1,132 result(s) for protest
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Battle Rages On Over Freed Azeri Convict
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators argue over the moral and political implications of what critics consider a diplomatic blunder. Right-wing pundits accuse Western critics of hypocrisy, while Népszabadság finds the official protest from the government hardly credible.
Xpat Opinion: What Really Happened? Azeri-Hungarian Negotiations
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ever since Magyar Nemzet received a facsimile of the Azeri promises concerning Ramil Safarov’s continued prison sentence, people in the opposition press kept asking why the Hungarian government was silent on the issue. If the Azeris went back on their word, why don’t the Hungarians protest and condemn the action of Azerbaijan?
Now On: Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A renowned figure of contemporary photography, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) was in his element in a domain defined by conventions and revolt, classicism and non-conformist cultures, where each picture serves as a document of hard-fought identities, as well as inciting and recording social and artistic debates.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Strategies For 2014 In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit predicts that in the next 18 months left until the 2014 election, both the Socialists and far-right Jobbik will launch a fierce and aggressive campaign against the governing centre-right party in order to mobilize undecided voters. A left-wing intellectual believes that anti-government civil rallies have been a disappointment.
Conductor Ádám Fischer Protests Staging Of Csurka Play In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer is initiating signatures against the production of the play A hatodik koporsó (The Sixth Coffin) István Csurka, which he says posits that the victims themselves are responsible for the Holocaust.
A Short Hungarin Separatist Video Emerges In Transylvania
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- video
A short Hungarian film posted on video file-sharing websites and included in newscasts of several Romanian television stations at the weekend makes calls to liberate Transylvania from Romanians. The film shows pictures of a target practice with a caption saying, “We are the Székely-Hungarian National Guard, designed to liberate Transylvania from Romanian occupation. If you want to join up, seek ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Battle Rages On Over Freed Azeri Convict
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators argue over the moral and political implications of what critics consider a diplomatic blunder. Right-wing pundits accuse Western critics of hypocrisy, while Népszabadság finds the official protest from the government hardly credible.
Xpat Opinion: What Really Happened? Azeri-Hungarian Negotiations
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ever since Magyar Nemzet received a facsimile of the Azeri promises concerning Ramil Safarov’s continued prison sentence, people in the opposition press kept asking why the Hungarian government was silent on the issue. If the Azeris went back on their word, why don’t the Hungarians protest and condemn the action of Azerbaijan?
Now On: Robert Mapplethorpe Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A renowned figure of contemporary photography, Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) was in his element in a domain defined by conventions and revolt, classicism and non-conformist cultures, where each picture serves as a document of hard-fought identities, as well as inciting and recording social and artistic debates.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Strategies For 2014 In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit predicts that in the next 18 months left until the 2014 election, both the Socialists and far-right Jobbik will launch a fierce and aggressive campaign against the governing centre-right party in order to mobilize undecided voters. A left-wing intellectual believes that anti-government civil rallies have been a disappointment.
Conductor Ádám Fischer Protests Staging Of Csurka Play In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer is initiating signatures against the production of the play A hatodik koporsó (The Sixth Coffin) István Csurka, which he says posits that the victims themselves are responsible for the Holocaust.
A Short Hungarin Separatist Video Emerges In Transylvania
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- video
A short Hungarian film posted on video file-sharing websites and included in newscasts of several Romanian television stations at the weekend makes calls to liberate Transylvania from Romanians. The film shows pictures of a target practice with a caption saying, “We are the Székely-Hungarian National Guard, designed to liberate Transylvania from Romanian occupation. If you want to join up, seek ...