Category Archives: EN

An appeal for contribution to keep galamus.hu alive

Posted on February 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

Dear Readers of Hungarian Spectrum: I hope you will consider making a contribution, however modest, to ensure the survival of Galamus. Zsófia Miháncsik, the journalist and translator who founded the news and opinion site, has a sterling reputation as a woman … Continue reading →

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The MMA-law violates the Basic Law

Posted on February 4, 2013 by ellenpolus

Sunday, 3 February 2013, 10:28 am Communiqué of the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (Part 1) Budapest, Sunday, 3 February 2013 (National Press Service, OS) – The ombudsman’s motion to the Constitutional Court on the Hungarian Academy of … Continue reading →

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European Theatre Day for Tolerance Manifestation from LunchDisco@Intercult

Posted on February 2, 2013 by biocsibe

European Theatre Day for Tolerance Manifestation from LunchDisco@Intercult >> intercult.se

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Second European Theatre Day of Tolerance

Posted on February 2, 2013 by biocsibe

On 1st February 2012 the “New Theatre” in Budapest was tranferred to a new director, a very famous Hungarian right-wing activist. This is the reason why C. Bernd Sucher, many theatre directors, actors and I launched a European initative to … Continue reading →

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Solidarity with the cultural institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

To representatives of museums and galleries worldwide: I ask you to participate in an important international cultural awareness campaign. This campaign is a reaction to the acute crisis affecting major cultural institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. On October 4, 2012, after 124 … Continue reading →

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Blurring Boundaries: Hungarian Leader Adopts Policies of Far-Right

Posted on February 1, 2013 by ellenpolus

Internationally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán likes to present himself as a champion of democracy. At home, though, he is implementing one policy after the other that is inspired by the right-wing extremist Jobbik party. Too often, Brussels downplays the … Continue reading →

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Art is the last refuge of free speech / Kunst ist das letzte Refugium der freien Rede

Posted on January 30, 2013 by ellenpolus

During the Cold War the main message of the culture was demonstrating freedom, and art has taken this freedom, of course, in new directions, like medial/social/political/global awareness. The Cold War is over, the crisis is here, and the ideology of … Continue reading →

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