Category Archives: neo-nazis in Hungary

Hungarian News Digest – Oct. 15, 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Hungarian far-right appointed to operate theater, György Matolcsy’s 750,000 HUF/month advisor, consequences of hate crimes and homelessness: covering the first half of October, here’s another edition of the short-format collection of Contrarian Hungarian news otherwise known as the Hungarian News … Continue reading →

Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Fidesz, Gyöngyöspata, György Matolcsy, hate crimes in Hungary, Hungarian far-right, Hungarian government, Hungarian News Digest, Hungarian Roma, Hungary, Jobbik, Magyar Sziget 2011, neo-nazis in Hungary, New Theater (Új Színház) | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Is Hungary a Prejudiced Society?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Surprising if not incredible findings were the result of a survey probing into the racist feelings harbored by Hungarian youth in 2010. 1000 teenagers, between the ages 12-19, were asked to fill out a questionnaire designed to measure their propensity … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern-Europe, Hungarian far-right, Hungarian Roma, Hungarian youth, neo-nazis in Hungary, prejudices, racism | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Krisztina Morvai: “Nazi Barbie” in US Diplomatic Cables

Posted on August 30, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Another post on Jobbik, Hungary’s far-right party, with apologies to readers who are impatient with this string of reports covering Jobbik’s recent appearances in Hungary’s news. Yes, a properly contrarian blog on Hungary should perhaps pay more attention to the … Continue reading →

Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Gábor Vona, Hungarian far-right, Jobbik, Krisztina Morvai, neo-nazis in Hungary, US-Hungarian diplomatic relationships | Tagged | 7 Comments

“Only We Are the Chosen People”: Hungarian Far Right Holds Troop-Review

Posted on August 28, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

“We are chosen, only we are the chosen people,” said one of the speakers, Lóránt Hegedűs, Jr. at the event held today. Gábor Vona, party leader of Hungary’s far-right party Jobbik and the founder of the original Hungarian Guard called … Continue reading →

Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Gábor Vona, Hungarian far-right, Hungarian far-right militias, Jobbik, neo-nazis in Hungary | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Vona Gábor in Romania: “A Life And Death Struggle To Come To The Carpathian Basin”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Within days after Jobbik sympathizer Zsolt Tyirityán delivered a speech about shooting Jews and persons of color in an apocalyptic showdown between the pure-bred forces of his Betyársereg and criminal gypsies backed by Israeli tanks; within days only after Jobbik-allied neo-Nazi … Continue reading →

Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Fidesz, Gábor Vona, Hungarian far-right, Hungary, Jobbik, neo-nazis in Hungary, Romania, Viktor Orbán | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Epilogue to the Neo-Nazi Protest at the Sziget Festival: When Common Sense Capitulates to Presumptuousness

Posted on August 15, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

It was not at all the turnout they had hoped for: only 60 to 70 neo-Nazis showed up to force their way into the Sziget festival in the hopes of holding a protest in front of the main stage against … Continue reading →

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Open Letter by The Hungarian Helsinki Committee Asks Viktor Orbán and Pál Schmitt to Condemn Hate

Posted on August 12, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

“The silent man is an accomplice,” starts out an open letter delivered by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee to three of the highest public dignitaries of the Hungarian state. The Hungarian branch of the international non-profit organization that monitors human rights … Continue reading →

Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Gyöngyöspata, Helsinki Committee, Hungarian far-right, Hungary, Jobbik, Magyar Sziget 2011, neo-nazis in Hungary, Pál Schmitt, Péter Polt, Viktor Orbán | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

“Private Individual” Calls for Protest of Sziget Festival at 6pm on Friday, August 12 – Counter-Protest Under Organization

Posted on August 11, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Not to get too tacky, but in an oft-quoted text, Marx notes that when history tends to repeat itself, it does so in the form of a farce. I am not often in the habit of quoting Marx, however the neo-Nazi protest … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Neo-Nazis Discuss Readiness to Take Up Arms

Posted on August 10, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Since the publication of the Sun story on what takes place at a festival called Magyar Sziget (or Hungarian Island), one lesser and one more tremendous updates have become available.

Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Gábor Vona, hate crimes in Hungary, Hungarian far-right, Hungary, Magyar Sziget 2011, neo-nazis in Hungary | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Where Every Man Is A (Very Pure) Hungarian Island To Himself: Magyar Sziget, 2011

Posted on August 5, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Such an atrocious gathering of neo-Nazis that one politician was fired from his far-right party over his participation. It’s the Magyar Sziget, or Hungarian Island, an international get-together for the far, far-right of Europe. The scandal broke out after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gábor Vona, Hungarian far-right, Hungary, Jobbik, Magyar Sziget 2011, neo-nazis in Hungary | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Who Are the Supporters of Jobbik: A Psychological Profile

Posted on August 2, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Recent spikes in the support of Jobbik, Hungary’s far-right party, have taken many by surprise. The party already came in 4th in the 2010 parliamentary elections with 16.63% of the votes. This summer however, in Gyöngyöspata, where previously anti-Roma para-militaries … Continue reading →

Posted in democracy watch, extreme right electoral wins, Fidesz, Hungarian far-right, Hungarian Roma, Hungary, Jobbik, neo-nazis in Hungary | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Caught in the Web of Hazy Thinking, Hungary’s Jobbik Distances Itself from Norwegian Tragedy

Posted on July 30, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

To begin with, let’s concede that Jobbik, Hungary’s extreme-right parliamentary party is not immediately responsible for the actions of Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik. To accuse them of having any agency in Breivik’s actions would truly be absurd. Let’s also … Continue reading →

Posted in European Union, FPÖ, Gábor Vona, Hungarian far-right, Hungary, Jobbik, Krisztina Morvai, neo-nazis in Hungary | Tagged | 5 Comments

Who Finances the Hungarian Extreme Right

Posted on July 23, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Hungarian neo-nazi organizations do not live on a big budget. Their expenses are met from member donations, small contributions from individual sympathizers, grants from civic organizations, and the profit of economic enterprise. Through certain channels however they also receive money … Continue reading →

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War Crimes Trial in Hungary: After Court Acquits His Client, Képíró’s Lawyer Files Appeal

Posted on July 20, 2011 by The Contrarian Hungarian

Today the defense attorney for Sándor Képíró, a gendarme captain of the Hungarian Army during a 1942 raid against partisans fighting against the Nazi occupation filed an appeal in the case against his client at the Budapest Metropolitan Court. During the course of … Continue reading →

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