A confrontation over refugee assembly seats, governance reforms and public protest has triggered arrests, internet restrictions and widespread disruption across the region. MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan-administered Kashmir.…
12. August 2026
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Budapest. The Pride Parade on 27 June 2026 is taking place under new political circumstances. For the first time in years, the demonstration for the…
On the occasion of Pride Month, the Hungarian lesbian magazine and community network qLit organised a women’s football tournament for the third time on 13…
Robert Capa is regarded as an icon of war photography, and his photograph “The Falling Soldier” serves as the starting point for a debate on…
The seemingly unshakable Orbán system lost its myth of invincibility this spring and began collapsing from within. Budapest. The loss of power by Viktor Orbán…
Magdalena Marsovszky on Hungarian historical politics at the House of Terror in Budapest Budapest. The Terror Háza Múzeum (“House of Terror”) describes its cultural significance…
Media coverage of Peter Magyar’s assumption of office – personal attacks and warnings about cultural policy dominate the reactions of pro-Orbán media to the change…
The oeuvre of Hungarian writer, poet, and translator Krisztina Tóth, born in Budapest in 1967, includes poetry collections, novels, short stories, children’s literature, and stage…
Foreign policy shift – Magyar aims to restore Hungary’s severely strained relationship with Ukraine, tying this to minority protection Budapest/Kyiv. Péter Magyar, Hungary’s incoming prime…
Budapest. The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, has won the parliamentary election of April 12, 2026, thereby breaking the long-standing power structure of Fidesz.…
