60th anniverary of the Hungarian 1956 revolution: once asylum beneficiaries in 1956, Hungarians now reject migrants

Feature published by EurActiv in October 2016 recalling the exodus of Hungarian citizens in 1956 following the intervention of soviet tanks to crush an anti-communist uprising in Hungary.

The welcoming Western world is seen in the article as contrasting with the opposition expressed by many in the country to supporting refugees and asylum seekers coming from conflict regions in other parts of the world nowadays.

The report was published in the context of the celebrations around the 60th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, which also included criticism to the attempts of the European Union to centralise power, thus damaging nation-states.

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Website: 1956 Memorial - The Hungarian Exodus http://www.1956memorial.com/index.php

EurActiv, 24.10.16: Hungary’s Orban rejects ‘Sovietisation’ by Brussels, defends nation state http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/hungarys-orban-rejects-sovietisation-by-brussels-defends-nation-state/

Politico, 23.10.16: Viktor Orbán’s revision of the 1956 revolution http://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orbans-revision-of-the-1956-revolution/

Hungary: Government: Prime Minister: News, 24.10.16: We must save Brussels from sovietisation http://www.kormany.hu/en/the-prime-minister/news/we-must-save-brussels-from-sovietisation

Hungary Today, 26.10.16: Hungarian Foreign Ministry Summons Russia’s Ambassador Over 'Degrading' 1956 Comments http://hungarytoday.hu/news/hungarian-foreign-ministry-summons-russias-ambassador-degrading-1956-comments-14753

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