Hungarian Uprising and Human Rights - For Erasmus+ Project

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1. HungarianUprising
againstTotalitarianism
in 1956
Preparedby: Boglárka Németh, Anna
Nagy, Annamari Medetz, Veronika Léna
Bencsik, Veronika Zászlós, Atina Mile

2. Situationbeforetheuprising
Hungary signeda peacetreatyin 1947 whichmeanttheend of the
SecondWorld War
Hungary wasundertheoccupationof theSoveits
1947: HungarianCommunistPartywontheelection–> Mátyás
Rákosi becametheprimeminister(stronglyinfluencedbyStalin)
ÁVH: State ProtectionAuthority --> secret police

4. Life in Terror
Nationalization of factories andinstitutions
Show trials, false accusations
The ÁVH keptthe society in threat --> "bell fright"
Anti-communists were imprisoned or sent to concentration/labourcamps
Church leaders werereplaced by communist officials
Learning Russian was mandatory in schools
Economicdecline, shortageof supplies

6. The incidentsof theuprising(23.-24.)
General discontent
and organized efforts
from students and
the opposition party
Demonstration in
support of Poland,
16 points
1956. October 23.:
Bem-statue →
Parliament →Stalin-
statue
Siege of the
Hungarian Radio
October 24., dawn:
Soviet troops moved
into Budapest→
start of street fights
János Kádár
appointedashead
secretaryof theparty

8. The incidentsof the
uprising(25.-31.)
October25., dawn: Soviettroops
recapturedtheRadio
Shootingof unarmedprotesterson
Kossuth square
October26.: offerof amnesty→declined
October27.: ceasefire(laterbrokenbythe
ÁVH onthe30.)
October28.: thedemandsof the
revolutionistsweremet
October29.: majorityof thesoviettroops
leftBudapest
October31.: thesovietgovernmentpulled
thetroopsout of Hungary

10. International reactions
PolishWorkers' Party:publicmessage,solidaritymovement
Romanianuniversitystudents: solidarity, massdemonstration→
concentration camp, arrestments
US PresidentEisenhower:willnotprovidemilitary assistance→
approvalfortheinvasion
InterventionwasdelayedduetotheSuezcrisis

11. Aftermathin Hungary
Bordercontrolabolished
Kádár governmentforcedtonegotiate
The Budapest CentralWorkers' Council
RevolutionaryCouncilof HungarianIntellectuals
PrimeministerImre Nagy temporarilyinterned
Women'sDemonstration
Distributionof theNépszabadság paperwashindered
Sovietsrespondedwithan openattack

12. Retaliation
White Bookspropaganda series
Largenumbersofpeoplewereexecuted,
imprisonedand interned
Participantsfledthecountry
Manybrutallyinterrogated, tortured
Legaltoimposethedeathpenaltyonjuveniles
over theageof 16
ThosecapturedbytheSovietarmywere
executedordeportedtoforcedlabor camps
Imre Nagy trial: politicalexecutions, (life)
imprisonment
Firstpartialamnestiesin 1959 and in 1963

13. Freedom of Speech Nowadays
IN HUNGARY

14. Contentof the
presentation:
The right to protest and strike
Free press and journalism
The right to privacy
Other issues to mention

15. The Righttoprotest:
Public educationprotests
Coupleof enermousprotest(Over 26
thousandstrikers)
Limit theattendanceof teachers
Teargas
LGBTQIA+ peopleprotesting
Triedtostop thepridemarch
Oneof thebiggestprotestin Hungary
Pro-palestinianprotests
No mediacoverage

16. Free pressand journalism:
Govermentexpansion
The 3rd worstpressfreedomin EU
In 2018 KESMA is founded
Underit80% of themedia
In 2020 buyout"Index"
"Telex" wasfounded
Narrativeof thecampaigns
Agressiveposters

17. The righttoprivacy
Foundout in 2021 july18th
Target: hungarianjournalists, politiciansand otherfamous
mediapeople
Denyingeveryaccusationatfirst
Most of thepoliticansin chargesteppeddown

18. Other issuestotalkabout:
Abortionis legal
Consentof age
Queer rights
Adoptionlaw
Corruptionin thecountry

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