search
Peter Murphy
People visit the new 'House of Fates' Holocaust museum, housed in what was the former 'Jozsefvarosi' railway station in Budapest on January 21, 2019. (Ferenc Isza/AFP)
January 26, 2019, 11:50 am
New Holocaust museum in Budapest divides Hungarian Jews
Dispute over content to be displayed at ‘House of Fates’ coincides with accusations that PM Orban is playing a ‘double game’ with Hungary’s Jewish community
By Peter Murphy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and members of his FIDESZ party celebrate from the podium on the bank of the Danube River after winning the parliamentary election on April 8, 2018 in Budapest. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
April 9, 2018, 2:10 am
Hungary’s Orban claims victory as nationalist party takes sweeping poll lead
Firebrand PM set for third term with renewed mandate for his hardline anti-immigration policies and rejection of the EU’s refugee resettlement program
By Peter Murphy and Jastinder KHERA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the last campaign event of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on April 6, 2018. Hungarians vote in elections on April 8, 2108 that polls suggest will give Prime Minister Viktor Orban athird consecutive term. ( AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA)
April 7, 2018, 1:55 pm
Hungary’s Orban tipped for re-election, but upset not ruled out
Central European nation goes to polls on Sunday in a campaign that has been dominated by warnings about mass immigration by Muslims and Africans
By Peter Murphy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech in front of the building of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on March 15, 2018, during the official commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution. (AFP PHOTO / Attila KISBENEDEK)
April 4, 2018, 5:53 pm
Hungary’s Orban set for third term after rocky campaign
Nationalist leader steps up long-running attacks against US Jewish philanthropist George Soros, accusing him of encouraging illegal immigration
By Peter Murphy
Jobbik party supporters burning an EU flag at a rally in Budapest in 2012. (screen capture/YouTube)
March 27, 2018, 7:39 am
Hungary’s rebranded far-right Jobbik eyes Orban ouster
For many, the movement’s transformation from its racist roots into a ‘people’s party’ has been suspiciously quick
By Peter Murphy
This poster featuring US billionaire George Soros in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, was part of a government campaign, July 6, 2017. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images)
January 19, 2018, 11:40 am
Hungary plans ‘Stop Soros’ laws amid refugee row
Proposals include entry bans on foreigners and restraining orders stopping citizens from approaching border areas if deemed to be supporting refugees
By Peter Murphy
A poster in the 'House of Houdini' museum in Budapest, December 2, 2016. (AFP/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
December 8, 2016, 3:48 pm
‘Handcuff king’ Houdini’s secrets finally unlocked
New museum in Hungary reveals escape artist’s feats, and his immigrant Jewish past
By Peter Murphy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) gives a speech in 'Balna' cultural center of Budapest on October 2, 2016 (AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
October 3, 2016, 12:42 am
Void vote on migrants deals blow to Hungary’s anti-EU revolt
Though 98% of participants reject Brussels’ refugee quota plan, low turnout nullifies the referendum
By Peter Murphy and Nina Lamparski
Hungarian Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi, 90, prepares her make-up in her dressing room of the Vigszinhaz theater in Budapest on 15 January, 2016 (Peter Kohalmi/AFP)
January 23, 2016, 5:43 pm
90-year-old Auschwitz survivor triumphs in sell-out dance duet
As Eva Fahidi’s performance premiers in Berlin, the Hungarian’s newfound love of expression through movement truly proves it is never too late
By Peter Murphy
A document with names dating from 1944 that is part of around 6,300 census forms of Budapest's then Jewish population is pictured at Budapest City Archives in Budapest on November 12, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
November 22, 2015, 11:37 am
‘Unprecedented’ trove found behind wall sheds light on Budapest’s Jews
Researchers use irons to flatten out census paperwork listing the number of Jews living in each building
By Peter Murphy
Serbian border police officer inspects a path trough a wheat field near the Hungarian border near the northern Serbian city of Subotica on June 16, 2015.(AFP/ANDREJ ISAKOVIC)
June 18, 2015, 3:11 am
Hungary to build border barrier as EU migrant crisis rages
Budapest says it has commenced 13-foot-high wall along Serbian frontier to keep illegal immigrants out
By Peter Murphy
Load More