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- “It was honest, manly work”: Hungarian President Pál Schmitt Refuses to Resign
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- Political Discourse in Hungary (Part 3) – The Economic Theories of László Bogár
- The New Hungarian Guard Continues to Initiate New Members
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Tag Archives: Gyöngyöspata
Hungarian News Digest – Oct. 28 2011
The spirit of protest seems to be a dominant theme in Hungarian politics recently: the opposition demonstration held on Oct. 23, which drew 100,000 participants according to organizers, was only its most direct manifestation. In this week’s Hungarian News Digest, more … Continue reading
Posted in English-language Hungarian news, Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian government, Hungarian News Digest, Hungarian parliament, Hungary, László Kövér, New Theater (Új Színház), public works, Viktor Orbán
Tagged Budapest, Democratic Coalition, Ferenc Gyurcsány, Gyöngyöspata, György Dörner, HÖOK, István Csurka, Jóri András, mandatory public work, New Theater
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Hungarian News Digest – Oct. 15, 2011
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 Új Színház, Budapest Pride, Dörner György, Gyöngyöspata, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, HVIM, István Tarlós, Kopátsy Sándor, László Toroczkai, Matolcsy György, TASZ
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Hate Crimes in Hungary
In Hungary, if you are homeless, you have to pay. As much as 50,000 Hungarian forint, which is the equivalent of 185 EUR or 267 USD. According to a municipal law dated April 27, 2011, anybody found to conduct a “lifestyle … Continue reading
Posted in Budapest 8th district, criminalization of poverty, Gyöngyöspata, hate crimes in Hungary, Hungarian far-right militias, Hungarian Roma, Hungary, Viktor Orbán
Tagged csepeli hajléktalangyilkosságok, dumpster diving, Gyöngyöspata, hajléktalanok, hajléktalanság, kukázás, kukázásra való bujtogatás, skipping
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A Case where Fair and Balanced Will Do Us No Good: The Civil Guards Movement in Hungary
It should be a well-known fact to those who are trying to catch up on the recent de-democratization of Hungary that the country has recently enacted a media law which instructs Hungarian journalists to remain “fair and balanced” in their … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern European Roma, Eastern-Europe, Hungarian
Tagged Amnesty International, Fox News, Gyöngyöspata, Jobbik, Pintér Sándor, polgárőrök, Rupert Murdoch
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