59 result(s) for violent attack
Hungarian Opinion: Tenth Anniversary Of Anti-Roma Killing Spree
- 26 Feb 2019 8:51 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Ten years after a series of murderous attacks on Roma families by extreme right-wingers, an alt-left and a conservative analyst draw opposing conclusions. Both believe, nonetheless, that the plight of the Roma is a central issue in Hungary today.
Majority Of Hungarians Reject Street Protests & Violence
- 19 Dec 2018 9:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A large majority of Hungarians support law and order and reject violent street protests that question the government’s legitimacy, the latest survey of Századvég Foundation said.
Fidesz Condemns 'Violence' At Hungarian Public Media HQ
- 18 Dec 2018 7:25 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
Any attempt by politicians to “forcefully interfere” with operations of the media is unacceptable, the communications director of ruling Fidesz said, in connection with developments at the public media headquarters the previous night.
BBC: ‘Orbán Thinks He Can Manipulate Putin’
- 7 Apr 2018 2:46 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
According to the polls, Fidesz and its president, Viktor Orbán are most likely to win the elections due on Sunday. What will it mean for Europe if he wins again? BBC presents a lengthy portrait of a politician who, it says, critics attack "as a racist and an authoritarian".
Hungary Govt Says Plan For Terror Response Stems From NATO Obligations
- 4 Jan 2018 4:50 AM
- current affairs
The government issued a statement clarifying the basis of a law, which has been in force since Jan. 1 last year, requiring state institutions such as schools and kindergartens to draw up plans for how to react in the event of a terrorist attack.
NGOs Say Hungary’s Govt Trampling Rights
- 8 Dec 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the LIBE hearing, representatives of Hungarian rights groups criticised Hungary’s government for restricting fundamental rights. Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, told LIBE that the government had systematically weakened its system of checks and balances, putting the fundamental values of the EU at risk.
Ruling Fidesz May Provoke Violence Ahead Of Election, Say Socialists
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz is "preparing for violent provocations", the opposition Socialist Party said in a statement on Thursday, and added “this is why they keep saying that something will happen in the autumn”.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Hungarian Opinion: Tenth Anniversary Of Anti-Roma Killing Spree
- 26 Feb 2019 8:51 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Ten years after a series of murderous attacks on Roma families by extreme right-wingers, an alt-left and a conservative analyst draw opposing conclusions. Both believe, nonetheless, that the plight of the Roma is a central issue in Hungary today.
Majority Of Hungarians Reject Street Protests & Violence
- 19 Dec 2018 9:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A large majority of Hungarians support law and order and reject violent street protests that question the government’s legitimacy, the latest survey of Századvég Foundation said.
Fidesz Condemns 'Violence' At Hungarian Public Media HQ
- 18 Dec 2018 7:25 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
Any attempt by politicians to “forcefully interfere” with operations of the media is unacceptable, the communications director of ruling Fidesz said, in connection with developments at the public media headquarters the previous night.
BBC: ‘Orbán Thinks He Can Manipulate Putin’
- 7 Apr 2018 2:46 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
According to the polls, Fidesz and its president, Viktor Orbán are most likely to win the elections due on Sunday. What will it mean for Europe if he wins again? BBC presents a lengthy portrait of a politician who, it says, critics attack "as a racist and an authoritarian".
Hungary Govt Says Plan For Terror Response Stems From NATO Obligations
- 4 Jan 2018 4:50 AM
- current affairs
The government issued a statement clarifying the basis of a law, which has been in force since Jan. 1 last year, requiring state institutions such as schools and kindergartens to draw up plans for how to react in the event of a terrorist attack.
NGOs Say Hungary’s Govt Trampling Rights
- 8 Dec 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the LIBE hearing, representatives of Hungarian rights groups criticised Hungary’s government for restricting fundamental rights. Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, told LIBE that the government had systematically weakened its system of checks and balances, putting the fundamental values of the EU at risk.
Ruling Fidesz May Provoke Violence Ahead Of Election, Say Socialists
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz is "preparing for violent provocations", the opposition Socialist Party said in a statement on Thursday, and added “this is why they keep saying that something will happen in the autumn”.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.