7 month agoIf Hungary President Áder signs #SlaveLaw overtime bill, protesters and trade unions to start labor strikes. Budapest Pic: @indexhu
Some more chants in front of Hungary state broadcaster MTVA: 'we are together', 'we brought you some spine', 'general strike', 'we are here to do overtime'
7 month agoNow: about 1000 have turned up in sub-zero temperatures to this remote suburb to continue the weekend's protests.
László Varju, one of the socialist MPs at state media HQ was taken to hospital with a bruised knee and ribs after some pushing and shoving @ with security guards. Meanwhile, evening protest at the building has started.
Budapest: There are still apparently around 10 opposition MPs still inside the state media building, in addition to the lawmaker who was surrounded by security guards. They have been surviving on food from 3 vending machines.
7 month agoJobbik MP came out, said there's about 10 MPs inside, one laying on the floor, police won't go in. Paradmedics waiting at the door.
7 month agoMTVA: oppo MP Ágnes Vadai is trying to police to go inside. She says there's another MP inside on the floor cuz guards knocked him down. Police won't go inside. She says the interior ministry prblby controls guards inside.
7 month agoUS @SpecRepUkraine Kurt Volker calls it "very unfortunate" and "inappropriate" that Hungary continues to block minister-level NATO meetings with Ukraine over Kyiv's language laws. He says such disputes should be worked out bilaterally, not by holding relations "hostage".
7 month agoThis is what happens when an opposition MP tries to get air time on public media in Hungary. Akos Hadhazy is roughed up and dragged away by armed security guards.
7 month agoProtestors at Hungary public media HQ
Hungarian opposition MPs entered the public service TV studios, demand to be able to read their demands on air. They live stream their argument with security people who won't let them speak to managers
Budapest: Police have announced "the protest had lost its peaceful nature." Telling folks to leave. Lots of riot police in the area.
7 month agoProtesters facing the police, firecrackers and tear gas grenades exchanged. -Index.hu
7 month agoAnti-Orban protest tonight in Budapest, Hungary
7 month agoBudapest protests day 3: crowd of approx 2000 maybe more marched through city centre incl Christmas market, at parl again, prominent Jobbik presence, more football chants, but crowd still predom 18-24 yo students, firecracker just been thrown at police
Representative of the Hungarian Prime Minister: we will block the integration of Ukraine
7 month agoProtest enters Budapest's main Christmas market
7 month agoProtesters marching against Orbán's government in Budapest arriving at Liberty Bridge - Index.hu
7 month agoProtest continue tonight in Budapest, after the speeches, the crowd is marching towards Margaret Bridge.
OSCE(ODHIR), Council of Europe and Venice Commission author joint opinion: Hungary must repeal the law imposing a 25% tax on foreign/domestic financial support to immigration-supporting activity: "HU's immigration tax violates free expression and association and should be repealed"
7 month agoThe creation of an administrative court system in Hungary makes a mockery of judicial independence and rule of law. Prez should reject law. Popular protests announced 3rd night in a row: @hrw
Hungarian pro-governmental press on the protests:Soros's activists are destroying Budapest, want to create a chaos like in Ukraine (Maidan). Wonderful to see how much the Orbán government identifies itself with Yanukovich's system,making him a hero and martyr.
Hungary's foreign minister says Cyprus's offshore gas deposits could become an alternative energy source for his country, which is seeking to diversify its natural gas supply beyond Russia in order to bolster its energy security
Escalating Jobbik leader warns Orbán in FB video that if 'slave law' not withdrawn and police not ordered to stop teargassing, then Jobbik's base in the provinces will come defend Budapest protestors
7 month agoRally at Hungary's parliament
Second day of demonstrations planned in Budapest today to protest against the government's "slave law" allowing 400 hours of overwork. Yesterday's protests lasted around 1 am, with riot police dispersing people with tear gas. Photo: Rebeka Csóti/Zoom.hu
7 month agoProtest in Budapest tonight, police several times used pepper spray
7 month agoThe moment police in Budapest use tear gas against anti-government protesters in Kossuth square. Photo under copyright. Credits: Viktor Veres/Zoom.hu
7 month agoProtest moved to the southern entrance of parliament
7 month agoPolice just sprayed the crowd
