Category Archives: EN

Arctic 30 and Pussy Riot members to be freed after Russia passes amnesty law

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ellenpolus

The 30-strong crew of a Greenpeace ship detained in Russia after an arctic protest could be home as early as next week after Moscow approved an amnesty law to pardon them. The amnesty, which was proposed by President Vladimir Putin … Continue reading →

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András Schiff is right about Hungary

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

In recent years I have become increasingly despondent and alarmed at developments in Hungary, the latest of which were outlined by András Schiff (A shrine to our Nazi past, 12 December). From 1991 to 2000 I lived and worked in … Continue reading →

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Yet another lunacy: Law on teaching foreign languages

Posted on December 15, 2013 by ellenpolus

Every bureaucracy tends to overregulate, but what has been going on since the Orbán government came into power defies imagination. Regulation on top of regulation in all aspects of life, which naturally makes not only the individual’s life ever more … Continue reading →

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Human rights in Hungary

Posted on December 15, 2013 by ellenpolus

(Senator Cardin, in the US Congressional Record, December 11 2014, gives a temperate but extremely alarming summary of the ongoing events in the country that is rapidly unravelling democracy while enjoying full membership in the European Union.) Mr. CARDIN. Madam … Continue reading →

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Homeless-free zones in Budapest

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ellenpolus

On November 14, 2013 the General Assembly of Budapest voted for the a local law that would criminalize street homeless in a large part of the city. For more information, please visit: www.avarosmindenkie.blog.hu

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Fascist past is commemorated widely not just in Hungary

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ellenpolus

Although András Schiff is commendable for his piano playing and his passion (Hungarians must face their Nazi past, not venerate it, 11 December), he does not seem to know much about the last 20 years in Europe. Criticising the christening … Continue reading →

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A Scholar Is Back Home and Defiant in Hungary

Posted on December 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST — “During my years abroad, both in the U.S. and Australia, I always said that I liked living there, but that I want to be buried in my home, in Hungary,” said the philosopher Agnes Heller, who at the … Continue reading →

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