Category Archives: EN

Prevent the erection of a memorial planned for Budapest which tries to whitewash Hungary’s role in the Second World War.

Posted on May 9, 2014 by ellenpolus

Petition by George Gomori Support us in our protest against the Budapest monument planned to commemorate the German invasion of Hungary in March 1944. Reject the government’s abdication of Hungarian responsibility for the wartime treatment of Hungarian Jewish and Gypsy … Continue reading →

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS JOIN THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL PARLIAMENT YOUTH NETWORK (ECP YN)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ellenpolus

A Pan-European Network of young art – and culture related professionals JOIN THE HUNGARIAN TEAM MISSION: To boost the value of the Arts and Culture across Europe and to give youth a voice WHAT WE DO: Run national networks & … Continue reading →

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Legal But Not Fair (Hungary)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by ellenpolus

Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party coasted to a clear victory in last weekend’s Hungarian election, as expected. The governing party got 45% of the vote, but the new “rules of the game” turned this plurality vote into two thirds … Continue reading →

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Statement about the eviction of Atlantide squat, Bologna

Posted on April 11, 2014 by ellenpolus

The Radical Queer Affinity Collective stands in solidarity with our comrades in Atlantide squat in Bologna in Italy, that is under the threat of eviction after 15 years of social and political activism! “Atlantide is not a public space in … Continue reading →

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Amid protest, building of controversial WWII statue begins in Budapest

Posted on April 11, 2014 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST, Hungary (JTA) — Members of the Jewish community were among the demonstrators protesting the construction of a controversial monument to the Hungarian victims of the German occupation. Work on the statue began Tuesday in downtown Budapest, according to Klubradio, … Continue reading →

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Russia: Activists held over ‘invisible posters’

Posted on April 9, 2014 by ellenpolus

Six activists have been detained near the Kremlin in Moscow for holding “invisible posters” and calling for the release of other protesters detained earlier, it appears. The group was detained on Sunday in Manezhnaya Square and were holding out their … Continue reading →

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Hungary Jews Protest Nazi Occupation Memorial

Posted on April 9, 2014 by ellenpolus

Members of the Jewish community were among the demonstrators protesting the construction of a controversial monument to the Hungarian victims of the German occupation. Work on the statue began Tuesday in downtown Budapest, according to Klubradio, a news station known … Continue reading →

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