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AI: Families are separated at riot yesterday

At least nine people, including at least four children, were separated from their families by Hungarian Police yesterday when a...

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Refugees turn towards Croatia

After Croatia announced on Tuesday that it would welcome refugees, and getting through the fence on the Serbian-Hungarian border has...

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Government plans new anti-immigrant billboard campaign

The Hungarian government announced on its official Facebook page that it is launching another billboard campaign to promote the results of its survey...

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Orbán appoints Rogán as Political Cabinet Chief

Antal Rogán, who is currently the caucus leader of the governing Fidesz party, will become Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s...

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Report: First refugee tried, expelled from Hungary

The first refugee who was caught yesterday during an “illegal border crossing” was expelled from Hungary for a full year,...

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Report: Refugees attempt to tear down fence

Refugees on the Serbian side of the fence at Horgos-Röszke tied pieces of clothing around the fence and are now...

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Szijjártó: ‘Ponta lost his self control’

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta (pictured) lost his “self control” and “offended all of Hungary” with his “thoughtless statement” made...

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Report: Hungarian Police force journalist to delete video

A journalist from the Associated Press was reportedly held in brief detention by the Hungarian Police and forced to delete...

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Rozgonyi: Hungary symbol of ‘modern, illiberal censorship and dictatorshipʼ

Hungary has become the “symbol for modern, illiberal censorship and dictatorship, oppressing media freedom, introducing soft-censorship and turning public service...

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Kovács: State of emergency declared in counties near Serbia

Due to the refugee crisis, the Hungarian government has declared a six-month state of emergency for two counties near the...

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Rogán: Government must declare a state of emergency

Hungary must declare a state of emergency “as soon as possible” because of the massive influx of “migrants” entering Hungary, ruling Fidesz party’s...

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MNB said ready to purchase Budapest Stock Exchange

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is in talks with CEESEG, majority owner of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), to purchase...

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Fired camerawoman apologizes for attacking refugees

In a letter addressed to government-friendly news portal mno.hu (Magyar Nemzet) the former camerawoman of right-wing N1TV, Petra László, apologizes...

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Ács mayor quits Fidesz over PMʼs remarks on Roma

Béla Lakatos, the mayor of Ács and the only Roma mayor in Hungary, quit ruling party Fidesz yesterday, following Prime...

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Police: 3,321 new asylum seekers enter yesterday

Police yesterday stopped 3,011 asylum seekers, including 611 children, entering Hungary near Röszke, which is close to the Serbian border, state...

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Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

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Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

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Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

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Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

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National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

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House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...

More Than 200 WWII Explosives Found at Budapest Construction Site

Bomb disposal specialists recovered more than 200 World War II explosive devices and fragments at a construction site on Üllői...

Hungary to Open Communist-Era Secret Service Files on November 4

Hungary’s government will make communist-era secret service documents public on Nov. 4, fulfilling one of the ruling Tisza Party’s main...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Hungary’s Presidential Sándor Palace to Reopen to Visitors

The presidential Sándor Palace in Budapest will reopen to visitors from Aug. 1-8, the speaker of parliament, who is exercising...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...

Hungary to Release Some Communist-era Secret Service Files on Oct. 22

Some secret service files from Hungary’s Communist regime will be made public from Oct. 22, the eve of the 70th...

Mákos Pite and Red Dope

It’s spring, and the poppies of Hungary are blooming in the field. Sitting outside a café in Szeged, I’m munching...

Budapest’s Renewed Citadella Reopening This Week

Budapest's Citadella will reopen to visitors on March 28 after a multiyear restoration that has transformed the deteriorating fortress into...

Budapest’s Citadella to Reopen after 4‑Year Restoration

The historic Citadella atop Gellért Hill in Budapest has undergone a comprehensive four‑year renovation and is set to reopen to...

Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

Ralph Brewster: the Would-be American who Couch-surfed WW2 Budapest

What existed on the plot now occupied by the Mammut 2 shopping mall on Margit krt? Who was Aladár Rácz?...

Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...