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Accused Nazi war criminal free to stay in Australia

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

Photo shows former Hungarian soldier accused of wartime atrocities, Charles Zentai, leaving the Perth Magistrates Court after a hearing date was set to fight his extradition to Hungary over crimes during World War II. The now-90-year-old Zentai accused of being a Nazi war criminal on Wednesday won his fight to stay in Australia, after the High Court blocked his extradition to Hungary. AFP PHOTO ...

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Hungary must protect Roma communities from attack

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Headline Title:? Hungary must protect Roma communities from attack 15 August 2012 The Hungarian authorities must do more to protect the country's Roma communities, Amnesty International said in a letter to the government today, after reports that far-right groups attacked Roma residents in the western village of Devecser. Violence broke out on 5 August, when more than 1,000 people gathered in ...

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Hungary far-right leader discovers Jewish roots

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Budapest, Hungary — As a rising star in Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, Csanad Szegedi was notorious for his incendiary comments on Jews: He accused them of "buying up" the country, railed about the "Jewishness" of the political elite and claimed Jews were desecrating national symbols.

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Nazi suspect in Australia wins court fight against extradition

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CANBERRA (Reuters) - An alleged Nazi war criminal living in Australia won on Wednesday a long battle against the government's attempts to extradite him to Hungary to stand trial for the murder of a Jewish teenager. Charles Zentai, now 90, was accused by Hungarian authorities of beating to death a Jewish teenager, Peter Balazs, in Budapest in 1944. Australia's highest court ruled that Zentai ...

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Hungary far-right leader discovers Jewish roots

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FILE - This file photo dated on June 7, 2009 shows Hungary's far right party, Jobbik's, Csanad Szegedi, left, and Krisztina Morvai, right, celebrating their entry into the European Parliament after the European parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary.

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Hungarian far-right politician ousted after Jewish roots disclosed

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

As a rising star in Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, Csanad Szegedi was notorious for his incendiary comments on Jews, but he has since acknowledged his own Jewish ancestry and become embroiled in allegations he attempted bribery to keep the fact quiet.

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Hamilton fastest in 2 practices at Hungarian GP

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

Britain's McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton waits for his second practice session of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit outside Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 27, 2012. The circuit will host the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, July 29, 2012.

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Former soldier Zentai wins extradition fight

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

A former Hungarian soldier Charles Zentai has won his legal battle to stay in Australia, with the High Court today blocking his extradition.The 90-year-old Perth resident has been fighting extradition to Hungary to face questions over allegations he murdered a Jewish teenager in 1944, while serving in the army.The teen was killed and then thrown into the Danube River.Mr Zentai has long denied ...

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Nazi suspect in Australia wins court fight against extradition

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An alleged Nazi war criminal living in Australia won on Wednesday a long battle against the government's attempts to extradite him to Hungary to stand trial for the murder of a Jewish teenager. Charles Zentai, now 90, was accused by Hungarian authorities of beating to death a Jewish teenager, Peter Balazs, in Budapest in 1944. Australia's highest court ruled that Zentai ...

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Accused Nazi war criminal free to stay in Australia

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

SYDNEY (AFP) - A 90-year-old man accused of being a Nazi war criminal on Wednesday won his fight to stay in Australia, after the High Court blocked his extradition to Hungary.

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Australian court bars extradition in WWII case

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ? Australia?s highest court ruled Wednesday that a 90-year-old Australian citizen cannot be extradited to Hungary to face accusations he tortured and killed a Jewish teenager during World War II. The High Court upheld an earlier Federal Court decision that stopped the government from extraditing former Hungarian soldier Charles Zentai to face

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High Court upholds decision to allow Zentai to stay

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

Alleged war criminal Charles Zentai has won his legal battle to stay in Australia, with the High Court today blocking his extradition to Hungary.The 90-year-old former Hungarian soldier is accused of murdering a Jewish teenager in Budapest in 1944 but has always maintained his innocence.The teen was killed and then thrown into the Danube River.Hungarian authorities pursued Mr Zentai's ...

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High Court prevents Zentai extradition

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Accused war criminal Charles Zentai cannot be extradited to Hungary, the High Court has ruled.

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Accused Nazi war criminal free to stay in Australia

on Aug 15, 2012 via YahooNews

A 90-year-old man accused of being a Nazi war criminal on Wednesday won his fight to stay in Australia, after the High Court blocked his extradition to Hungary.

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Rising star in Hungarian anti-Semitic party discovers he?s Jewish

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Following weeks of Internet rumors, Szegedi acknowledged in June that his grandparents on his mother?s side were Jews. As it turns out, his grandmother was an Auschwitz survivor

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Anti-Semitic Hungarian Leader Discovers Jewish Background After Blackmail Plot

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Csanad Szegedi was making a name for himself in Hungary. He was an icon within Hungary's largest far-right political organization, the Jobbik party, he was a founding member of the Hungarian Guard, and he was serving his country in the European Parliament.

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Far-right leader in Hungary discovers Jewish roots

on Aug 14, 2012 via YahooNews

Notorious for his incendiary comments on Jews, Csanad Szegedi admits his grandparents on his mother's side were Jews

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Hungary far-right leader discovers Jewish roots

on Aug 14, 2012 via YahooNews

As a rising star in Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, Csanad Szegedi was notorious for his incendiary comments on Jews: He accused them of "buying up" the country, railed about the "Jewishness" of the political elite and claimed Jews were desecrating national symbols.

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ChemAxon Announces New Version of chemicalize.org for Tablet PCs

on Aug 14, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Hungary, August 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemAxon , a leader in providing chemistry software for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, announces that its free, open access, web-based ...

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Munich 11 Remembered in Budapest

on Aug 14, 2012 via YahooNews

One minute of silence was observed in memory of the Munich 11 during the opening of an exhibit at the Hungarian Jewish Museum in Budapest. Click here for the rest of the article...

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