Viktor Orban

September 14, 2021

Top of The World: The US’ top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, defended the country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. And, Pope Francis has begun a four-day visit to Slovakia after a seven-hour stop in Hungary. Also, nearly 45% of young people interviewed in a global survey say they feel anxiety or distress about climate change

Global Politics

Hungary's parliament overhauls higher education amid outcry

Associated Press

April 28, 2021

Hungary's parliament on Tuesday voted to transfer state assets worth billions of dollars into foundations that will control many of the country's public universities and cultural institutions, a move opposition figures have decried as a theft of public funds.

COVID-19

Japan declares emergency; Coronavirus impacts democratic participation; Hezbollah's latest front line?

The World

April 07, 2020

Japan has issued emergency declarations for several prefectures, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care. And, in Lebanon, Hezbollah's latest front line is the fight against coronavirus. And in Iran many are wondering if they can survive the disease and the financial crisis accelerated by US sanctions. Also, these monkeys at the Tulane National Primate Research Center are helping humans fight the coronavirus.

COVID-19

Emergency authoritarianism? Hungary’s Orbán uses coronavirus to seize more power

The World

April 06, 2020

Hungary's government under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has granted itself sweeping powers under the auspices of the coronavirus pandemic. But critics warn it is hastening Hungary's authoritarian decline.

Top of The World

Global leadership withers as strongmen grab power; Unemployment rises, frontline workers fear for livelihoods; Gaza Strip fears spread of the coronavirus

The World

April 02, 2020

Novel coronavirus cases continue their exponential rise. But desperately needed global leadership is retreating behind national borders — and in some cases, leaders continue to deny the severity of the crisis. Also, unemployment in the US has hit record numbers, and health care workers around the globe continue to face personal and financial risks. And, should Americans be wearing masks in public? When the people are away, the animals will come out to play. In Wales, a herd of goats has taken to the streets of a resort town.

Global Politics

Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world

The Conversation

April 02, 2019

New research shows how recent laws have slowly eroded the role of nongovernmental agencies all over the world . Experts have said that these actions threaten democracy in countries where institutions have already become weak. See where and how laws like these have had their biggest impact.

Orbán's Enemies

Expert: 'Women are going to bear the burden of Orbán's failed economic policies.'

The World

February 13, 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called for larger Hungarian families to combat the country's low birth rate and shrinking labor force. In exchange, he's willing to provide financial benefits and programs for women like loan expansion programs, subsidies for cars, and no required income tax for women with four or more children.

What does Hungary's crackdown on free media mean for the rest of the world?

The World

February 12, 2019

Analysts say Hungary's Viktor Orbán has created "a new kind of model about how autocrats operate."

Orbán's Enemies

As Orbán rises, Hungary's free press falls

The World

February 12, 2019

Since Viktor Orbán returned to power in 2010, the media in Hungary has been consolidated by the government and friends of the government. Independent voices that remain are struggling to fund their journalism.

Orbán's Enemies

In Orbán’s Hungary, refugees are unwelcome — so are those who try to help

The World

February 11, 2019

Viktor Orbán rose to power on an anti-migrant platform and has severely limited refugee resettlement in the country. But for refugees who have made it and for the NGOs helping migrants, today's Hungary is an uncomfortable place.

Viktor Orban

Blinken pushes back against lawmakers' criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal.

Hungary's parliament overhauls higher education amid outcry

Japan declares emergency; Coronavirus impacts democratic participation; Hezbollah's latest front line?

Emergency authoritarianism? Hungary’s Orbán uses coronavirus to seize more power

Global leadership withers as strongmen grab power; Unemployment rises, frontline workers fear for livelihoods; Gaza Strip fears spread of the coronavirus

Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world

Expert: 'Women are going to bear the burden of Orbán's failed economic policies.'

What does Hungary's crackdown on free media mean for the rest of the world?

As Orbán rises, Hungary's free press falls

In Orbán’s Hungary, refugees are unwelcome — so are those who try to help

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