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Biszku, former communist responsible for 56′ retaliation, died

The Editorial Board April 2, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Béla Biszku, former Interior minister of Hungary, and one of the responsible for the repression of 56, died at 94, in the Charity Jewish Hospital. Biszku was a hard-line communist, minister of Interior between 1957 to 1961, vice-prime minister in…

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Karadžić condemned, Šešelj acquitted

The Editorial Board April 1, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Šešelj has been acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. This decision comes a few days after the sentencing to 40 years in prison for the former political leader of Bosnian…

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Latvian government imposes a detention center for illegals in center Latvia

The Editorial Board March 30, 2016

Latvia, Rīga - The Latvian government confirmed the construction of the planned detention center for illegal immigrants, despite the will of Mucenieki village's inhabitants, where the center will be build up. To preclude any legal attempt to build the camp, the…

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“We defend the borders of Hungary”

The Editorial Board March 21, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian government launched a communication campaign on the resources allocated to secure the Hungarian border to face the great influx of illegal migrants. Through a series of photographs, showing military, police officers, armored vehicles and surveillance drones, Viktor…

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Ukrainian nationalists threatened the Hungarian minority

The Editorial Board March 18, 2016

Ukraine, Uzhorod - On Sunday the 13th of March, a demonstration of Ukrainian paramilitary nationalists had been held in the streets of Uzhorod, in western Ukraine, near the Hungarian border. Anti-Hungarian slogans were shouted, and Hungarian politicians reacted. On the 13th of March,…

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Hungary will close almost every migrant camp

The Editorial Board March 17, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian government announced that every migrant camp will be abolished, except two tents camps in the West of the country. According to today's edition of Magyar Nemzet, the Hungarian government decided to close all the permanent migrant camps across…

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Waffen SS legion commemorated in Rīga

The Editorial Board March 17, 2016

Latvia, Rīga - The annual march honoring Latvian Waffen SS legion took place in the center of Rīga, the capital city, the 16th of March. At this unique European event celebrating Waffen SS, several thousands Latvian legionnaires’ supporters took part, and seven…

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Lech Wałęsa, national hero and communist informant?

The Editorial Board February 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Former Polish President and founder of the "Solidarność " organization Lech Wałęsa said today that he might sue the National Remembrance Institute (IPN), regarding its accusations of being a paid informant during the communist-era. Wałęsa denies the allegations and…

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Half a thousand illegal immigrants arrested in Hungary

The Editorial Board February 22, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - It has been nearly six months since it had not happened. Since the Autumn, the police and the Hungarian army caught their higher number of illegal migrants this weekend. 501 migrants were arrested between Friday and Sunday, at the…