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Hongrie : Viktor Orban met l’extrême droite à l’honneur

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Le premier ministre hongrois n’a pas craint de se compromettre en décorant plusieurs personnalités d’extrême droite. La crise économique et les frustrations sociales qu’elle engendre sont une aubaine pour les extrêmes. En Autriche, en Finlande, en Suède, au Danemark, en … Continue reading →

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Kim Lane Scheppele’s Testimony at the Helsinki Commission Hearing on Hungary: Full text

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Testimony U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Hearing on “The Trajectory of Democracy – Why Hungary Matters” Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 210 (Senate Side) March 19, 2013 at 3 pm Kim Lane Scheppele Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor … Continue reading →

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Hungary groups rally against ‘Viktator’ premier

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Around 4,000 Hungarians rallied in Budapest on Sunday against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, branding their leader a dictator after his right-wing government passed a highly controversial change to the constitution. Protesters carried EU and opposition party flags and held banners … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s ‘Together’ opposition braves the cold

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Thousands protested in Budapest on Sunday against constitutional changes by the center-right government. They were also testing their new opposition alliance against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Together 2014. “It’s a 1989 moment,” says Eva Kertesz as she opens the iron … Continue reading →

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Statement by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis on Hungary’s Honoring of Ferenc Szaniszlo

Posted on March 19, 2013 by ellenpolus

The Government of Hungary’s decision to award a national prize to Ferenc Szaniszlo, an individual who has publicly engaged in hate speech, is deeply disappointing.  Honoring those who espouse intolerance, along with the government’s failure to decisively condemn racist remarks … Continue reading →

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Hongrie: dérapage (controlé?) à l’extrême droite

Posted on March 19, 2013 by ellenpolus

Dans le virage autoritaire que prend la Hongrie, une nouvelle étape vient d’être franchie. Le Premier ministre Viktor Orban a décerné à l’occasion de la fête nationale, le 15 mars, des décorations à des personnalités réputées d’extrême droite. A un … Continue reading →

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Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo

Posted on March 19, 2013 by ellenpolus

Hungary’s right-wing government faced fierce criticism today for awarding its top state journalism prize to a television presenter notorious for spreading Jewish conspiracy theories and describing the country’s Roma minority as “human monkeys”. Media reports from Budapest said the government … Continue reading →

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