Category Archives: EN

‘Shocked’ Holocaust Scholar Returns Hungary Award

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ellenpolus

Prof. Randolph L. Braham is handing back a Hungarian state award in protest at the government’s ‘falsification of history.’ An American professor and prominent Holocaust scholar said Sunday he was handing back a Hungarian state award in protest at the … Continue reading →

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Jobbik is proof that it’s impossible to close Britain’s borders to bigotry

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ellenpolus

As Hungary’s far right party starts campaigning in Britain, it’s a sign that free movement of people means free movement of politics. We know what organised British racism looks and sounds like. We have a rough idea of the history, and … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s UN envoy makes country’s first-ever Holocaust apology

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ellenpolus

‘We owe an apology to the victims because the Hungarian state was guilty for the Holocaust,’ ambassador Csaba Korosi tells press conference. Hungary has made its first official apology for the role it played during the Holocaust, Hungarian news agency … Continue reading →

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“Being homeless is not a crime” Call for action: International solidarity with homeless people in Hungary

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ellenpolus

We invite our friends all over the world to join our struggle against the criminalisation of homelessness in Hungary. The 2010 election brought a comprehensive authoritarian and punitive turn in Hungary: constitutional democracy was essentially abolished; labour rights were curtailed; … Continue reading →

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Rise of the right: Theresa May under pressure as the leader of ultra-nationalist Hungarian party Jobbik prepares UK visit

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ellenpolus

The Home Secretary is under increasing pressure from Jewish groups and others to ban the Hungarian ultra-nationalist party from spreading hatred at a London rally this weekend Theresa May is under growing pressure to ban the leader of an extreme … Continue reading →

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Home Secretary urged to ban planned Golden Dawn and BNP gathering in Holborn

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ellenpolus

Far-Right activists including members of Greece’s Golden Dawn Party are planning a gathering in central London this weekend. Gabor Vona, the leader of the Hungarian nationalist party Jobbik, is planning to meet members of Golden Dawn – some of whom … Continue reading →

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Sajtótájékoztató/Press conference – Oktatói Hálózat

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ellenpolus

Meghívó sajtótájékoztatóra Tekintettel az Ifjúsági Kereszténydemokrata Szövetség január 20. 12.30 órára a Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem északi kapuja elé meghirdetett sajtótájékoztatójára, amelynek tárgya az egyetem aulájában lévő Marx-szobor eltávolítása, egyetemi polgárok egy közössége szintén sajtótájékoztatót hirdet január 20-án 13 órára ugyanazon … Continue reading →

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