Category Archives: Hungary

Jews and Rroma joined force in Budapest to combat right wing extremism. This is new, and this is good, as both minorities are in the crosshair of extremists.

– In Budapest, Roma and Jews use alternative JCC to fight right-wing populism. In: JTA. 27.02.2017. http://www.jta.org/2017/02/27/news-opinion/world/in-budapest-roma-and-jews-turn-alternative-jcc-into-anti-government-hub
– In Budapest, Roma and Jews turn alternative JCC into anti-government hub. In: The Jewish Standart. 02.03.2017. http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/in-budapest-roma-and-jews-turn-alternative-jcc-into-anti-government-hub/ [link-preview url=”http://www.jta.org/2017/02/27/news-opinion/world/in-budapest-roma-and-jews-turn-alternative-jcc-into-anti-government-hub “]

Rroma joined Jews to turn a Budapest club into a anti-government hub. Rroma are especially concentrating on a strategy for the press.

– Roma Join Jews To Turn Budapest Club Into Anti-Government. In: Forward. 27.02.2017. http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/364289/roma-join-jews-to-turn-budapest-club-into-anti-government-hub/ [link-preview url=”http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/364289/roma-join-jews-to-turn-budapest-club-into-anti-government-hub/”]

Hungary highest court overturned a lower court judgement that had ruled in favour of the plaintiffs in a case of harassement of the Rroma minority. The case was filed by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union against the police of the Heves County, arguing that during the events in Gyöngöspata where extreme right militants manifested in the middle of a Rroma quarter, the police violated the Rroma’s civil rights by not preventing this march.
BAD.

Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, claims judge issued wrong verdict in Gyöngyöspata case. In: Budapest Beacon. 09.02.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/hungarys-highest-court-the-curia-claims-judge-issued-wrong-verdict-in-gyongyospata-case/44486 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/hungarys-highest-court-the-curia-claims-judge-issued-wrong-verdict-in-gyongyospata-case/44486″]

Two young Rromnja were denied the entry in a popular nightlife passage in the centre of town, unless they would be escorted by a security guard.
This is illegal! And it is being denied too.
SHAME!

– Gozsdu Udvar denies Roma women entry to popular Budapest nightlife area. In: Budapest Beacon. 06.02.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/news-in-brief/gozsdu-udvar-denies-denying-roma-entry-to-popular-budapest-nightlife-area/44359 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/news-in-brief/gozsdu-udvar-denies-denying-roma-entry-to-popular-budapest-nightlife-area/44359″]

Jobbik, the Hungarian extreme rightist party held its first conference of the year a few days ago. Its leader, Gabor Vona is trying to shed some of the most racist sides of his party to make it more “mainstream”.
Let’s not be fooled… They are all extremely anti-Rroma, anti-Jews, and anti-Moslems.

– HUNGARIAN FAR-RIGHT JOBBIK PARTY HOLDS YEAR-OPENING CONFERENCE. In: Hungary Today. 30.01.2017. http://hungarytoday.hu/news/hungarian-far-right-jobbik-party-holds-year-opening-conference-28046 [link-preview url=”http://hungarytoday.hu/news/hungarian-far-right-jobbik-party-holds-year-opening-conference-28046″]

A chilling description of an attach on Rroma in North Eastern Hungary and on the general attitude of authorities towards such crimes. Hungary was condemned by the EU Court of Human Rights exactly for such an attack. But it is not an uncommon thing, unfortunately.

– Masked men attacked the Roma laborers just as the police officer had advised. In: Budapest Beacon. 28.01.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/civil-society/masked-men-attacked-roma-laborers-just-police-officer-advised/44218 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/civil-society/masked-men-attacked-roma-laborers-just-police-officer-advised/44218″]

An Essay on the life of Rroma in Hungary, what it means, and the impact, if any of the recent ruling of the European Court against Hungary.

– The Roma people’s Hungarian hell. In: Politico.25.01.2017. http://www.politico.eu/article/the-roma-peoples-hungarian-hell/ [link-preview url=”http://www.politico.eu/article/the-roma-peoples-hungarian-hell/”]

The European Court for Human Rights condemned Hungary for its lack of protection of Rroma against extreme rightist violence. This is the consequence of a march of ca. 500 Jobbik members through a Rroma neighbourhood in Devecser, chanting racist slogan and threatening the Rroma who lived there. The police did of course nothing.

Ungarn wegen mangelndem Schutz von Roma vor Rechtsextremen verurteilt. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 17.01.2017. https://www.nzz.ch/international/europaeischer-menschenrechtsgerichtshof-ungarn-wegen-mangelndem-schutz-von-roma-vor-rechtsextremen-verurteilt-ld.140407 [link-preview url=”https://www.nzz.ch/international/europaeischer-menschenrechtsgerichtshof-ungarn-wegen-mangelndem-schutz-von-roma-vor-rechtsextremen-verurteilt-ld.140407″]

A small grassroots project helping Rroma in Hungary. Not many, but better than nothing.

– Roma-Familien in Ungarn bekommen Unterstützung aus Eickel. In: WAZ. 18.01.2017. http://www.waz.de/staedte/herne-wanne-eickel/roma-familien-in-ungarn-bekommen-unterstuetzung-aus-eickel-id209319103.html [link-preview url=”http://www.waz.de/staedte/herne-wanne-eickel/roma-familien-in-ungarn-bekommen-unterstuetzung-aus-eickel-id209319103.html”]

An article about the impact of the cold spell in Hungary on Rroma who struggle to keep warm. To be frank, it is not only Rroma, but also many poor Hungarians who cannot afford the costs of heating. And temperatures dropped to close to -30.

– Roma struggle to keep warm in Hungary’s deadly cold snap. In: SFGate. 12.01.2017. http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Poor-Roma-in-Hungary-struggle-to-keep-warm-in-10852555.php
– Roma struggle to keep warm in Hungary’s deadly cold snap. In: SeattlePi. 12.01.2017. http://www.seattlepi.com/living/article/Poor-Roma-in-Hungary-struggle-to-keep-warm-in-10852555.php [link-preview url=”http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Poor-Roma-in-Hungary-struggle-to-keep-warm-in-10852555.php “]