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Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Three Suspects Arrested For Robbing Migrants In Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the suspects offered to transport the migrants from Roszke, on the southern border with Serbia, to Budapest for 250 euros per head. The migrants accepted the offer and paid a deposit.
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Hungarian Paramilitary Leader Suspected Of Promoting Illegal Immigration
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Róbert Kiss, head of the now defunct New Hungarian Guard, is suspected of “organising transportation for illegal immigrants to Budapest”, daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The paper associated Kiss and another person with a recent statement by counter-terrorism force TEK, which apprehended two people, unnamed in the report, in the act of negotiating a transfer with five Syrian immigrants in southern ...
Suspicious Parcel On Bulgarian Bus Near Budapest Not Linked To Terrorist Org
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The suspicious parcel found on a Bulgarian bus near Budapest last Saturday— reportedly an explosive device—cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation, Hungary’s counter terrorism force TEK said. “The information available to date has not raised the suspicion of an ideologically or political motivated act of terrorism. The act cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation or religious ...
Night Of Indie Booksellers In Hungary
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Do you love independent bookstores? Do you have favorites in Hungary? You also can be an Indie Reade. Join us and vote for conscious book shopping on 24th April 2015. Indie Booksellers’ Night • in Budapest and several other towns all over Hungary
Hoax Announced: Counter-Terrorism Chief Denies Terrorist Plot In Budapest
- 21 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The leader of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has denied information published earlier in the Hungarian press suggesting that Taliban militants were planning an attack in Budapest in 2012.
Hungary Considering Military Participation In War Against ISIS
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is considering military participation in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Zsolt Németh, head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said after taking part in the 7th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Poland.
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Three Suspects Arrested For Robbing Migrants In Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the suspects offered to transport the migrants from Roszke, on the southern border with Serbia, to Budapest for 250 euros per head. The migrants accepted the offer and paid a deposit.
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Hungarian Paramilitary Leader Suspected Of Promoting Illegal Immigration
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Róbert Kiss, head of the now defunct New Hungarian Guard, is suspected of “organising transportation for illegal immigrants to Budapest”, daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The paper associated Kiss and another person with a recent statement by counter-terrorism force TEK, which apprehended two people, unnamed in the report, in the act of negotiating a transfer with five Syrian immigrants in southern ...
Suspicious Parcel On Bulgarian Bus Near Budapest Not Linked To Terrorist Org
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The suspicious parcel found on a Bulgarian bus near Budapest last Saturday— reportedly an explosive device—cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation, Hungary’s counter terrorism force TEK said. “The information available to date has not raised the suspicion of an ideologically or political motivated act of terrorism. The act cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation or religious ...
Night Of Indie Booksellers In Hungary
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Do you love independent bookstores? Do you have favorites in Hungary? You also can be an Indie Reade. Join us and vote for conscious book shopping on 24th April 2015. Indie Booksellers’ Night • in Budapest and several other towns all over Hungary
Hoax Announced: Counter-Terrorism Chief Denies Terrorist Plot In Budapest
- 21 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The leader of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has denied information published earlier in the Hungarian press suggesting that Taliban militants were planning an attack in Budapest in 2012.
Hungary Considering Military Participation In War Against ISIS
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is considering military participation in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Zsolt Németh, head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said after taking part in the 7th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Poland.