Coach Petry Claims Press Misrepresented His Comments Hungarian football coach, Zsolt Petry, fired by German football club Hertha BSC for controversial statements about migration and same-sex marriage,... 2021.04.12.
Press Roundup: Diplomatic Row Between Hungary and Germany Over the Sacking of Coach Petry The German Foreign Ministry has rejected Hungarian protests against the sacking of a Hungarian football coach in Berlin. Commentators’ opinions... 2021.04.12.
German and Hungarian Gov’ts at Odds Over Petry Dismissal The German foreign ministry stated on Thursday that the Hungarian government’s statements regarding Zsolt Petry’s Tuesday dismissal from Hertha Berlin... 2021.04.09.
Rainbow Families: Hertha Sacks Coach Petry for Criticizing Goalie Gulácsi German Bundesliga team Hertha BSC parted ways with its Hungarian goalkeeping coach after he voiced his immigration-critical stance and criticized... 2021.04.07.
Jobbik Leader Jakab’s Comments on LGBTQ Adoption Generates Tension Between Opposition Alliance Péter Jakab believes that a family consists of a father and a mother, and Jobbik's candidate for Prime Minister would... 2021.03.09.
Rainbow Families Protest New Amendment on Adoption The law that makes single parent adoption dependent on the family minister's approval took effect on Monday. While Katalin Novák... 2021.03.01.
Two Hungarian Star Footballers Publicly Stand by ‘Family is Family’ Movement After Bundesliga star club RB Leipzig's Hungarian goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi, two-time Champions League winner female footballer Zsanett Jakabfi also stood... 2021.02.25.
Huge Brands and Dutch Embassy Join Campaign for Acceptance of Rainbow Families On Thursday, more than forty brands joined the “family is family” campaign of Hungary's rainbow family community. The mission, launched... 2021.02.19.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Weeklies on President Biden’s First Week in Office A liberal jurist believes the Biden administration must be a source of concern for the Hungarian government, but he does... 2021.02.01.
LGBTQ NGO to Complain at Top Court about Govt Office Censure of Fairytale Book Minority rights NGO Labrisz said on Wednesday that it will submit a complaint to the Constitutional Court about a central... 2021.01.21.
Controversial Minority-Focused Fairytale Book’s Publisher Censured for ‘Misleading Customers’ A central government agency has censured sexual minority rights NGO Labrisz Lesbian Association for failing to alert customers to the... 2021.01.19.
Mi Hazánk: Party Offers ‘Third Option’ Apart from Fidesz and Joint Opposition Hungary's radical nationalist Mi Hazánk party offers a "third option" apart from ruling Fidesz and the leftist parties "now united... 2020.12.22.
Council of Europe: Gov’t Bills Would Have Detrimental Effect on Human Rights if Passed The Council of Europe has called on Hungary's parliament to postpone voting on bills the government submitted last Friday, predicting... 2020.11.20.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Confrontation over the Rule of Law Seen as Difficult to Resolve A pro-government analyst fears that through the rule of law procedures, Brussels might try to force Hungarians to give up... 2020.11.19.
Coronavirus – Orbán: New Restrictions ‘Timely’ and ‘Precise’ "Every life counts", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a radio interview on Friday, while also flagging tax cuts next... 2020.11.13.
Orbán Gov’t to Propagate Traditional Families, Redefining Public Money in Constitutional Amendment Proposal Right after parliament had approved the extension of the state of emergency, the government submitted an amendment to the Hungarian... 2020.11.11.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Controversy over Promoting Gay Inclusion among Children Liberal and left-wing commentators in unison criticize radical right-wing MP Dóra Dúró for shredding a children’s book intended to strengthen... 2020.10.19.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Weeklies on Rule-of-law Criticism by the European Commission Opposition-leaning commentators believe the European Union is still too weak to enforce its rule of law criteria, while pro-government columnists... 2020.10.12.
Mi Hazánk Deputy Leader Shreds Another Children’s Book over ‘Homosexual Propaganda’ Dóra Dúró, the deputy leader of the far-right non-parliamentary Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) party, on Friday shredded another children's book... 2020.10.09.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Row over Gay Fairy Tales A left-wing columnist accuses the Prime Minister of connivance with far-right radicals who promote anti-gay propaganda. A pro-government analyst thinks... 2020.10.09.
Growing Controversy Around Minority-Focused Fairytale Book, PMO Head Suspects Potential Crime The fairytale book containing classical fairy tales featuring minorities, including sexual minorities as main characters is still on the Hungarian... 2020.10.09.
