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Hungarian police search for Mackenzie Michalski

Irish man suspected of killing US nurse arrested in Hungary

November 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 37-year-old Irish man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an American nurse in Hungary, police say. Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, was reported missing after a night out in Hungary’s […]

Nikola Gruevski: Mystery over how Macedonia ex-PM escaped

November 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Hungary has confirmed that an ex-prime minister of Macedonia has claimed political asylum after fleeing a prison sentence for corruption. Nikola Gruevski arrived in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, this week after failing to surrender last […]

Hungary enforces ‘cruel’ ban on rough sleeping

October 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Sleeping rough in public areas is now against the law in Hungary. The law was brought in by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, but the United Nations called it “cruel” insisting it goes against human […]

Pakistani hitman wanted for seventy murders arrested in Hungary

October 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Pakistani citizen wanted by police for killing seventy people was arrested in Hungary on Tuesday through cooperation by Hungarian and Austrian authorities, the Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office (BK) said. The 35 year-old man […]

European Court of Human Rights Rules: Information Denials May Breach Freedom Of Expression

November 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Public bodies that deny requests for information can in some cases be held in breach of individuals’ freedom of expression rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In its recent judgment the ECHR […]

European Court of Human Rights rules Hungary’s Parliament violated MEPs rights

November 9, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has approved non-material compensation for Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi for the violation of his freedom of expression rights by Hungarian parliament. 2013, Hungary’s parliament fined then lawmaker Szanyi […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]