peter feldmajer

February 23, 2010, 09:54 CET

Hungarian MPs criminalize Holocaust denial

The denial of the Holocaust will be punishable by law under a bill passed by Parliament on Monday afternoon. Those who publicly deny the Holocaust, call it into doubt or present it as insignificant may be sentenced to up to... [read complete entry]

October 14, 2009, 09:51 CET

Anti-Semitism, racism marring Hungarian politics, Jewish leader tells CoE

The head of Hungary's federation of Jewish organisations Mazsihisz, Peter Feldmajer, met the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, on Tuesday and briefed him on what he called disturbing signs of racism and anti-Semitism in today's Hungary. Mazsihisz... [read complete entry]