(selections from times prior to the blog’s tracking of the international press on Hungary):
English-Language Reporting on Far-Right Paramilitaries Keeping Roma Population of Hungarian Village under Siege (March-June 2011):
https://gyongyospatasolidarity.wordpress.com/
New Hungarian Constitution (April 2011):
Hungarian Parliament Approves New Constitution - The New York Times, 04/19/2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/world/europe/19iht-hungary19.html
Hungary Passes New Constitution Amid Concerns - The Wall Street Journal, 04/18/2011 with list of the most controversial items http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2011/04/18/hungary-passes-new-constitution-amid-concerns
Venice Commission Vexed By Hungary’s New Constitution - The Wall Street Journal, 06/21/2011 http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2011/06/21/venice-commission-vexed-by-hungarys-new-constitution
‘Hungary is a Disgrace for Europe’ - Der Spiegel, 04/19/2011 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,757971,00.html
Media Law (Jan. 2011):
Hungarian Media Laws Embarrass European Allies http://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132833404/hungary-measures-draw-fears-of-autocratic-rule
Hungary begins first EU presidency with warnings over press freedom http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/03/hungary-press-crackdown-eu-presidency
Concerns about the Hungarian EU Presidency (Jan. 2011):
Critics Fear Democracy is Eroding in Hungary http://www.npr.org/2011/01/15/132964317/Critics-Fear-Democracy-Is-Eroding-In-Hungary
Hungary’s democratic ‘dictator in the making’ takes centre stage in Europe http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/06/hungary-democratic-dictator-europe
Anti-Semitism in Hungary, Far Right, Hungarian Guard:
“Budapest Experiences a New Wave of Hatred,” by Erich Follath of the Spiegel:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,722880,00.html
The Earliest Reactions to the Policies of the Orbán Government:
Washington Post editorial: “Hungary’s Rightward Lunge – A New Government Plays to Chauvinism”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071802529.html
The Putinization of Hungary – Washington Post editorial:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122601791.html
Washington Post: A Democracy Slips – “When the authors of the American constitution worried about the “tyranny of the majority,” they might have had Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, in mind.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/27/AR2010122703990.html
Hungarian Culture in the News:
A lengthier piece on US public radio for which “the Hungarian suicide song” and Hungary’s suicide problem turns out to be integral:
http://freakonomicsradio.com/freakonomics-radio-hour-long-episode-3-“the-suicide-paradox”.html
