Hungary
Flórián Farkas (PHOTO: Elekes Andor, Wikimedia Commons)
EU anti-fraud authority Hungarian program for Roma supported by EU funds has never worked and should be investigated
1.7.2019 8:50 full story
Hungary: Radicals protest "Romani crime", Romani people and their allies stand up to them
23.5.2019 16:28 full story
Hungary: Mass demonstrations, protesters say PM endangers the rule of law
17.12.2018 17:30 full story
Hungarian Supreme Court says camerawoman who kicked asylum-seekers committed misdemeanor and can no longer be prosecuted
2.11.2018 13:19 full story
Hungarian Scouts claim they did not discriminate against Romani applicants
16.7.2018 13:52 Are disadvantaged Hungarian Roma youth who want to become Scouts now the latest victims of the transformation underway in the Hungarian social climate? A case from Borsod County has captured the attention of international media asking whether the organization, which traditionally espouses Christian values and is open to all, has turned its back on Romani applicants. full story
Hungarian Parliament approves law sanctioning NGOs, amends Constitution to prevent "foreign settlement"
24.6.2018 13:45 The Hungarian Parliament has approved a package of anti-immigration laws introducing, among other things, punishments for supporting illegal migration, Reutersreported on 21 June. The new legislation, called the "Stop Soros" package, has been criticized by the Council of Europe for facilitating the prosecution of NGOs aiding migrants who have no right to asylum in the country. full story
Hungary: Traffickers in human beings sentenced to 25 years for 71 deaths, prosecutor wants life sentences
18.6.2018 8:53 A court in Kecskemét, Hungary has sentenced the four main defendants in the trial of the death by suffocation of 71 migrants in a refrigerator truck three years ago to 25 years in prison. The prosecution sought life sentences for them.full story
Hungary: József "Choli" Daróczi, translator of the New Testament into Romanes, has passed away
17.5.2018 17:25 At the age of 79 the eminent Romani author, poet, journalist and teacher József Daróczi, known to his loved ones by the familiar Romani nickname "Choli", passed away in Hungary on 12 May 2018. Mr Daróczi, an all-around gifted artist and charismatic educator, was one of the most eminent Romani figures in Hungarian public life for decades. full story
Canada grants asylum to former MEP who faced death threats in Hungary due to her Romani origin
16.5.2018 17:53 Viktória Mohácsi, a Romani activist and former MEP from Hungary, has finally been awarded political asylum in Canada. She requested asylum in 2012 after seeking police protection over death threats she received upon returning to Hungary when her EP mandate was over.full story
Hungary: Open Society Foundation closing in Budapest due to Government persecution
15.5.2018 13:34 The Open Society Foundation, established by the American financier of Hungarian origin George Soros, will be relocating to Berlin from Budapest due to the repressive pressure of the Government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. OSF announced the move on its website and assured the public that it will continue to support civic groups in Hungary working in the areas of culture, education, freedom of the press, health care and transparency. full storyBBC Three Documentary Exposes Human Rights Abuses In Hungary’s State-Care Homes
21.4.2018 10:40 In a new special on BBC Three, Stacey Dooley investigates the Roma situation in Hungary, exposing the abuse committed by state-run care homes into which Romani children are being placed. The state repeatedly removes Romani children from their homes because their families are too poor to care for them.full story
Hungarian pro-Government weekly publishes blacklist naming alleged "non-conformists"
13.4.2018 13:47 Yesterday Hungary's pro-Government Figyelö weekly published the names of 200 people whose views do not conform to those of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, alleging that they belong to a group the PM has labeled as "mercenaries" working for the American financier of Hungarian origin George Soros, according to the Associated Press. The blacklist includes primarily members of groups defending human rights, anti-corruption organizations, defenders of refugees, investigative journalists, and also officials of the Central European University (CEU), headquartered in Budapest, which was established by Soros. full story
Hungary: Romani duo from Slovakia win the "X Factor" music competition
1.12.2017 6:57 The Romani singing duo Claudia and Ricco, who are originally from Slovakia, have won the "X Factor" music competition in Hungary. The magnificent finale to the famous television show was broadcast Saturday. full story
Lívia Járóka becomes first ever Romani Vice-President of the European Parliament
16.11.2017 10:53 Lívia Járóka (Fidesz, EPP) of Hungary has been elected Vice-President of the European Parliament (EP) and has become the historically first MEP of Romani origin to achieve such an important post. "If I have the honor of being elected, my mission and role as the first Vice President of Romani origin will be not just to aid the 10 million-strong Romani community who have been victims of discrimination and segregation for many years, but also the 120 million people living in economic and social exclusion," news server INFO.cz quoted her as saying in a letter to her colleagues.full story
Christian Democrat chair says Czech Republic should have taken in 10 refugees more to avoid European Commission censure
28.6.2017 11:53 According to the chair of the Czech Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL) the Czech Republic should have received 10 more refugees in order to avoid arguing with the EuropeanCommission. Pavel Bělobrádek made his remarks to journalists after the party's statewide conference last week. full story
Hungary: Protests criticize Government, including over Roma integration
26.5.2017 7:52 Thousands of people have once again turned out on the streets of Budapest and other towns throughout Hungary to protest the Government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his FIDESZ party. The demonstrations on Sunday, 21 May were organized by the civic initiative "Nem maradunk csendben!" (We Will Not Be Silent!). full story
Convicted German neo-Nazi who is a former Red Army Faction terrorist arrested in Hungary after seeking asylum
18.5.2017 16:04 The infamous German neo-Nazi Horst Mahler, convicted in his home country of Holocaust denial, has fled to Hungary, where he has applied for asylum. The Germannewspaper Mitteldeutsche Zeitung reported the news on 16 May, publishing a letter from him. full story
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