Category Archives: social background HU

Shifts in Hungarian Extremism

Posted on September 13, 2013 by ellenpolus

In the autumn of 2013, eight major extremist groups are active in Hungary: the New Hungarian Guard, the Hungarian National Guard, the Sixty-four Counties Youth Movement, the Outlaws’ Army, the For a Better Future Self Defence, the Guards of the … Continue reading →

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Hungary struggles to stem flow of emigrating doctors

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ellenpolus

Already dogged by corruption, low wages and poor working conditions, Hungarian hospitals face another grave threat — an exodus of doctors. The lure of working abroad for many young doctors in the former communist country is proving irresistible, especially during … Continue reading →

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September 3rd, 2013 Budapest council drops decision to name street after writer linked to anti-Semitism

Posted on September 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

The city council of Budapest has thrown out an earlier decree to name a street in upmarket district 2 after Cecile Tormay, a controversial early-20th century author. At a meeting on Tuesday, the municipal council decided not to change any … Continue reading →

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Hungary Thanks Horthy Despite Holocaust

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife Columns)– OK. Some 600,000 Hungarian Jews were massacred along with others the Nazis didn’t like. Hungary’s wartime leader Miklós Horthy knew this would happen when he allied the nation to Nazi-Germany. His noisy friend, Adolf Hitler, often … Continue reading →

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Vona v Hungary: Freedom of association and assembly can be restricted to protect Minority Rights

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

This guest post was written by Judit Geller and Dezideriu Gergely, European Roma Rights Centre. In the case of Vona v Hungary, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) openly stood up against racism and hatred when it ruled that … Continue reading →

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Amnesty International: Hungary must protect Roma, minority groups

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

UDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 6 (UPI) — Hungary must do more to protect minority groups, said Amnesty International Tuesday after four people were convicted in the deaths of six Roma. A Budapest court handed down life sentences in prison for Zsolt … Continue reading →

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Hungary: Roma killers imprisoned for life

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

A HUNGARIAN court has handed down life sentences to three far-right gang members convicted of murdering six gypsies, including the gunning down of a father and his four-year-old son as they fled their burning home. Another member of the neo-Nazi … Continue reading →

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