A History Lesson in Budapest
The Roma Holocaust, known as the Porajmos, claimed hundreds of thousands of lives during WWII. The atrocity against the Roma people was not formally recognized until 1982.
The Roma Holocaust, known as the Porajmos, claimed hundreds of thousands of lives during WWII. The atrocity against the Roma people was not formally recognized until 1982.
Before you can talk about anything here — the recent election, the recent court case — you need to talk about what happened in 2011.
The barriers separating the Roma residents of Keleti from the city that surrounds them are not physical. They are barriers of absence: absence of education, absence of gainful employment.
This story started over coffee, late last spring, somewhere between SoHo and the Bowery, where I was catching up with my friend and fellow Nieman alum Karim Ben Khelifa.
Can mapping neural pathways help us make friends with our enemies?
A member of the European Union, Hungary finds itself led by a populist who has publicly declared he would like to turn the country into an "illiberal democracy." Where does the country go from here?
As Hungary's populist right-wing government fights off its challenger from the extreme right, culture and historical memory have become the battleground.
Hungary's intolerant slide continues.
Fascism and ultranationalism are on the rise in countries across the EU. Greece and Hungary provide striking examples.
Not even the mainstream ruling party in Hungary dares reject racism and homophobia for fear of alienating a crucial voting bloc--the far right.
In the months after toxic sludge flooded residential areas and farmland in Hungary, some local residents still suffer from environmental and health problems while others have found new opportunities.
On Oct. 4, 2010, the northwest corner of the dam at the No. 10 reservoir of the Ajka alumina plant collapsed, flooding the nearby towns of Kolontar and Devecser with 35 million cubic feet of red mud. The mud is a waste product of the process by which bauxite is refined into alumina, a form of aluminium oxide. As a result of the spill, 10 people were killed, more than 100 injured, and many left homeless. Six months later, nearby residents remain uncertain of their safety.