186 result(s) for rights of citizens
ODIHR Prelim Findings: Election Was Unfair
- 10 Apr 2018 9:10 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Hungary’s 2018 general election was properly administered but patently unfair according to preliminary findings and conclusions issued today by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Limited Election Observation Mission to Hungary.
Local Opinion: Bitter Voices With Six Weeks To Go Until The Election
- 28 Feb 2018 9:20 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist likens the opposition to Nazis and Communists. A left-wing columnist accuses the government of introducing dictatorship and ruling by fear.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Non-Resident Voting
- 3 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist thinks that former PM Gyurcsány’s proposal to strip non-resident Hungarian citizens of voting rights will mobilize transborder voters – in support of Fidesz.
DK Launches Signature Drive To Ban Votes From Beyond Border
- 2 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a signature drive to bar Hungarian citizens who have never lived in the country from voting, Ferenc Gyurcsány, the party’s leader, said. Those who have never lived in Hungary do not bear the consequences of their votes, Gyurcsány argued, adding that his party was not aiming to strip them of their citizenship.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Update On UK/EU Citizens' Rights From British Embassy In Budapest
- 4 Jul 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
ODIHR Prelim Findings: Election Was Unfair
- 10 Apr 2018 9:10 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Hungary’s 2018 general election was properly administered but patently unfair according to preliminary findings and conclusions issued today by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Limited Election Observation Mission to Hungary.
Local Opinion: Bitter Voices With Six Weeks To Go Until The Election
- 28 Feb 2018 9:20 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist likens the opposition to Nazis and Communists. A left-wing columnist accuses the government of introducing dictatorship and ruling by fear.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Non-Resident Voting
- 3 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist thinks that former PM Gyurcsány’s proposal to strip non-resident Hungarian citizens of voting rights will mobilize transborder voters – in support of Fidesz.
DK Launches Signature Drive To Ban Votes From Beyond Border
- 2 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a signature drive to bar Hungarian citizens who have never lived in the country from voting, Ferenc Gyurcsány, the party’s leader, said. Those who have never lived in Hungary do not bear the consequences of their votes, Gyurcsány argued, adding that his party was not aiming to strip them of their citizenship.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Update On UK/EU Citizens' Rights From British Embassy In Budapest
- 4 Jul 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs