Weeklies on extremist street violence in Budapest
Monday, February 20th, 2023A conservative and a centrist columnist fear that the violence perpetrated by extremist groups could be followed by more turbulence and uncertainty in Hungary. READ MORE
A leftist take on extremist street violence
Wednesday, February 15th, 2023An alt-left commentator fears that the recent violent street attacks by mostly foreign individuals will help the far-right stigmatize peaceful antifascist activists in Hungary. READ MORE
Street violence in Budapest
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023Far-left and far-right gangs were reported to have attacked random individuals in Budapest after an 11 February anniversary rally to commemorate the 1945 attempt of encircled German and Hungarian soldiers to break out of Budapest. READ MORE
Left-wing analyst fears post-election violence
Thursday, December 30th, 2021An opposition-leaning legal and political analyst warns that next year’s election may be followed by political violence. A pro-government commentator dismisses such warnings as mentally unbalanced. READ MORE
Capitol Hill riot compared and contrasted to Hungary in 2006
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021Columnists on both sides of the political divide find similarities between the siege of the US Congress and the disturbances in Budapest 14 years ago – but draw opposing conclusions. READ MORE
Parliament rejects the Istanbul Convention
Thursday, May 7th, 2020A liberal author blasts the pro-government majority in parliament, which passed a resolution on Tuesday against ratifying the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. A pro-government site and an independent legal analyst disagree, although for differing reasons. READ MORE
Dispute over Charlottesville violence
Monday, August 21st, 2017Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics. READ MORE
Transborder Hungarian politician insulted by far-right protesters
Friday, May 9th, 2014Right and left-wing commentators agree that there should be zero tolerance for far-right radicalism. They accuse Jobbik of fomenting hatred, after far-right protesters physically attacked a prominent Hungarian politician from Vojvodina. READ MORE
Népszabadság ponders revolution
Wednesday, December 26th, 2012A leading left-wing columnist regards any revolutionary option as uncivilised, but wonders if there is a way to oust Fidesz from power without resorting to violence. READ MORE