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DUNAJSKA STREDA, Slovakia — Karoly Hodossy’s family name dates back a half-millennium, but it’s new to him, and he wants to keep it. Two years ago, Mr. Hodossy — an ethnic H… ...
The plan has angered Slovakia, currently in the final stretch of a general election campaign, where 10 per cent of the 5.4 million population is ethnic Hungarian.
As Czechoslovakia prepares to break apart, ethnic Hungarians in this tiny border town on the Danube River are becoming the objects of Slovak anger and resentment.The radio and TV news is ...
One of the most notable among these groups is the community of ethnic Hungarians in Slovakia, which accounts for about 8 percent of the country’s population. Today, post-war anti-minority politics ...
About 10 per cent of Slovakia's five million residents are ethnic Hungarians, and they are a frequent target for verbal attacks by SNS leader Jan Slota, who has called them a "cancer on the body ...
THOUSANDS OF ethnic Hungarians have rallied in Slovakia to protest against a new law that they claim is the government’s latest attempt to suppress Hungarian language and culture. The ...
Thousands of ethnic Hungarians have demonstrated in Slovakia, to protest against a new law that limits the use of minority languages there. The law sets out to encourage the use of Slovak in official ...