[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Richard Wouters, Thomas, Joe Litobarski and others. Joe Litobarski said: Please RT if you support free press! RT @bloggingportal: European Blog Action against censorship in Hungary: http://bit.ly/f4RB8v #NoToHuEU [...]

[...] zu schießen. Das erfordert Vernetzung und Kontakte. Erste Versuche werden zum Beispiel von bloggingportal.eu unternommen: Voice your criticism in your blogs, on Twitter and Facebook – and put the links to [...]

Being worried and angry about the changes going on in Hungary, I have written a weekly summary of news on my blog for the last three months. I’m a German expat in Hungary, that’s why everything is in German. But I began translating my entries, so the last “weekly review” is in English, too. It includes comments on the first blow of the media council against the newspaper Népszabadság, the change of management at the radio station MR2 (new head: an extremist motorbike rocker) and on the cencorship that occured during Orbán’s visit in England last week, right there in Downing Street. I’ll continue with these entries as long as there are still valid news available in Hungary…
http://hungaliennation.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-50-freedom-of-opinion-freedom-to.html

[...] béke, szabadság és egyetértés“, ezt kíván az egész Europa [...]

[...] am supporting bloggingportal.eu’s campaign to raise awareness of this law and lodge my opposition to this [...]

[...] I personally believe that any attempt to reduce the freedom expression is a direct attack to democracy and in the longer term a disservice to the whole country and its citizens.   Myself, I shall be joining the European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary. [...]

[...] – European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary [...]

Another one from Germany: http://opalkatze.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/europa-quo-vadis/

Just posted: Censoring Hungarian blogs during the Hungarian EU Presidency

See also this one from the Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee:
http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.vice-president-communication-amd-blog.13823

[...] bloggingportal.eu ruft zu einer Aktion gegen die Zensur in Ungarn auf – bitte mitmachen und den Link auf euren [...]

Wooow, thank you so much helping our country! It is such a good feeling!
Thank you all!

In Italian here : http://www.europa451.it/2/post/2010/12/european-blog-action-contro-la-censura-in-ungheria.html

The EU shouldn’t give leadership to Hungary, not now. I’ll be pretty disappointed in this union if they let this happen. They should act now and remove this regime immediately, before it turns worse….we’re heading towards dictatorship in this country. Thank you for everyone who helps us by raising their voice against this nonsense in their own country. We seriously need help from you guys, don’t let them give leadership to a goverment like this. Thanks in the name of my country and my people!

Also don’t miss the blog posts by Fabien (http://fabiencazenave.eu/2010/12/22/hongrie-censure-medias-article-7-tue/; French) and Macarena (http://laorejadeeuropa.blogspot.com/2010/12/la-presidencia-hungara-comienza-con.html; Spanish). Gawain covered the law in his euroblog, too (http://englandexpects.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-hungary-fit-to-hold-european-council.html; English). And Hungarian Spectrum has also followed up on the story of the Hungarian media law (http://esbalogh.typepad.com/hungarianspectrum/2010/12/quite-a-day-serious-warnings-for-hungary.html; English).

[...] BloggingPortal.eu and Hungarian Spectrum (here and here) discuss Hungary's new media law. According to BloggingPortal.eu, “[u]nder this new law, a National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) will be set up – a body that Reuters reports will be ‘dominated by people loyal to the ruling Fidesz party.' Members of this new authority (all appointed by the government) will oversee all media in Hungary – including group blogs – opening the door to politically motivated censorship.” [...]

please support us with joining to this group on facebook. this group is against the Censorship in hungary

thank you

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Egymillioan-a-magyar-sajtoszabadsagert/169854769717975

The future Hungarian EU Council Presidency has reacted to the matter on its blog:
http://www.eu2011.hu/blog/presidency-not-be-hijacked

[...] Zensur zu schießen. Das erfordert Vernetzung und Kontakte. Erste Versuche werden zum Beispiel von bloggingportal.eu unternommen.European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary Veröffentlicht von [...]

[...] European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary [...]

Three blog posts at my place here:

http://georgeszirtes.blogspot.com/2010/12/news-from-hungary-is-blank.html

http://georgeszirtes.blogspot.com/2010/12/hungarian-press-response.html

http://georgeszirtes.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-on-hungarian-press-freedom.html

Support the case of freedom of press in Hungary!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Egymillioan-a-magyar-sajtoszabadsagert/169854769717975

If you support the case of freedom of press in Hungary – as well as all over the world – please join us, share this site and invite your friends too!

