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Hungary Appeals to EU over Slovak Law
09 Jan 2026 17:26 GMT
… in Slovakia related to the Beneš Decrees.
According to Hungarian … media, Budapest objects to an amendment to Slovakia’ … the European Convention on Human Rights. She also referred to … ” through criminal law.
Slovak Government Office said it respects …
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'Labour's failing to show interest!' Hungary's ex-deputy PM warns of 'civil war' if Europe fails to deal with migrant crisis
09 Jan 2026 11:01 GMT
… Orban also discussed how human rights were central to the … ;Mass migration is a human rights issue ... those people who … Hungarian people, they also have human rights, and it's part of their human rights … ."
Questioned about Hungary';s continued consumption …
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Orban’s Fico Problem: New Slovak Law Stirs Minority Tensions – Analysis
09 Jan 2026 02:21 GMT
… collective guilt for treason to Czechoslovakia’s Hungarian and German minorities, deprived … latter decrees, incompatible with modern human rights law, were long regarded as … on both sides of the Slovak-Hungarian border.
Law has multiple targets …
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Church must stand for peace, human rights, says Greenland priest, as US eyes takeover
07 Jan 2026 21:56 GMT
(OSV News) ─ The Trump administration's stated plans to acquire Greenland for the U.S. -- either through purchase from Denmark or by military means -- are being met with concern, sometimes fear and "a quiet strength" by residents, the Arctic …
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British Woman Left ‘Stranded’ in Hungary After Home Office Refuse to Let Her Bring Niece to the UK
08 Jan 2026 22:05 GMT
… been “left stranded” in Hungary with her two children while …
“I am stuck in Hungary, trapped between two impossible choices … supported by the UK and Hungarian authorities. The Home Office … of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right …
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Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall
08 Jan 2026 13:25 GMT
… . In Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, authoritarianism has taken root … corner of public life.
Hungary’s experience shows how fragile … communities.
The lesson from Hungary is how quickly governments can … a senior Europe researcher at Human Rights Watch
Do you have …
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Why Czechia criminalized promotion of communism
08 Jan 2026 13:17 GMT
… Olga Vasinkevič, Radio Prague International
“The new amendment … of human rights and freedoms. Under communism, discussions of human rights … I think that the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other Central … who fought for democracy, human rights, and freedoms. They …
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Justice ministry seeks to end jail terms for blasphemy in Poland
08 Jan 2026 13:16 GMT
… European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that Poland violated the … the European Court of Human Rights, not a political … blasphemy conviction violated her human rights, the @ECHR_CEDH … Warsaw and deputy president of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights …
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Why is Brussels ignoring Fico's ethinic land seizures in Slovakia?
07 Jan 2026 14:01 GMT
… which stripped Germans and Hungarians in Czechoslovakia of rights, citizenship and … European court of human rights confirmed in Bosits v. Slovakia that the … ethnic Hungarians, Slovaks with Hungarian or German roots, and Austrian or Hungarian citizens …
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Czechia Moves to Break Cycle of Period Poverty
07 Jan 2026 13:44 GMT
… head of advocacy at Amnesty International’s Czech branch.
Putting Period … projects introduced in selected Czech cities and municipalities, with … Marta Gellova, a local Prague councillor for the now-ruling … EU states, behind only Hungary.
Back in 2020, then …