Hungary Nominates Cuban Dissident For Nobel Peace Prize

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By BosNewsLife Americas Service
BUDAPEST/HAVANA (BosNewsLife)-- One of Cuba's most known "political prisoners" has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Hungary's prime minister and other prominent politicians, a well-informed advocacy group confirmed Monday, February 14.

NEWS ALERT: Hungary’s Ruling Party Names New Prime Minister; Thousands Protest

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest mda76398_1903471BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Over 10,000 protesters, many of them waving flags used by Hungary's pro-Nazi regime during World War Two, demanded early elections Sunday, April 5, after the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party agreed on a new candidate for prime minister to tackle the worst economic crisis in generations.

NEWS WATCH: Heat Wave Causing Misery in Europe

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Listen to this BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio:RealAudioMP3 By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest picturenowBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Central and Eastern Europe is trying to overcome a stubborn heat wave that has overshadowed Europe's largest music festival and caused wild fires in the Balkans.

Hungarian Church Commemorates 20th Anniversary Of Iron Curtain Collapse

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest age_07_kozma1BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungarian Catholic Priest Imre Kozma seems a humble man. Yet the priest made world news when his Budapest church and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service he founded accommodated tens of thousands of East German refugees in 1989, when Germany was still a divided nation.

Thousands Of Youngsters Seek United, Peaceful World In Budapest

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Over 12,000 youngsters from some 100 nations have concluded Central and Eastern Europe's first-ever 'Genfest', a youth summit, with a call for a more united and peaceful world.

NEW EUROPE: Hungary Building Anti-Migration Fence Despite International Protests

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Morahalom, Hungary FullSizeRender (3) MORAHALOM,HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Despite international protests, Hungary has begun building a huge anti-migration fence along its 175 kilometer (109 miles) border with Serbia. Some 900 soldiers are involved in the project using materials provided by inmates. Hungary's government says it is crucial to stem the flow of migrants choosing the Balkans route to reach Europe as an alternative to the dangerous boat trips that have killed many.

BosNewsLife Commemorates 10th Anniversary With Mixed Feelings

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By BosNewsLife News Center bosnewslifelogoBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Central and Eastern Europe's first international Christian news agency observes its 10th anniversary with mixed feelings, a founder says.

Hungary Sentences Three Men Over Anti-Semitic Attacks Amid Wider Concerns

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary JOBBIK BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A Budapest court handed down prison terms to three men for "insulting" and "harassing" visitors of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in the capital amid worries over rising anti-Semitism in Hungary, officials confirmed Friday, May 10.

NEWS WATCH: Hungary Jails Home Birth Advocate Dr. Geréb

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A Hungarian court has upheld a two-year prison sentence against an internationally respected obstetrician and midwife who advocated for home births in Hungary after years of hardline childbirth policies in this conservative-ruled nation.

Hungary Introduces Controversial Church Rules

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By BosNewsLife News Center with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos churchesnow 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.