Daily Archives: October 2, 2013

Hungary pledges it won’t tolerate anti-Semitism

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

(Reuters) – Hungary will use all political and legal tools available to crack down on resurgent anti-Semitism in the country, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, in one of the government’s boldest statements yet on the issue. “We cannot … Continue reading →

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Lapid tells Hungarian MPs: Anti-Semitism must be fought every day

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

Finance Minister Yair Lapid addresses Hungarian Parliament Photo: Courtesy Finance Ministry We must never stop fighting against racism and for justice, Finance Minister Yair Lapid told the Hungarian Parliament Tuesday. Lapid participated in a conference on Jewish Life and anti-Semitism … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in prison clinic

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

Russian prison officials have moved a member of the punk band Pussy Riot to a medical unit at the penal colony where she is on hunger strike. The news about Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was reported on Twitter by her husband, Pyotr … Continue reading →

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