On the Economist’s “Eastern Approaches”: All eyes on Orbán

[...] We shouldn’t stay calm now! Join the protest and raise your voice! Europe’s bloggers are not going to accept that the EU Council will be presided over by a country acting against the fundamental rights of EU citizens. Such rank hypocrisy cannot go unchallenged. Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the EU is very clear about this: [...]

French uber-euroblogger Jean Quatremer now has also covered the story:
http://bruxelles.blogs.liberation.fr/coulisses/2010/12/bienvenue-à-la-république-soviétique-de-hongrie-.html

[...] Bloggingportal.eu’s campaign I became aware of the controversial new media law in Hungary that seems to introduce mechanisms [...]

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“Europas Blogger machen Front gegen ungarisches Mediengesetz”:
http://www.taurillon.org/Europas-Blogger-machen-Front-gegen-ungarisches-Mediengesetz

=> nice German summary of European bloggers’ reactions on our call for action

[...] möchte seinen Appell, sich zu engagieren, absolut unterstützen und weise auf die Aktion von Bloggingportal.eu hin, wo bereits kleine aber konkrete Maßnahmen für Netizens vorgeschlagen werden. Ich für meinen [...]

A micro-blog reaction: http://penpen.soup.io/post/96784090/European-Blog-Action-against-Censorship-in-Hungary

Good initiative, I’ve done an article, in French, on my blog to protest against this law and to mention your action.

http://heloim.sinclair.over-blog.com/article-hongrie-une-dictature-molle-a-la-presidence-de-l-union-europeenne-63735869.html

Hätte Ungarn vor 2004 diese Mediengesetze, hätte nie und zu keinem Zeitpunkt die Möglichkeit bestanden ein EU Mitgliedsland zu werden!

Another reaction from Italy (in English):

http://danielesavi.tumblr.com/post/2467756869/notohueu-1-everyone-has-the-right-to

/via @Elena2020

[...] music box here at Bloggingportal.eu ivory towers has been playing Hungarian Dances all week after we called for a European Blog Action against the Hungarian media law last Tuesday. We were hoping to transform the jangling discords of our future EU Council Presidency [...]

[...] No CommentsAnd it is a major problem:  Hungary’s new media law.Bloggingportal.eu launched a European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary and also provides a good round-up of reactions and some background documents (just go through the [...]

[...] Kuhn (Kopfzeiler.org) ruft dazu auf,  Lübberdings Engagement zu unterstützen. Er weist auf die Aktion von Bloggingportal.eu hin, wo kleine aber konkrete Maßnahmen  vorgeschlagen werden. Johannes Kuhn will sich  an die [...]

[...] nach der Weihnachtspause geht der Kampf gegen das neue ungarische Mediengesetz weiter. Das Bloggingportal.eu ruft zu gemeinsamen Aktionen gegen das neue Gesetz [...]

The European Blog Action has been noticed in Slovak news sme.sk:
http://www.sme.sk/c/5701373/orban-povedie-uniu-s-imidzom-cenzora.html

And, important to note, there are also critical remarks from Hungary on this blog action:
http://mrpelevin.tumblr.com/post/2504873156/remelem-majd-megirjak-hogy-nem-csak-nemzetkozi-sajto

[...] » Das neue restriktive ungarische Mediengesetz und die Nichtreaktion der EU stehen in der Kritik » Aufruf an Blogger, auf die Probleme und Konsequenzen des neuen Gesetzes aufmerksam zu machen [...]

Herr Orban und seiner SA-Truppe duerfte nimals erlaubt werden, fuer ein halbes Jahr die EU-Regentschaft zu uebernehmen. Absolut undemokratisch, was sich in diesem Land nun abspielt. Sollte der neo-faschistische Trend noch weiter staerker werden, Ausschluss aus wichtigen EU-Gremien, einschraenkung der EU-Foerderung. Mit solchen Figuren macht man keine Deals, das weiss die Weltpolitik seit 1939 mehr als genug.

I dont want this Government to chair European Union even temporary.
They can’t represent Europe
They cant represent European People

Take Outrage !!

Postsovietisation of Central Asian style combined with deep economic crisis and conflict-generating national ambitions in Central Europe. This is what we need to lead Europe?

