well as the internal conflicts of the condemned prisoners and those who resist social pressure in order to help them.
The San Francisco Opera commissioned Heggie to write his first opera based on the actual events related in Sister Helen Prejean’s world-famous book.
This was also the first opera ...
Romanian Jazz Days, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 27 October
- 27 Oct 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The formation borrowed its name from the Greek language, where Ξενοι or Xenoi means ‘outsiders, strangers’. The word refers to individuals who have not integrated into a particular community, only enjoyed its hospitality for an extended period of time.
At the same time, foreigners who had lost their freedom (slaves, prisoners of war) could not be members of the xenoi group, so freedom is the ...
Roma Resistance Day On 16 May Offers Salutary Lessons
- 18 May 2021 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Day of Roma Resistance being marked on Sunday offers salutary lessons today, the National Roma Self-Government (ORO) said in a statement, referring to the persecution and resistance of the Roma during the Second World War.
'Dead Man Walking' Opera Online In Budapest, 27 February
- 25 Feb 2021 9:16 AM
- community & culture
Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking poignantly reveals the reality of the death penalty, as well as the internal conflicts of the condemned prisoners and those who resist social pressure in order to help them.
Coronavirus Breaks Out In Hungarian Prisons
- 1 Oct 2020 7:56 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Some 48 prison inmates and 50 members of staff had been infected with the coronavirus in prison facilities by Tuesday morning, the National Headquarters of the Corrections Institute told Világgazdaság.
Opinion: How Covid-19 Epidemic Disrupted PM Orbán’s Machinery
- 7 May 2020 7:35 AM
- current affairs
In a two-minute video published on his Facebook page on Thursday before Easter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made important announcements. He spoke with his usual confidence but, perhaps as a sign of hurried times, he read some parts of his speech from handwritten paper notes.
Xploring Hungary Video: Balatonfenyves - Looking At The History Of Pine-Grove
- 5 May 2020 10:15 PM
- getting around
Balatonfenyves has been a popular Hungarian holiday resort since the 1930's. The story of the name Fenyves (pine-grove) dates back to the time of the phylloxera epidemic in the end of the 19th century.
Hungary To Earmark HUF 30 Billion For Reducing Prison Overcrowding
- 28 Feb 2020 8:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has granted 30 billion forints (EUR 88.4m) to the interior ministry to eliminate overcrowding in Hungarian prisons, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a regular press conference.
Rate Of Prisoners In Hungary Above EU Average
- 20 Jan 2020 9:45 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
The number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 177 in Hungary in 2017, well above the EU average, according to a release of data by statistical agency Eurostat.