US ambassador to Hungary David Cornstein to step down
Budapest, Hungary – “It was with a deep sense of pride, as well as some sadness, that I informed PresidentContinue Reading
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Missing Pakistani student in Budapest confirmed dead
Budapest, Hungary – Raza Khan, a Pakistani CEU student, who has been missing in Budapest since March, has been confirmedContinue Reading
Quarantine diaries: “I don’t regret staying in Budapest”
Welcome to Kafkadesk’s Quarantine Diaries, our new segment gathering testimonials from across Central Europe to understand how people in Poland,Continue Reading
Quarantine diaries: “Not only will we survive this virus, but we can come out stronger”
Welcome to Kafkadesk’s Quarantine Diaries, our new segment gathering testimonials from across Central Europe to understand how people in Poland,Continue Reading
Hungary “weaponizes coronavirus to stoke xenophobia”, warns rights group
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orban is using the coronavirus crisis to fuel xenophobia and “anti-migrant rhetoric rather thanContinue Reading
Hungary: Right-wing media spreads ‘fake news’ linking missing CEU student to coronavirus
Budapest, Hungary – As previously reported, Raza Khan, a Pakistani master’s student at the Central European University, has been missingContinue Reading
Hungary’s move to oust Central European University ‘broke EU law’
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary’s legislation that prompted the Soros-founded Central European University to relocate from Budapest to Vienna is incompatibleContinue Reading
CEU student goes missing in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – A master’s student of philosophy at the Central European University in Budapest has been reported missing since MarchContinue Reading
Soros to set up worldwide network of universities to ‘fight for democracy’
Budapest, Hungary – After CEU is forced to leave Budapest, George Soros is back with a new plan to combatContinue Reading
Insight: On identity and citizenship, a Central European perspective
Recently, the article To Be or Not to Be Hungarian raised questions surrounding identity, citizenship, and responsibility for politics youContinue Reading
Insight: To be or not to be Hungarian?
The recent election in the United Kingdom has made the likelihood of a hard Brexit more likely with each day.Continue Reading
Hungary: CEU’s prestigious BabyLab at risk of being walled in
Budapest, Hungary – The operation of the prestigious BabyLab of the Central European University (CEU) is now sabotaged by anContinue Reading
Central European capitals sign “Pact of Free Cities” against populism
Budapest, Hungary – On Monday 16 December, the mayors of Bratislava, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw all met in the HungarianContinue Reading
Soros seeks to take over Poland’s second largest radio station
Warsaw, Poland – The confrontation between George Soros and the Hungarian government is well-known, and the show-down between the Hungarian-bornContinue Reading
Scuffles as thousands of Hungarians take to the street to protest “slave law”
Budapest, Hungary – Thousands of protesters have taken to the street in the Hungarian capital to protest measures adopted by theContinue Reading