Wednesday Night Fever
2006.09.21. 16:37 | ike
Another night, another fight: this time, protesters picked two squares, Oktogon and Nyugati tér to clash with police. Demonstrators at Nyugati pályaudvar (Western railway station).....face police forces that arrive at Nagykörút by the truckload.The police lineup says 'don't mess with us'The…
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Gyurcsány on CNN
2006.09.21. 14:52 | ike
Aside from the short but definitely funny appearance of Hungarian ambassador András Simonyi on the Colbert Nation (watch the show here) rarely has a prominent Hungarian figure appeared on any major US station. Until now. Gyurcsány was interviewed by CNN’s Nic Robertson on Thursday. General…
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Riots Continue, Cops Get their Act Together
2006.09.20. 14:51 | ike
By Tuesday evening, thousands of peaceful protesters gathered around Parliament, as usual; meanwhile, a 500-strong radical group targeted Köztársaság tér (Republic square), where the ruling Socialist Party is headquartered. For the thousands of riot policemen now stationed in Budapest,…
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Blood, Sweat and Tear Gas
2006.09.20. 10:21 | ike
Watch how total mayhem evolves in front of the MTV headquarters. Download video in Quicktime format.
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President: Rioters are Criminals
2006.09.19. 23:15 | ike
While some protesters call the MTV siege a "revolution" and compare it to the 1956 uprising, President László Sólyom on Tuesday sets the record straight:"These are criminal acts that cannot be justified."Sólyom says the state must protect its institutions and its citizens…
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Under Siege - All Photo Galleries
2006.09.19. 20:56 | ike
Siege of the Hungarian State Television - Photo gallery 1 - Pictures by Tamás Szémann (Index.hu)- Photo gallery 2 - Pictures by István Huszti (Index.hu)- Photo gallery 3 - Pictures by Dániel Németh (Index.hu)- Photo gallery 4 - Pictures by Boglárka Katona (Index.hu)- Photo gallery 5 -…
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The Siege in Pictures
2006.09.19. 15:04 | ike
Peaceful demonstrators gather around the Hungarian Parliament Monday afternoon to protest Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány's leaked speech and demand his resignation. Later into the evening, a few hundred protesters, many of whom later identified as football hooligans, decide to move in…
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The Siege - Stage 2
2006.09.19. 12:21 | ike
Violence erupted in a matter of minutes. A clearly identifiable, about 500-strong group tried to storm the building, but were pushed back by a small police force. From the beginning it was obvious that the rioters, many of them wearing typical football hooligan clothing, were more interested in the…
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All Hell Breaks Loose
2006.09.19. 10:59 | riotsinhungary
On Monday, September 18th the worst violence since the 1956 uprising broke out on the streets of Budapest. What started out as another peaceful night of demonstrations with about 15 000 people in front of the Parliament building in central Budapest quickly degenerated into full-blown streetfightig,…
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Moral Crisis - Whatever that may be
2006.09.18. 12:55 | riotsinhungary
After the first night of demonstrations, President László Sólyom gave a short press conference, where he strongly condemned Gyurcsány's admission of lying to his fellow Hungarians. President László Sólyom: "Yesterday's news have pushed the country into a moral crisis, which is only…
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Out in the Streets
2006.09.18. 02:07 | riotsinhungary
Gyurcsány's speech has immediately sparked outrage. All opposition parties are demanding the prime minister's resignation. The most vocal is the largest of them, Fidesz, and its leader, ex-prime minister Viktor Orbán. Gyurcsány however told journalists that he didn't think about resignation…
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Shit Hits the Fan
2006.09.17. 19:00 | riotsinhungary
On September 17 an audiotape was sent to most major Hungarian newspapers, news sites, TV and radio stations. The recording on the tape was a speech by socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, supposedly made on May 26. 2006 at a meeting of the Hungarian Socialist Party's (MSZP) MPs. The speech…
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Intro
2006.09.16. 14:31 | riotsinhungary
On September 17, the biggest riots in Hungary’s post-soviet history started on the streets of Budapest. In the next couple of days, a coalition of football hooligans and extreme right-wing protesters laid seige to the building of the Hungarian state TV, clashed with police and…
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