29 result(s) for fire victims
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungarian Man Arrested For Forcing Slaves To Grow Cannabis
- 23 Jul 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
A 60-year-old male has been charged by Sátoraljaújhely district prosecutors for allegedly forcing people to grow marijuana on his property in exchange for food and shelter. One victim, a homeless man, was allegedly subject to physical assault and death threats, and was forbidden to leave the property.
Hungary’s Roma Community Marks 70th Anniversary Of Roma Holocaust
- 4 Aug 2014 7:00 PM
- community & culture
Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma community is holding memorial events throughout the country today on the occasion of international Roma Holocaust remembrance day.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
HUF 380mn Paid To Victims Of Police In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The state has paid a total of Ft 380 million in compensation to victims of the police measures in autumn of 2006, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told Jobbik MP Zsolt Németh in a written response.
September 11 Memorials Unveiled In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 11:40 AM
- current affairs
This week on 9/11, Ambassador Kounalakis, American embassy employees and family members donated blood in an event organized by the Hungarian Red Cross. Also firefighters in Hatvan and Kiskunfélegyháza unveiled memorials to firefighters and other victims of the U.S. September 11 attacks that incorporated steel from the World Trade Center towers. In her remarks Ambassador Kounalakis stressed that ...
96 Hungarian Policemen Fired For 2006 Abuses
- 14 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 96 policemen have been sacked for their conduct in autumn 2006, according to a summary provided to the cabinet by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. Ten uniformed policemen convicted by a court will shortly be removed from the force. The state has paid Ft 270.5 million in compensation to 149 victims for police brutality committed in the autumn of 2006.
Xpat Opinion: Never Ending Land Swap Story Of Sukoró
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- property
In case you forgot what Sukoró is all about, it was a land swap involving Joav Blum, a Hungarian-Israeli businessman, and the Hungarian state. The details of the swap were handled by the Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő (MNV), a government office in charge of state properties.
Hungarian Firefighters Receive WTC Steel From U.S. Ambassador
- 30 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On January 25, Ambassador Kounalakis presented four steel fragments from the World Trade Center to firefighters from Budapest, Kiskunfélegyháza, Kecskemét and Hatvan.
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungarian Man Arrested For Forcing Slaves To Grow Cannabis
- 23 Jul 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
A 60-year-old male has been charged by Sátoraljaújhely district prosecutors for allegedly forcing people to grow marijuana on his property in exchange for food and shelter. One victim, a homeless man, was allegedly subject to physical assault and death threats, and was forbidden to leave the property.
Hungary’s Roma Community Marks 70th Anniversary Of Roma Holocaust
- 4 Aug 2014 7:00 PM
- community & culture
Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma community is holding memorial events throughout the country today on the occasion of international Roma Holocaust remembrance day.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
HUF 380mn Paid To Victims Of Police In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The state has paid a total of Ft 380 million in compensation to victims of the police measures in autumn of 2006, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér told Jobbik MP Zsolt Németh in a written response.
September 11 Memorials Unveiled In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 11:40 AM
- current affairs
This week on 9/11, Ambassador Kounalakis, American embassy employees and family members donated blood in an event organized by the Hungarian Red Cross. Also firefighters in Hatvan and Kiskunfélegyháza unveiled memorials to firefighters and other victims of the U.S. September 11 attacks that incorporated steel from the World Trade Center towers. In her remarks Ambassador Kounalakis stressed that ...
96 Hungarian Policemen Fired For 2006 Abuses
- 14 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 96 policemen have been sacked for their conduct in autumn 2006, according to a summary provided to the cabinet by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. Ten uniformed policemen convicted by a court will shortly be removed from the force. The state has paid Ft 270.5 million in compensation to 149 victims for police brutality committed in the autumn of 2006.
Xpat Opinion: Never Ending Land Swap Story Of Sukoró
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- property
In case you forgot what Sukoró is all about, it was a land swap involving Joav Blum, a Hungarian-Israeli businessman, and the Hungarian state. The details of the swap were handled by the Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő (MNV), a government office in charge of state properties.
Hungarian Firefighters Receive WTC Steel From U.S. Ambassador
- 30 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On January 25, Ambassador Kounalakis presented four steel fragments from the World Trade Center to firefighters from Budapest, Kiskunfélegyháza, Kecskemét and Hatvan.