“Opposition Socialist MPs, mayor Tivadar Puskás of the Christian Democrats, which is junior partner in the ruling alliance, and renowned pianist Tamás Vásáry were among 300 or so who turned out in Szombathely on Saturday to protest against Jobbik.” Read more: via Hostile crowd greets Jobbik MP | The Budapest Times.
“Several hundred supporters of the opposition in Hungary demonstrated yesterday against racist statements made about the Romani minority by a co-founder of the conservative governing party Fidesz in front of the party’s headquarters in Budapest. The protest was organized by the Democratic Coalition group of former socialist PM Ferenc Gyurcsányi.” Read more: via Hungary: Hundreds … Continue reading
“Some 3,000 people have taken part in a demonstration in the Greek capital Athens to protest against the rise of the neo-fascist party Golden Dawn. The protest, which brought together Greeks and immigrants, was part of a day of anti-racism events. Golden Dawn, exploiting public anger over the financial crisis, won 18 seats in parliament … Continue reading
“About 400 protesters gathered outside the Royal York Hotel on Sunday November 4, 2012, in an attempt to block Immigration and Citizenship Minister Jason Kenney from receiving an honorary degree from Haifa Universitylocated in Israel. Jason Kenney was awarded the honorary degree by Israel’s Haifa University for Kenney’s and the Conservative government’s support of Israel … Continue reading
“Ostrava, North Moravia, Nov 7 (CTK) – About 150 Roma marched through north Moravian centre Ostrava Wednesday in protest of the discrimination against Romani kids at schools all over the Czech Republic. They gathered outside the city hall to unfold banners, sing Romani songs and light candles as a symbolical funeral of the bad school … Continue reading
“The heads of three Roma rights organisations called on Hungary’s government and the authorities to prevent “extreme right organisations and criminals” from disturbing the residents of Hungarian villages and incite hatred. Jeno Zsigo of the Roma Parliament, Aladar Horvath of the Civic Rights Movement for the Republic and Jeno Setet of the We Belong Here … Continue reading
“The east Hungarian city of Miskolc has seen a march by several thousand supporters of the far-right Jobbik party in protest against “Gypsy crime”, and a counter-demonstration by 1,000 Roma (Gypsies) and their supporters against the party’s “Nazi ideology”. Communism was kind to Miskolc. In 1980 the city boasted 207,000 inhabitants. The Avas housing estate … Continue reading
Includes photos from Jobbik’s anti-Roma Oct. 17 march. Excerpt: “Bearing banners and burning torches, more than 1,000 supporters of the far-right opposition Jobbik party rallied at housing projects in the northeastern city of Miskolc where many Roma live. The radical nationalist party blames the Roma community for a number of Hungary’s social problems, including crime … Continue reading
“MISKOLC, Hungary (Reuters) – Blaming Roma for everything from petty crime to trash on the streets, thousands of supporters of the far-right opposition Jobbik party rallied in Hungary on Wednesday in the eastern city of Miskolc. Local Roma in Hungary’s second largest city simultaneously held a counter-rally rejecting what they said were typical right-wing slurs … Continue reading
“Hundreds of Roma have marched in eastern Hungary in a rare public protest against discrimination. Angry at a planned rally by the far right against them, they shouted “down with Jobbik” in reference to the opposition party. Banners read “we want peace, law and order and a Hungary without Nazis”. Leaders said they thought it … Continue reading
