A series of laws and a new constitution which came into force on 1 January in Hungary have encountered widespread criticism. Tovább »

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Until recently, Hungary was deeply divided. Half of the population believed that only the socialists could be trusted to run the country’s affairs competently. They despised the current Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, as a populist demagogue. Tovább »

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Hungary traces its history back to the Magyars, an alliance of semi-nomadic tribes from southern Russia and the Black Sea coast that arrived in the region in the ninth century. Tovább »

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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. 8 December 2011 Last updated at 21: 19 ET HelpAustralia’s high court is set to decide whether a 90-year-old man from Perth can be extradited to Hungary on war crime allegations. Tovább »

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Hungary traces its history back to the Magyars, an alliance of semi-nomadic tribes from southern Russia and the Black Sea coast that arrived in the region in the ninth century. Tovább »

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Sandor Kepiro, a former Hungarian policeman recently acquitted of Nazi-era war crimes, has died in hospital in Budapest at the age of 97. His death was reported by his family and lawyer, who said he believed the trial this summer had contributed to his client’s poor health. Tovább »

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A Hungarian man, Sandor Kepiro, has been found not guilty of committing war crimes during a 1942 raid. A Budapest court acquitted the former police captain, now 97, of ordering the rounding up and execution of over 30 Jews and Serbs in Serbia in 1942. Tovább »

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Far-right activists have built up support in Hungary and are now taking the law into their own hands – prompting accusations that they are stirring racial hatred. Tiszavasvari is the “capital” of the radical right-wing Jobbik party – on the faultline of ethnic tensions between the Roma minority and the non-Roma majority. Tovább »

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The war crimes trial of a 97-year-old Hungarian Nazi suspect has been adjourned to allow for his hearing and mental state to be assessed. Sandor Kepiro, a former police captain, is accused of massacring civilians in Serbia in 1942. He denies the charges. Tovább »

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