84 result(s) for religious freedom
'Courage-Parevo' International Documentary Film Festival, 1 – 2 June
- 8 Feb 2018 2:45 PM
- entertainment
This unique film fest presents the counter-culture of the former socialist countries in Eastern Europe. Stories about silenced artists, Budapest punks, Chuck Norris in a woman’s voice, graffiti dwarfs in Poland, and the generation of 68'ers.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: C Europe Set Model For World 450 Years Ago
- 15 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Central Europe set a model for the world 450 years ago which it could do this time around again, the Hungarian parliamentary speaker said in Turda (Torda), in western Romania.
Nikolaus Priesnitz, Former General Manager North Thailand, Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort & AVANI Riverside Bangkok Hotel
- 3 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
Mr. Nikolaus Priesnitz is the Area General Manager North Thailand overseeing Minor Hotels’ leading properties in Thailand, which include the Anantara Brand flagship Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort AVANI brand flagship AVANI Riverside Bangkok Hotel, Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, Anantara Chiang Mai Service Suites as well as Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Elephant Camp.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Foreign-Funded NGO Transparency Law
- 14 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law requiring civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad. The government-sponsored bill was passed with 130 votes in favour, 44 against and 24 abstentions. Under the law, civil groups will be required to register as foreign-backed groups once their foreign donations reach 7.2 million forints (EUR ...
Commissioner Calls On Lawmakers To Reject Law On Foreign-Funded NGOS
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks has called on members of Hungary’s parliament to reject a proposed draft law on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs. In the letter addressed to House Speaker László Kövér, Muižnieks said “the draft law carries a clear risk of stigmatising a large number of organisations pursuing lawful activities in the field of human rights, ...
ECTHR Orders Govt To Compensate Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship
- 26 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship, a Methodist church headed by Gábor Iványi who was a founder of the now-defunct liberal Free Democrats, is entitled to 3 million euros in damages from the Hungarian state in compensation for loss of donations and subsidies, among other monetary losses, stemming from Hungary’s law on the legal status of ...
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Balog Hails Roma Culture At Holocaust Remembrance
- 2 Mar 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources minister commended Hungarian Roma culture and history at an event in Budapest held to remember the Roma Holocaust. Zoltán Balog said that it is “our duty to liberate the huge reserves of power” in Roma culture “to serve our common future.” He said Hungarians by now had no excuse not to be aware of the “dreadful tragedy” of the Roma Holocaust.
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
'Courage-Parevo' International Documentary Film Festival, 1 – 2 June
- 8 Feb 2018 2:45 PM
- entertainment
This unique film fest presents the counter-culture of the former socialist countries in Eastern Europe. Stories about silenced artists, Budapest punks, Chuck Norris in a woman’s voice, graffiti dwarfs in Poland, and the generation of 68'ers.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: C Europe Set Model For World 450 Years Ago
- 15 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Central Europe set a model for the world 450 years ago which it could do this time around again, the Hungarian parliamentary speaker said in Turda (Torda), in western Romania.
Nikolaus Priesnitz, Former General Manager North Thailand, Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort & AVANI Riverside Bangkok Hotel
- 3 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
Mr. Nikolaus Priesnitz is the Area General Manager North Thailand overseeing Minor Hotels’ leading properties in Thailand, which include the Anantara Brand flagship Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort AVANI brand flagship AVANI Riverside Bangkok Hotel, Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, Anantara Chiang Mai Service Suites as well as Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Elephant Camp.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Foreign-Funded NGO Transparency Law
- 14 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law requiring civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad. The government-sponsored bill was passed with 130 votes in favour, 44 against and 24 abstentions. Under the law, civil groups will be required to register as foreign-backed groups once their foreign donations reach 7.2 million forints (EUR ...
Commissioner Calls On Lawmakers To Reject Law On Foreign-Funded NGOS
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks has called on members of Hungary’s parliament to reject a proposed draft law on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs. In the letter addressed to House Speaker László Kövér, Muižnieks said “the draft law carries a clear risk of stigmatising a large number of organisations pursuing lawful activities in the field of human rights, ...
ECTHR Orders Govt To Compensate Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship
- 26 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship, a Methodist church headed by Gábor Iványi who was a founder of the now-defunct liberal Free Democrats, is entitled to 3 million euros in damages from the Hungarian state in compensation for loss of donations and subsidies, among other monetary losses, stemming from Hungary’s law on the legal status of ...
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Balog Hails Roma Culture At Holocaust Remembrance
- 2 Mar 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources minister commended Hungarian Roma culture and history at an event in Budapest held to remember the Roma Holocaust. Zoltán Balog said that it is “our duty to liberate the huge reserves of power” in Roma culture “to serve our common future.” He said Hungarians by now had no excuse not to be aware of the “dreadful tragedy” of the Roma Holocaust.
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.