Red Carpet for an Accused War Criminal: Why Is the I.C.C. Under Fire?
The leaders of Israel, Hungary and the United States have moved to neutralize the judiciary both at home and abroad.
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The Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write
For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?
What Is the ICC? What to Know After Hungary’s Announcement
Hungary said it would pull out of the International Criminal Court as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited the country.
Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest
Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ bodyHungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become “political”, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, sa…
Hungary Says It Will Exit ICC as Netanyahu Visits
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move.
Hungary’s ban on Pride
On 18 March 2025, a law was adopted in Hungary restricting the freedom of assembly, by connecting it to a previous controversial law from 2021, which prohibited the public portrayal to children of ‘divergence from self-identity corresponding to sex at birth, sex change or homosexuality’.
Netanyahu to visit Hungary as Orbán vows to defy ICC arrest warrant
Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin a four-day official visit to Hungary on Thursday, marking the first time the Israeli prime minister …
‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.
Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs.
The Hungarian prime minister, who pioneered themes dear to U.S. conservatives, is seeking to tame inflation with methods that remind his critics of communist-era central planning.
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ populationMPs in Hungary have voted to ban Pride events and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attenders and potentially fine them, i…