National Guard

Roma organization petitions for disbanding of Hungarian Guard

Budapest, 2.3.2008 15:14, (ROMEA/Politics.hu) In just two weeks, the National Gypsy Government (Országos Cigány Önkormányzat, OCÖ) has collected tens of thousands of signatures to support an amendment to the law that would ban the Hungarian Guard and similar paramilitary organizations, stop.hu wrote on February 22, based on a report by state news agency MTI.  full story

Czech police join extremist National Guard

Prague, 1.3.2008 13:36, (ROMEA/CTK) The paramilitary National Guard (NG), established by the extreme rightist National Party last year, has attracted some 2000 people, including many former career soldiers and police, the Czech daily Pravo writes today, referring to NG Commander Michal Kubik.  full story

Czech parliament security committee against National Guard again

Prague, 9.1.2008 15:17, (ROMEA/CTK) Frantisek Bublan, chairman of the Czech Chamber of Deputies security committee, told Pavel Sedlacek, spokesman for the paramilitary National Guard (NG), that he disagrees with the NG's existence.  full story

Czech semi-military group wants to become legal

Prague, 8.1.2008 0:57, (ROMEA/CTK) The National Guard, a semi-military organisation established by the Czech nationalist National Party (NS), wants to operate as a legal civic association within a year, according to information obtained by CTK today.  full story

Czech semi-military National Guard starts activities

Prague, 6.1.2008 19:15, (ROMEA/CTK) The National Guard, a semi-military organisation established by teh nationalist National Party (NS), went into operation on Saturday afternoon, the party says on its internet site.  full story