Central European University (CEU)
Global outcry for the release of Egyptian student

Samir was detained by the Cairo police on February 1 and his whereabouts were unknown till Saturday, February 6

Egyptian student Ahmed Samir Santawy remanded to 15 days in prison

Ahmed Samir Santawy, a student of the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, was detained by the police in Cairo on February 1, leading to an international outcry

Students protest in Hungary as Orban loyalists take control of another university

Students of University of Theatre and Film Arts and their supporters have mounted a strong resistance against the hand over of the university administration to loyalists of prime minister Viktor Orban

Hungarian students protest loss of autonomy of university

The key demand of the protesting students and other progressive sections was the defense of the autonomy of the university.

Hungarians rally for press freedom

Hungary is ranked the second-worst in the EU with regard to freedom of press by Reporters Without Borders. There have been a number of previous instances of pro-Orban forces and individuals gaining control over media outlets critical of the government.

Hungarian politics “A new kind of right-wing extremism is on a roll in Hungary”

József Böröcz, a professor of sociology at the Rutgers University in the US, talks about the characteristics of the government and politics of Victor Orbán in Hungary and the possibilities of resistance

researchers' protest Hungary Right-wing government in Hungary tightens grip over research institutes amid widespread protests

With a new legislation, prime minister Viktor Orbán intends to control a network of autonomous research institutes that were hitherto administered by the country’s premier science research academy