653 result(s) for victims
Legislation On Domestic Violence Ready For Discussion In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Domestic violence should be sanctioned more seriously than other acts of violence, said Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog.
Hungarian PM's Statement On International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
68 years ago today, the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau were liberated. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hungarian Government pays its respects to the victims. The painful anniversary compels every good-hearted Hungarian to pay their tributes
More Pay For Victims Of Communism In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The victims of Communism have seen their life annuity double from January 1, 2013. Their allowance will be raised by a further 50% in 2014. The government decision applies to those taken to the Soviet Union for forced labour, those convicted of taking part in the 1956 Uprising and the victims of show trials between 1945 and 1963.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
HUF 380mn Paid To Victims Of Police In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The state has paid a total of Ft 380 million in compensation to victims of the police measures in autumn of 2006, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told Jobbik MP Zsolt Németh in a written response.
Memorial Day For Deportation Of Germans In Hungary To Be Held This Saturday
- 17 Jan 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. It was on this day in 1946 that the first wagon set out from Budaörs which marked the beginning of the deportation of the German minorities living in Hungary. On the occasion of the Memorial Day, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Imre Ritter, President of the Pest County German Self-Government will ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Journalist Bayer Rejects Racism Charge
- 10 Jan 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government columnist accuses left-liberal protestors of misrepresenting his position on the Roma, in the wake of the latest knife attack on two young sportsmen in a night club. His editor-in-chief and the owner of Magyar Hírlap promise to be more careful in the future.
This Sunday We Commemorate The Crushing Of The Revolution In Hungary
- 1 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Sunday, 4 November, Hungary commemorates the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight. On the Day of Remembrance, we pay tribute to those heroes who stood by the ideal of freedom – even at the cost of their lives.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Legislation On Domestic Violence Ready For Discussion In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Domestic violence should be sanctioned more seriously than other acts of violence, said Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog.
Hungarian PM's Statement On International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
68 years ago today, the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau were liberated. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hungarian Government pays its respects to the victims. The painful anniversary compels every good-hearted Hungarian to pay their tributes
More Pay For Victims Of Communism In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The victims of Communism have seen their life annuity double from January 1, 2013. Their allowance will be raised by a further 50% in 2014. The government decision applies to those taken to the Soviet Union for forced labour, those convicted of taking part in the 1956 Uprising and the victims of show trials between 1945 and 1963.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
HUF 380mn Paid To Victims Of Police In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The state has paid a total of Ft 380 million in compensation to victims of the police measures in autumn of 2006, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told Jobbik MP Zsolt Németh in a written response.
Memorial Day For Deportation Of Germans In Hungary To Be Held This Saturday
- 17 Jan 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. It was on this day in 1946 that the first wagon set out from Budaörs which marked the beginning of the deportation of the German minorities living in Hungary. On the occasion of the Memorial Day, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Imre Ritter, President of the Pest County German Self-Government will ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Journalist Bayer Rejects Racism Charge
- 10 Jan 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government columnist accuses left-liberal protestors of misrepresenting his position on the Roma, in the wake of the latest knife attack on two young sportsmen in a night club. His editor-in-chief and the owner of Magyar Hírlap promise to be more careful in the future.
This Sunday We Commemorate The Crushing Of The Revolution In Hungary
- 1 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Sunday, 4 November, Hungary commemorates the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight. On the Day of Remembrance, we pay tribute to those heroes who stood by the ideal of freedom – even at the cost of their lives.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.