79 result(s) for solidarity protest
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Local Opinion: Bill On Foreign Owned Universities Discussed In Parliament
- 6 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist looks into the options CEU will have after the approval of amendments to the Higher Education Act tabled by the government.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Voices Solidarity With Poland Protesters
- 19 Dec 2016 7:53 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press freedoms. Socialist deputy group leader László Szakács condemned “populist and demagogue” policies restricting freedom rights.
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Xpat Opinion: The 60th Anniversary Of 1956 In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations.In Heti Világgazdaság, historian János M. Rainer writes that a feud between conservatives and left-wingers has been underway over the heritage of the 1956 revolution since the very first months of Hungary’s newly found democracy in 1990.
Xpat Opinion: More Népszabadság-Obituaries
- 15 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators continue to ruminate on the fate of Népszabadság, Hungary’s number one left-liberal daily which was shut down by its Austrian owner on Saturday last week.
Demonstrators Show Solidarity With Daily Népszabadság
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators showed their solidarity with daily Népszabadság on the square in front of Parliament late on Saturday. The demonstrators, who included a number of the newspaper’s staff, other journalists and politicians from the opposition, filled the centre of Kossuth Square.
Two Demonstrations Against Népszabadság’s Suspension
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two demonstrations were held against the suspension of Népszabadság daily on Saturday evening. The opposition Socialists staged a demonstration with about hundred people in front of the newspaper’s offices in Budapest.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Local Opinion: Bill On Foreign Owned Universities Discussed In Parliament
- 6 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist looks into the options CEU will have after the approval of amendments to the Higher Education Act tabled by the government.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Voices Solidarity With Poland Protesters
- 19 Dec 2016 7:53 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press freedoms. Socialist deputy group leader László Szakács condemned “populist and demagogue” policies restricting freedom rights.
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Xpat Opinion: The 60th Anniversary Of 1956 In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations.In Heti Világgazdaság, historian János M. Rainer writes that a feud between conservatives and left-wingers has been underway over the heritage of the 1956 revolution since the very first months of Hungary’s newly found democracy in 1990.
Xpat Opinion: More Népszabadság-Obituaries
- 15 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators continue to ruminate on the fate of Népszabadság, Hungary’s number one left-liberal daily which was shut down by its Austrian owner on Saturday last week.
Demonstrators Show Solidarity With Daily Népszabadság
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators showed their solidarity with daily Népszabadság on the square in front of Parliament late on Saturday. The demonstrators, who included a number of the newspaper’s staff, other journalists and politicians from the opposition, filled the centre of Kossuth Square.
Two Demonstrations Against Népszabadság’s Suspension
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two demonstrations were held against the suspension of Népszabadság daily on Saturday evening. The opposition Socialists staged a demonstration with about hundred people in front of the newspaper’s offices in Budapest.