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Hungary: Roma killers imprisoned for life

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

A HUNGARIAN court has handed down life sentences to three far-right gang members convicted of murdering six gypsies, including the gunning down of a father and his four-year-old son as they fled their burning home. Another member of the neo-Nazi … Continue reading →

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Guardian: Hungary’s culture is being crushed or co-opted

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ellenpolus

The UK has culture skirmishes; Hungary has culture wars. In a country where party politics has always sought to control the cultural field, the aim of such war is to wipe out, or at least quarantine, the opposition, its ideology, … Continue reading →

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Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to … Continue reading →

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Professional, public consultation on the future of the Ernst Museum!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

I am honoured that the cultural leadership of Hungary would like to establish an institution bearing my name within the Ernst Museum in Budapest, especially in view of the fact that this would resolve the long uncertain fate of the … Continue reading →

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Viharok közt születik a Capa Központ

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

Vincze Barbara A Szabad Művész Csoport egy petíciót fogalmazott meg a Capa Központ létrejöttéről szóló döntés kihirdetése után, amit Robert Capa névvel írtak alá. A petícióban a szakmával való nyilvános egyeztetést, a vitákat hiányolják a kormány részéről. A Szabad Művészek … Continue reading →

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Hungary to Restrict Criticism of Public Figures

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

The Hungarian government plans to change the country’s civil code to limit room for criticizing public figures from next year. In response, Hungary’s data protection ombudsman suggested that the Constitutional Court should amend the planned modification of the code to … Continue reading →

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Tamás Gáspár Miklós: MI LESZ A VÁLASZTÁSOK UTÁN?

Posted on July 31, 2013 by ellenpolus

ÉS, LVII. évfolyam, 29. szám, 2013. július 19. A szabadság mostanában szokásos képzete mindenekelőtt azt követeli meg, hogy a nyilvános avagy közszféra („a politika”) ne avatkozzék bele a személyek magánéletébe, magánszférájába. Még ha el is fogadnók ennek a képzetnek az … Continue reading →

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