FBI To Help Hungary Solve Deadly Roma Attacks (Special Feature)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Tatárszentgyörgy, Hungary
TATARSZENTGYORGY, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary has asked the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, to help solve a series of deadly attacks against the country's gypsies, who prefer to be known as Roma. At least seven people have died and many more injured in what rights groups describe as Hungary's worst anti-Roma violence in recent years and the most serious in Eastern Europe.
Hungary’s Jewish Festival Tackles Money Hurdles and Hatred (BosNewsLife Feature)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- With cash-strapped Hungary surviving on aid from the European Union , less money is available for Europe's largest Jewish festival. But organizers hope the event still draws large crowds to help fight growing anti-Semitism.
Hungary and US To Support Abused Christians
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The United States and Hungary have agreed to help persecuted Christians...
Hungary’s First Sentence For Holocaust Denial
By BosNewsLife News Center
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A middle-aged man is Hungary's first person to be sentenced for Holocaust denial, Hungarian media reported Thursday, January 31
BREAKING NEWS: Increased Persecution Of Former Muslims, Report Shows
By Stefan J. Bos at BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with BosNewsLife's Johan Th. Bos reporting from the Netherlands
BUDAPEST/ERMELO (BosNewsLife)-- The "persecution of Christians with a Muslim background" has "drastically" increased around the world, according to a report released Tuesday, February 3, by a leading Christian advocacy group.
NEWS WATCH: US, EU Express Concern About Hungary’s ‘Crackdown’ on Democracy
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's government says it has received a letter from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she reportedly expresses concerns about a perceived crackdown on democratic freedom in the country, more than two decades after Hungary threw out the Communist regime. The letter arrived just days after the European Commission urged Hungary to withdraw legislation that critics claim will lead to a government takeover of the Central Bank.
Hungary Blacklists Dutch Journalist Stefan J. Bos, Founder BosNewsLife
BosNewsLife News Center
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Central and Eastern Europe's first Christian news agency BosNewsLife has condemned Hungary's right-wing government for "blacklisting" eight journalists, including its founder Stefan J. Bos, who also reports for other media.
Hungary’s Parliament Condemns Persecution Of Christians
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary’s parliament has passed a government-initiated decree condemning the persecution of Christian around the world as well as other religious minorities. The vote came after the government began opening an office supporting persecuted Christians following talks with Pope Francis.
Hungary Introduces Controversial Church Rules
By BosNewsLife News Center with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Smaller evangelical congregations and other groups were weighing their options Thursday, June 27, after Hungary's parliament introduced new rules on recognizing churches, despite the Constitutional Court’s annulment of several passages in a controversial church law.