ANALYSIS: why are LGBT+ people a key target of the far right in eastern Europe?
A look at why and how fascist and far right organisations – in and out of government – in central and eastern Europe are using homophobia to mobilise support, and the resistance against them.
Hungary: a key election and the return of the paramilitaries – how the far right is changing
A key byelection in Hungary yesterday and the return of paramilitary forces to the streets are signals of important shifts among the various elements of Hungary’s far right.
Fascism and the far right in Europe: country by country guide
Full country by country guide to fascism and the far right in Europe – completely revised for 2019. Includes elections table
Hungary: more protests on the streets amid calls for general strike
The movement against Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán returned to the streets of Budapest on Saturday 5 January. Orbán is nervous. For the first time since his initial election victory in 2010 the trade unions are threatening a general strike and anti-government protests have broken out beyond the capital.
UPDATED 22 Dec – Eyewitness report from Budapest: Back on the streets
#01G is our slogan. You see it everywhere, on placards, graffitied on the streets and last night it was projected onto Sándor Palace. It literally means “Orbán is a wanker”. In a country where people are terrified of the authoritarian state, this is a big step… Roland Lakatos reports from Budapest
Fascism and a Hungarian town: paramilitaries, vigilante border patrols and the man who would be Jobbik’s new leader
As I drove into the town the first sign that greets me reads, “Migrants NOT welcome here.” Further down the street there’s another sign: no mosques, no Muslims and no LGBT+ people here. Welcome to the town of Ásotthalom in southern Hungary.