25 October 1956: "Budapest Demonstration Turns Anti-Communist" - Telegram By Leslie Fry
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador to Hungary reads the words of Leslie Fry, Head of the British Legation of 1956.
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The Cure, Budapest Aréna, 27 October
- 22 Oct 2016 10:50 AM
The Cure are playing 30 shows in 17 European countries this Autumn, it's their first major tour of the continent since 2008. One of these highly awaited shows is in Hungary on October 27th at BudapestArena.
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Invitation United Way Hungary 25th Anniversary Gala, 28 October
- 21 Oct 2016 10:06 AM
Let’s take a walk down memory lane and celebrate a quarter century of United Way Hungary with great food, drinks, entertainment and memories to last us a life time.
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Video: See How Police Arrested Budapest Bumber Suspect
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
A Budapest court has placed a man arrested in connection with the late September Budapest bomb attack in pre-trial detention, a spokesperson for the Budapest municipal court said on Friday.
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Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
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Events In Budapest On 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
On 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in Budapest. After the student demonstrations, hundreds of thousands outside the House of Parliament listened to Imre Nagy’s speech in which he promised reforms. The bloody volley shot into the unarmed crowd at the building of the Hungarian Radio resulted in the growth of an armed uprising by the evening. The protesters tore down the Stalin Monument – the symbol of Communist dictatorship – on Dózsa György Road, and occupied the building of the Hungarian Radio by dawn.
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Protest In Budapest At Closure Of Hungary Opposition Paper Nepszabadsag
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
About 2,000 Hungarians have protested outside parliament in Budapest, saying press freedom is under threat following the closure of the country's leading leftist newspaper. The owners of Népszabadság blame financial losses.
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