Category Archives: EN

Rhythms of Resistance budapest – solidarity message with the student movement

Posted on February 17, 2013 by biocsibe

We are the kids you see playing drums, shouting and dancing in your protests, and in other actions in Budapest. We want to tell you that we admire and appreciate your work and we are in solidarity with you and … Continue reading →

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Hungary – A Very FIDESZ Democracy

Posted on February 13, 2013 by ellenpolus

Admiral Horthy may be long gone, but just lately he appears to have become all the rage in modern Hungary. Newspapers sympathetic to the governing Fidesz party continually run glowing editorials about this ‘honourable’ man, along with statues and parks … Continue reading →

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Tell Putin: Get Pussy Riot Out Of Deadly Prison Camp!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by ellenpolus

The prisons in Perm and Mordovia are some of the harshest camps in all Russia, known forseverely unhealthy conditions, a complete absence of privacy and a brutal social hierarchywhere convicts are subject to abuse and sexual violence by both prison guards. This … Continue reading →

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Higher education under threat in Hungary

Posted on February 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

The drastic higher education reforms the Hungarian government has introduced in the last months of 2012 have sparked nationwide protests. But while the government continues to implement contradictory reform, resistance from below is gaining ground. Situation Since the current government … Continue reading →

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About the rule of law – Declaration of the Hungarian Student Network and the Hungarian High School Network

Posted on February 11, 2013 by biocsibe

Today’s proposal for a constitutional amendment has made it obvious – even for those who so far doubted it – that the government is openly dismantling the system of checks and balances. According to Article 12 of the proposal, the … Continue reading →

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Agnes Heller – On the Danger of Totalitarianism

Posted on February 6, 2013 by ellenpolus

The Nexus Institute invited the speakers of the Nexus Conference ‘How to Change the World’ to grant us a short interview. All speakers accepted and shared their valuable insights. http://vimeo.com/57676347 Interviews by Fiona Schouten and Eveline van der Ham Video … Continue reading →

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Guardian: Hungary’s rabid right is taking the country to a political abyss

Posted on February 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

“Most Gypsies are not suitable for cohabitation. They are not suitable for being among people. Most are animals, and behave like animals. They shouldn’t be tolerated or understood, but stamped out. Animals should not exist. In no way.” Zsolt Bayer, … Continue reading →

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