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I wrote about some of the people who received high awards from the Orbán government on March 15, one of the official national holidays in Hungary. They were either racist, antisemitic neo-Nazis or representatives of unscientific, bogus “scholarship” whose numbers … Continue reading →

A Hungarian TV presenter known for his anti-Semitic and racist remarks has handed back a prestigious state award after an outcry by local journalists and foreign embassies including Israel‘s. “The [award] is not worth it if it going to damage … Continue reading →

Hungary’s government expressed its “deep outrage” Thursday over recent criticism of its judiciary by EU justice Commissioner Viviane Reding. In a March 9 article in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Reding said Ireland‘s reluctance to extradite an Irish national … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →