Category Archives: EN

Hungary: Between Democracy and Authoritarianism

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

Lauren Stackpoole How did Hungary, the most promising of the Soviet satellite states with it’s “goulash communism”, slide backwards toward authoritarianism after the fall of the Soviet Union? In his latest book, Hungary: Between Democracy and Authoritarianism, the Hungarian-born, Austrian  journalist Paul … Continue reading →

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Anger grows in Hungary over anti-Roma article

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

Outrage has been growing in Hungary over an anti-Roma article written by a founding member of the ruling Fidesz party. Describing a New Year’s Eve bar brawl in which several people were seriously injured and some of the attackers were … Continue reading →

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Transparency in HU

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

Átlátszó Center for Investigative Journalism is a watchdog NGO based in Budapest, Hungary, that combines investigative journalism and civic activism to promote transparency in Hungary. Atlatszo.hu produces investigative reports, accepts information from whistleblowers, files requests of data on the basis … Continue reading →

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The NewYorker: The Frightening Hungarian Crackdown

Posted on January 9, 2013 by ellenpolus

by Hari Kunzru In the art world, an organization called the Hungarian Academy of Arts (M.M.A.), founded as a private association in 1992, has recently been made into a public body and given control of the lion’s share of the … Continue reading →

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Fidesz Roma strategy, from Balog to Bayer

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ellenpolus

The country is again full of stories about “gypsy terror,” spread with gusto by Jobbik. The cause this time is a New Year’s Eve party in a bar in Szigethalom, today part of Budapest, situated on the northern end of … Continue reading →

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atelier populaire 8

Posted on January 8, 2013 by biocsibe

Pacsika Rudolf

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atelier populaire 7.

Posted on January 8, 2013 by biocsibe

  Donka Péter

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