1,132 result(s) for protest
Hungary’s DK Welcomes Protests As “Resistance To Orbán Regime”
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said although Sunday’s mass protest in Budapest targeted the government’s internet tax plans, the demonstration had turned into a protest against the “Orbán regime”.
EC Spox: Hungary’s Internet Tax “Bad Direction”
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- tech
Hungary is behind the EU average concerning digital penetration and levying a tax on internet use would point to “a bad direction” and would further hold back online data traffic, the spokesman of outgoing EC commissioner for digital agenda Neelie Kroes said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Protesters Demand Withdrawal Of Proposed Internet Tax
- 27 Oct 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Budapest on Sunday evening to protest against the government’s plan to impose a tax on internet use. Balázs Gulyás, founder of a Hungarian Facebook page “100,000 against the internet tax”, called on the government to withdraw the bill.
10,000 Protest Against Internet Tax In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A peaceful gathering of 10,000 assembled on downtown József nádor tér to protest against the internet tax, then turned violent after the crowd marched along Andrássy út to Heroes Square on Sunday night.
Demonstrators Attack Fidesz HQ In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of police were called in as up to 2,000 people, many of them concealing their faces behind masks, threw used computer equipment and climbed onto the balconies of the Fidesz headquarters when the protest against the internet tax ended shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night.
Public Protests Start As Tax On Internet Traffic Planned In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2014 2:30 AM
- tech
According to the bill prepared by the governing party, every single gigabyte of started download will cost internet service providers HUF 150 (USD 0.62). The tax, planned to be introduced from January 2015, would mean an almost unbearable burden for internet service providers, and would be passed to every single internet user in the country as an extra charge.
Kurds In Hungary Hold Demonstration
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some fifty people joined a demonstration organised by the Kurdistani Information Centre in central Budapest in protest against acts of the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday afternoon. The participants, mostly Kurds living in Hungary, protested against the genocide committed against the Kurdish minority and attacks carried out by IS against the Syrian border town of Kobani populated by Kurds.
Hungarian Ministry Responds To Demonstrators
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is preserving the value of pensions and making sure decent jobs are available, the Economy Ministry said late on Tuesday in response to a demonstration outside its main building. The ministry said the pension system is sustainable, reacting to supporters of union alliance MSZSZ, who protested for early retirement and against a wage-freeze for public servants.
“Racist Conference” Organiser Taken Into Custody In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody one of the organisers of a “racist conference” that had been banned, the Immigration and Citizenship Office (BAH) said. The police detained Richard Bertrand Spencer, a citizen of the United States, on Friday after he could not produce documents permitting him to stay in Hungary.
Hungary’s DK Welcomes Protests As “Resistance To Orbán Regime”
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said although Sunday’s mass protest in Budapest targeted the government’s internet tax plans, the demonstration had turned into a protest against the “Orbán regime”.
EC Spox: Hungary’s Internet Tax “Bad Direction”
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- tech
Hungary is behind the EU average concerning digital penetration and levying a tax on internet use would point to “a bad direction” and would further hold back online data traffic, the spokesman of outgoing EC commissioner for digital agenda Neelie Kroes said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Protesters Demand Withdrawal Of Proposed Internet Tax
- 27 Oct 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Budapest on Sunday evening to protest against the government’s plan to impose a tax on internet use. Balázs Gulyás, founder of a Hungarian Facebook page “100,000 against the internet tax”, called on the government to withdraw the bill.
10,000 Protest Against Internet Tax In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A peaceful gathering of 10,000 assembled on downtown József nádor tér to protest against the internet tax, then turned violent after the crowd marched along Andrássy út to Heroes Square on Sunday night.
Demonstrators Attack Fidesz HQ In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of police were called in as up to 2,000 people, many of them concealing their faces behind masks, threw used computer equipment and climbed onto the balconies of the Fidesz headquarters when the protest against the internet tax ended shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night.
Public Protests Start As Tax On Internet Traffic Planned In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2014 2:30 AM
- tech
According to the bill prepared by the governing party, every single gigabyte of started download will cost internet service providers HUF 150 (USD 0.62). The tax, planned to be introduced from January 2015, would mean an almost unbearable burden for internet service providers, and would be passed to every single internet user in the country as an extra charge.
Kurds In Hungary Hold Demonstration
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some fifty people joined a demonstration organised by the Kurdistani Information Centre in central Budapest in protest against acts of the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday afternoon. The participants, mostly Kurds living in Hungary, protested against the genocide committed against the Kurdish minority and attacks carried out by IS against the Syrian border town of Kobani populated by Kurds.
Hungarian Ministry Responds To Demonstrators
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is preserving the value of pensions and making sure decent jobs are available, the Economy Ministry said late on Tuesday in response to a demonstration outside its main building. The ministry said the pension system is sustainable, reacting to supporters of union alliance MSZSZ, who protested for early retirement and against a wage-freeze for public servants.
“Racist Conference” Organiser Taken Into Custody In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody one of the organisers of a “racist conference” that had been banned, the Immigration and Citizenship Office (BAH) said. The police detained Richard Bertrand Spencer, a citizen of the United States, on Friday after he could not produce documents permitting him to stay in Hungary.