Sunday, March 30, 2014

The Boxer

S. Orban is a former boxer living on the streets of Budapest. He's experiencing homelessness for 24 years. He doesn't expect anything unusual or out of the ordinary from the upcoming election. The Boxer has only his family name common with Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban.



Friday, March 21, 2014

Initiative for the homeless vs political campaign?

Initiative of students of social work and sociology together with activists showed up to hold “office hours” for homeless people in a temporary tent, called "Crisis Center" (Krízis Központ) at Blaha Lujza square in Budapest.They're providing emergency humanitarian assistance for homeless people. Just 30 meters away approx 2000 meals are served to homeless people by "Magyar Szociáldemokraták Pártja (Hungarian Social Democrats' Party)" led by Andor Schmuck. (The only party which is provides food for anyone who's in need during the campaign instead of spending for billboard and TV ads) The truck of Hungarian association Oxyteam which provides rescue and ambulance support at all national sporting events just parked a few meters away from the location where the political party served the food. Nothing to do with this if they don't label the truck with the following text " Egészségbusz (Health Bus, Nem kampánybusz (Not for political campaign ), Szociáldemokraták (Social Democrats). Permits were provided by the local authority but only for those are requested with political will, told by one of the Crisis Center activist.

(A parliamentary election will be held in Hungary on 6 April 2014.)





Friday, March 14, 2014

Hungary law requires photographers to ask permission to take pictures

From 15 March anyone taking photographs in Hungary is technically breaking the law if someone wanders into shot, under a new civil code that outlaws taking pictures without the permission of everyone in the photograph. However, Hungary's photographers call the law vague and obstructive, saying it has left the country of Joseph Pulitzer and photography legend Robert Capa out of step with Europe.
Read more about in The Guardian