Category Archives: social background HU

The Rise of a Fallen Feather: The Symbolism of the Turul Bird in Contemporary Hungary

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ellenpolus

(by: Szabolcs KissPál, e-flux journal #56, 06/2014) The powerful reappearance of the Turul bird in Hungary has become one of the key signifiers of the new national self-definition of the country’s right and far right. The symbol is rooted in … Continue reading →

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Stop Targeting Civil Society in Hungary!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by ellenpolus

Background: After the widespread criticism due to the elimination of independent institutions, the dismantling of the framework of parliamentarianism, the opening of the second term of the Orban’s government in 2014 has seen even more challenges: new impetus was given … Continue reading →

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Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance

Posted on June 9, 2014 by ellenpolus

Juliette Garside Wires allow agencies to listen to or record live conversations, in what privacy campaigners are calling a ‘nightmare scenario’ Vodafone has revealed the secret wires are widely used in the 29 countries it operates in. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP … Continue reading →

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Transparency International calls for an immediate end to intimidation of civil society in Hungary

Posted on June 7, 2014 by ellenpolus

Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, is calling on the government of Hungary to stop its strategy of intimidation aimed at stifling the voice of civil society and democratic oversight. Every government, irrespective of political affiliation, should uphold the rights … Continue reading →

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Dispatches: Harassing Civil Society in Hungary

Posted on June 6, 2014 by ellenpolus

The Hungarian government’s anti-democratic tendencies are on show again. In actions unworthy of an EU member state, the government this week conducted surprise financial inspections on some nongovernmental organizations that administer foreign donor money. This happened after the prime minister’s … Continue reading →

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Miriam Pepper: Holocaust tensions are evident in Hungary today

Posted on June 4, 2014 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sixty pairs of shoes line a prominent stretch of the bank of the Danube River, which bisects this European capital. From a distance, they look real. Up close, the cast iron shoes stand as painful replicas of … Continue reading →

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Renewed attack on the Hungarian media: freedom of the press is at stake

Posted on June 4, 2014 by ellenpolus

As I was settling down to write this post, a large demonstration in Budapest was just coming to an end. It was organized by journalists who protested the sudden firing of the editor-in-chief of Origo, one of the best and most widely read internet … Continue reading →

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