416 result(s) for violence
Former Budapest Police Chief Sentenced Over 2006 Violence
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The appeals court of Budapest on Monday fined Peter Gergényi, the former Budapest police chief, 400,000 forints (EUR 1,290) in a case related police handling of violent anti-government riots in autumn 2006.
Diverse Crowd Marches For Women’s Rights In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
As about half a million people converged for the Women’s March on Washington, DC, on Saturday, dwarfing the turnout for the inauguration of President Donald Trump the day before, sister marches took place across U.S. and foreign cities.
Strasbourg Court Orders Compensation To Two Roma Abuse Victims
- 18 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Hungarian state is to pay compensation to two Roma individuals for whom it said police had failed to provide proper protection from racist abuse during an anti-Roma demonstration.
Syrian Man Detained For Sexual Harassment In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has placed a Syrian man in pre-trial detention on charges of sexual harassment, the Budapest public prosecutor’s office said. The man, pretending to be a Greek citizen, met a Hungarian woman in a Budapest bar in the early hours of Sunday and they started sexual relations with her consent, deputy chief prosecutor Andrea Üveges said.
Opinion: 2016: A Bitter Year For Hungary’s Left
- 2 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
In their end of the year opinion pieces, left-wing columnists paint a sad picture of the state of the world and Hungary within it.
Orbán Condemns Berlin Attack In Letter To Merkel
- 21 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed shock and sympathy over Monday’s attack in Berlin, in a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In his letter, Orbán condemned “all forms of terrorism and violence”, the prime minister’s press office told MTI.
Syrian In Border Riot Sentenced To 10 Years
- 1 Dec 2016 8:05 AM
- current affairs
A Syrian man was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his role in a migrant riot at the Röszke border crossing station last autumn. In its primary ruling passed on Wednesday, the Szeged court said that the man was guilty of terrorist activities involving illegal border crossing as well as coercion and violence, committed as a participant in the riot.
Video: Fresh Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force Weapons Raids
- 17 Nov 2016 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Police arrested 12 people in illegal weapons raids conducted across northern Hungary on Tuesday afternoon, the national police said on its website. The raids, which were ordered by counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Now On Until 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:55 AM
- entertainment
This is the only human rights documentary film festival in Hungary, organized yearly since 2004. Verzio aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism as well as to expose abuse and human rights violations throughout the world by presenting quality, creative documentaries.
Former Budapest Police Chief Sentenced Over 2006 Violence
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The appeals court of Budapest on Monday fined Peter Gergényi, the former Budapest police chief, 400,000 forints (EUR 1,290) in a case related police handling of violent anti-government riots in autumn 2006.
Diverse Crowd Marches For Women’s Rights In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
As about half a million people converged for the Women’s March on Washington, DC, on Saturday, dwarfing the turnout for the inauguration of President Donald Trump the day before, sister marches took place across U.S. and foreign cities.
Strasbourg Court Orders Compensation To Two Roma Abuse Victims
- 18 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Hungarian state is to pay compensation to two Roma individuals for whom it said police had failed to provide proper protection from racist abuse during an anti-Roma demonstration.
Syrian Man Detained For Sexual Harassment In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has placed a Syrian man in pre-trial detention on charges of sexual harassment, the Budapest public prosecutor’s office said. The man, pretending to be a Greek citizen, met a Hungarian woman in a Budapest bar in the early hours of Sunday and they started sexual relations with her consent, deputy chief prosecutor Andrea Üveges said.
Opinion: 2016: A Bitter Year For Hungary’s Left
- 2 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
In their end of the year opinion pieces, left-wing columnists paint a sad picture of the state of the world and Hungary within it.
Orbán Condemns Berlin Attack In Letter To Merkel
- 21 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed shock and sympathy over Monday’s attack in Berlin, in a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In his letter, Orbán condemned “all forms of terrorism and violence”, the prime minister’s press office told MTI.
Syrian In Border Riot Sentenced To 10 Years
- 1 Dec 2016 8:05 AM
- current affairs
A Syrian man was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his role in a migrant riot at the Röszke border crossing station last autumn. In its primary ruling passed on Wednesday, the Szeged court said that the man was guilty of terrorist activities involving illegal border crossing as well as coercion and violence, committed as a participant in the riot.
Video: Fresh Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force Weapons Raids
- 17 Nov 2016 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Police arrested 12 people in illegal weapons raids conducted across northern Hungary on Tuesday afternoon, the national police said on its website. The raids, which were ordered by counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Now On Until 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:55 AM
- entertainment
This is the only human rights documentary film festival in Hungary, organized yearly since 2004. Verzio aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism as well as to expose abuse and human rights violations throughout the world by presenting quality, creative documentaries.