[...] il bavaglio all’informazione, è scattata la mobilitazione della blogosfera euuropea. Da Bloggingportal.eu: “Date voce alla critica nei vostri blog, su Twitter e Facebook. E inviate le vostre proteste [...]

[...] European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary [...]

Diesem Protest schließe ich mich an – als EU-Bürger aus Deutschland, der in Ungarn lebt und arbeitet und diese Möglichkeit bisher als sein persönliches Glück betrachtet hat.

[...] anzuschließen. Eine gute Möglichkeit ist die Aktion von bloggingportal.eu, die zur “Europäischen Blog-Aktion gegen Zensur in Ungarn” aufrufen (nur in Englisch). Weitere [...]

[...] finally, “European blog action against censorship in Hungary”. Tags: EU Presidency, Hungary, Media, press freedom, Viktor Orban Topic: Government, Politics, [...]

Bisher wurden die ungarische Medien von den linke kontrolliert, mind 80%. Die meisten zB. die führende Zeitung Népszabadság stammen aus der Zeit der Parteidiktatur. Diese linke medienmacht hat die Korruption, die illegale Bereicherung von ehem. Kommunisten decken. Und diese linke Medien haben gute Kontakte zum Westen, deshalb hört man einseitige Nachtrichten aus Ungarn, die andere Seite wird nie gefragt. Vor 4 Jahren die Linksregierung hat mit Schlagstöcken Polizeigewalt gegen Oppositionelle gerichtet, und kaum Nachrichten kamen – wegen der LINKE MEDIENDIKTATUR

Been covered in Ireland’s leading political blog, Slugger O’Toole:
http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/01/01/draconian-press-laws-in-the-eus-new-presidency/

Here is my brief bit on my blog. Just adding my voice to the general protest.
http://refuse1.blogspot.com/2011/01/protest-against-hungarys-new-media-laws.html

Slugger O’Toole has got a link up – http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/01/01/draconian-press-laws-in-the-eus-new-presidency/

We ask everyone concerned about fundamental rights and free speech to black out its online presence on the 5th January 2011 for 24 hours.

http://blackout4hungary.net/en/

Art.10 de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme.”Toute personne a droit à la liberté d’expression,sans que l’ingérence des autorités publique puissent la menacer” C’est ce que fait le gouvernement hongrois qui piétine ce droit,comme le gouvernement berlusconi d’ailleurs.Le droit fondamental de l’homme à etre informé est violé.Il faut saisir la Cour Européenne pour qu’elle punisse ce viol.La situation italienne,avec Berlusconi,patron de Mediaset(3 chaines Tv) et de 2 chaines de la Tv publique(la Rai) est presque la meme.Il faut que ces gouvernements,qui ne savent meme pas d’etre en Europe soient sanctionnés

[...] Desde la plataforma de blogs europeos Bloggingportal.eu se impulsa una ciberacción contra la ley de prensa húngara Leer [...]

[...] E contro il bavaglio all’informazione, è scattata la mobilitazione della blogosfera euuropea. Da Bloggingportal.eu: “Date voce alla critica nei vostri blog, su Twitter e Facebook. E inviate le vostre proteste [...]

Let´s visit the Hungarian democracy at it´s bedside 3.01.2011

http://zoltanjokay.de/zoltanblog/2011/01/let´s-visit-the-hungarian-democracy-at-it´s-bedside-3-01-2011/

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[...] b?d? jednak w moim przekonaniu interwencje podejmowane przez samych internautów. Europejscy blogerzy organizuj? protest przeciwko w?gierskiej cenzurze. Protest zorganizowali równie? w?gierscy [...]

Bloggingportal cannot tolerate racist and/or abusive comments on its editorial blog, and for this reason the above comment (by Mihail) has been deleted, and others like it will also be removed. In the interests of transparency, we will shortly produce a detailed comments policy.

[...] informazione locali e stranieri ma le manifestazioni di protesta sono ovunque e anche la rete si è mobilitata. Il quotidiano Népszabadság è uscito giorni fa, per protesta contro la nuova legge, con una [...]

[...] the meeting some weeks ago. You should know that we at the Bloggingportal.eu started a “European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary“, so there was some interest in this topic on both [...]

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It is good that you are calling for a European Blog Action against censorship.

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[...] Ich schließe mich diesem Protest an, und zitiere mal aus dem Original-Aufruf: [...]

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