BosNewsLife’s Week in Review: Christians Worship As Islamic Militants Attack And Kill (Nov.11-17)
By BosNewsLife News Center
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The November 11-17 newsweek was marked by reports of Islamic militants attacking churches and, in at least one case, beheading a young Christian man "for leaving Islam", though believers continued to gather in worship expressing their faith in Christ and in their future.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- The November 11-17 newsweek was marked by reports of Islamic militants attacking churches and, in at least one case, beheading a young Christian man "for leaving Islam", though believers continued to gather in worship expressing their faith in Christ and in their future.
NEWS WATCH: Thousands Protest Hungary’s Media Law
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- An estimated 10,000 Hungarians have demonstrated late Friday against what critics describe as Europe's most restrictive media law. Under the legislation, media in Hungary can face heavy fines and sanctions if authorities deem their coverage unbalanced or immoral.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- An estimated 10,000 Hungarians have demonstrated late Friday against what critics describe as Europe's most restrictive media law. Under the legislation, media in Hungary can face heavy fines and sanctions if authorities deem their coverage unbalanced or immoral. BREAKING NEWS: Hungary’s Far Right Party Enters European Parliament (UPDATE)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's main far-right party, accused by rights groups of spreading anti-semitic views and hatred towards the country's up to 800,000 Gypsies, known as Roma, has received three seats in the European Parliament, official results showed.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's main far-right party, accused by rights groups of spreading anti-semitic views and hatred towards the country's up to 800,000 Gypsies, known as Roma, has received three seats in the European Parliament, official results showed. Hungary Buries Ex-Premier Horn, Praised For Fall Communism
By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary on Monday, July 8, buried its former Prime Minister Gyula Horn, who played a daring role in the collapse of Communism throughout Europe and the reunification of Germany, by allowing thousands of East Germans to leave to the West when his nation was still a Soviet-occupied state
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary on Monday, July 8, buried its former Prime Minister Gyula Horn, who played a daring role in the collapse of Communism throughout Europe and the reunification of Germany, by allowing thousands of East Germans to leave to the West when his nation was still a Soviet-occupied state
NEWS WATCH: Czechs Bracing For Anti-Missile Protests Ahead Of Obama’s Visit
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Czechs were bracing for possible riots Saturday, April 4, as activists opposed to U.S. plans to install part of a missile defense system in their country said they would go ahead with a protest march during President Barack Obama's visit to Prague this weekend, despite a ban on the demonstration.
PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Czechs were bracing for possible riots Saturday, April 4, as activists opposed to U.S. plans to install part of a missile defense system in their country said they would go ahead with a protest march during President Barack Obama's visit to Prague this weekend, despite a ban on the demonstration.
NEWS WATCH: Hungary’s Ruling Party Condemns Far-Right Antisemitism
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's ruling Fidesz party on Tuesday, October 15, condemned a legislator of the influential far-right opposition for using "anti-Semitic rhetoric" in relation to the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Year.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's ruling Fidesz party on Tuesday, October 15, condemned a legislator of the influential far-right opposition for using "anti-Semitic rhetoric" in relation to the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Year. NEWS WATCH: Ukraine’s Rival Protests Escalate Amid Military Tensions
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
KYIV, UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- Ukrainian Christians gathered for prayers as pro-Russian activists attacked a pro-Kyiv rally on Ukraine's disputed Crimea's peninsula with clubs and whips on Sunday, March 9, while thousands took to the streets across Ukraine in rival demonstrations. The protests came while Interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk vowed Ukraine would not cede "an inch" of its territory to Moscow. 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.NEWS WATCH: Hungary’s Parliament Votes On “Totalitarian” Media Law
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's parliament is voting Monday on a government backed media law that critics say will turn the clock back and re-introduce "totalitarian rule" in the former Communist-nation. Under the legislation, journalists can face huge fines if their coverage is deemed unbalanced. The controversy comes just weeks before Hungary is to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1.NEWS WATCH: EU Ministers Warn Portugal Over Massive Bailout
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- European Union finance ministers warned Portugal on Saturday, April 9, that it will have to introduce tough reforms, including austerity measures, if the country wants to receive massive rescue loans, but tens of thousands of people demonstrated against spending cuts.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- European Union finance ministers warned Portugal on Saturday, April 9, that it will have to introduce tough reforms, including austerity measures, if the country wants to receive massive rescue loans, but tens of thousands of people demonstrated against spending cuts.
