Poland arrests activists for damaging barbed-wire fence at Belarus border
Warsaw, Poland – Polish authorities arrested thirteen activists on Sunday for trying to take down and damaging part of theContinue Reading
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UN urges Poland to help migrants stuck at Belarus border
Warsaw, Poland – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has urged Poland to help and take in a group of migrantsContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1853: Russia invaded the Danubian Principalities and set off the Crimean War
On this Day, in 1853, Russian forces invaded the lower Danubian Principalities under Ottoman suzerainty of Moldavia and Wallachia, settingContinue Reading
“We want to present Poland as a modern, dynamic country”
Krakow, Poland – This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Adrian Malinowski, general commissioner of the Polish Section of the Expo 2020Continue Reading
Hungary blocks joint EU statement on Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government imposed its veto on a joint EU statement calling for a ceasefire between IsraelContinue Reading
Turkey and Palestinians slam Czech embassy Jerusalem branch opening
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic’s decision to open a branch of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem has promptedContinue Reading
Czech Republic to open new diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech embassy in Tel Aviv will open a new office in the city of JerusalemContinue Reading
Czech police detain truck with 48 illegal migrants on board
Brno, Czech Republic – Czech custom officers have stopped and detained a truck with nearly 50 illegal migrants on board,Continue Reading
Prison sentence upheld for former Prague Imam, accused of supporting terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – On Thursday, a Czech appeals court upheld the 10-year prison sentence for former Prague Imam SamerContinue 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
Another 13 Iranian students expelled from Hungary for ‘violating quarantine rules’
Budapest, Hungary – Only a few days after two Iranian students diagnosed with coronavirus were expelled from Hungary, the InteriorContinue Reading
Hungary expels two Iranian students diagnosed with coronavirus
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian Interior Ministry announced that two Iranian students infected with the coronavirus would be expelled fromContinue Reading
Poland seizes record haul of heroin from the Middle East
Warsaw, Poland – Polish authorities have just made a record heroin bust and foiled a major smuggling operation. On Sunday,Continue Reading
Former Prague Imam sentenced to 10 years in jail for promoting terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shedadeh has been sentenced to ten years in prison by Prague’s municipalContinue Reading
Czech PM Andrej Babis drops plans to build orphanage in Syria
Prague, Czech Republic – Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced he had abandoned plans for the Czech Republic to build anContinue Reading
Hungary opposes international investigation into Israeli and Palestinian war crimes
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has expressed its official support to Israel in opposing the launch of an investigation by theContinue Reading
Accused of promoting terrorism, former Prague Imam stands by his actions in court
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh, arrested in 2018 for promoting and funding terrorism, admitted on TuesdayContinue Reading
Orgies, megaphones and parking-mafias… a year in Hungarian politics
Budapest, Hungary – 2019 was an exciting year in Hungarian politics with two elections, a number of surprises, and aContinue Reading
Czech senators urge government to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of twenty six senators, representing a little less than one third of the upperContinue Reading
Hungary could leave the EU in 2020, ‘outrageously predicts’ Saxo Bank
Budapest, Hungary – Could Hungary leave the EU? A possibility worth considering, albeit unlikely, according to economists at Saxo Bank.Continue Reading