Hungary: The Hungarian-Serbian border is under permanent pressure
Source: Government of HungaryCountry: Hungary, Serbia, World“Last year’s figures show that, although to a lesser extent than in 2015, the Hungarian-Serbian border is still under permanent pressure”,...
View ArticleHungary: Almost 300 illegal border crossers apprehended over the weekend
Source: Government of HungaryCountry: Hungary, Serbia, World285 illegal border crossers were apprehended on the territory of Hungary between Friday and Sunday, according to a statement by the National...
View ArticleHungary: Almost 30 thousand asylum requests were submitted last year
Source: Government of HungaryCountry: Hungary, World“The number of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in Hungary decreased last year, but we cannot uphold the illusion that the problems will be...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary stoops to new low with plan to round up asylum seekers in...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: Hungary, WorldThe Hungarian government’s announcement that it will detain all asylum seekers in containers near the border is yet another disturbing move in a...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary: SOLIDAR stands in support of civil society active to...
Source: SolidarCountry: Hungary, WorldThe Hungarian Government has recently submitted to the Parliament a bill on “reinforcing the legal border seal” with the declared aim of preventing illegal entry...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary: Draft law tramples asylum seekers’ rights
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Hungary, Iraq, Libya, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldEU should seek to halt plan to hold asylum seekers in transit zones(Budapest) – A draft bill proposed by the...
View ArticleHungary: Electrified Fence Keeps Hungary-Bound Migrants Away
Source: Transitions OnlineCountry: Hungary, Serbia, WorldBudapest says the new fence will deter the expected surge in migrant numbers. Hungary, the first EU country to put up border fences during the...
View ArticleHungary: Sixty-nine illegal border crossers apprehended over the weekend
Source: Government of HungaryCountry: Hungary, WorldSixty-nine illegal border crossers were apprehended between Friday and the Sunday on the country’s territory, the National Police Headquarters...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary approves putting migrants in camps at border, state news...
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: Hungary, WorldMigrants whose applications are not immediately approved will not be allowed to move freely around HungaryMarch 7 (Reuters) - The...
View ArticleHungary: UNHCR deeply concerned by Hungary plans to detain all asylum seekers
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Hungary, WorldThis is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Cécile Pouilly – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press...
View ArticleHungary: MSF denounces widespread violence against migrants and refugees at...
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: Hungary, Serbia, WorldBrussels/Belgrade: In recent months, MSF teams in Serbia have treated an increasing number of patients reporting widespread violence and...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary to arm new "border hunters" after 6-month crash course
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: HungaryBorder hunters will carry pistols with live ammunition, batons, pepper spray and handcuffsUp to 3,000 volunteers to bolster southern borderPM...
View ArticleHungary: Statement on impact on children of new law in Hungary - attributed...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Hungary, WorldGENEVA, 9 March 2017 – "UNICEF is alarmed by the adoption of a new law in Hungary that foresees the mandatory detention of refugee and migrant children...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary will stick to its migration policy
Source: Government of HungaryCountry: Hungary, World“Hungary will stick to its migration policy because it is convinced that it is acting in a legally correct manner and the border protection system...
View ArticleHungary: Fear stalks migrants huddled along Hungary’s border
Source: GuardianCountry: Afghanistan, Hungary, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldFear stalks migrants huddled along Hungary’s borderBehind a high metal fence topped with loose curls of barbed wire,...
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Hungary: Council of Europe calls on Hungary to reconsider new law that risks...
Source: Council of EuropeCountry: Hungary, WorldPress release - DC044(2017)http://bit.ly/2n0WXb7Strasbourg, 24.03.2017 - In a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, published today, Claude...
View ArticleHungary: EU Commission Should Call Out Hungary’s Asylum Abuses
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Hungary, WorldTop EU Official Should Use Visit to Press Budapest to Comply with International LawLydia Gall Researcher, Eastern Europe and Western BalkansHungary’s...
View ArticleHungary: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the occasion of his visit in...
Source: European CommissionCountry: Hungary, World[check against delivery]Budapest, 28 March 2017Dear all,I would like to firstly thank Minister Pintér and Minister Trocsanyi, for the excellent...
View ArticleHungary: Hungary’s use of detention in the spotlight as UN torture prevention...
Source: UN Committee against TortureCountry: Hungary, WorldGENEVA (31 March 2017) – Hungary should immediately address the excessive use of detention, the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture...
View ArticleHungary: UNHCR urges suspension of transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Hungary, WorldUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today called for a temporary suspension of all transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary from other European...
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