The UN shocked over clashes between Hungarian police and refugees

The UN shocked over clashes between Hungarian police and refugees

After days of verbal disputes, tensions, and psychological pressures, physical violence has arrived. Hungarian police decided to use violence to placate refugees, which are forced in a camp protected by barbed wire as if they were prisoners, near the city of Horgos, along the border with Serbia.   Refugees tried to break the barriers to

Hungary. The picture of the prisoners building a wall before our very eyes

Hungary. The picture of the prisoners building a wall before our very eyes

One of the main countries, and one of the most debated, chosen by refugees to reach Northern Europe is Hungary. Among the measures taken by Viktor Orbán’s government there is the construction of a wall along the border with Serbia, aimed to contain the flow of people illegally entering the country that, according to local

The much awaited European plan on refugees

The much awaited European plan on refugees

The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, held his first speech on the State of the Union the 8th of September. He spoke to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, tackling the humanitarian crisis which sees hundreds of thousands of refugees crowding Europe’s southern borders.   In his speech he outlined the Commission’s plan

Hungarian camera operator fired for tripping over and kicking fleeing refugees

Hungarian camera operator fired for tripping over and kicking fleeing refugees

Petra László is the Hungarian camera operator fired by local television channel N1TV for having deliberately tripped over a man, a fleeing refugee, who was holding a child.   Hundreds of refugees were trying to escape the police’s grip near the Hungarian village of Rőszke, close to the border with Serbia, after having remained confined

Cycling makes you healthier and richer, studies show

Cycling makes you healthier and richer, studies show

It is commonly known that daily cycling is healthy, but studies and statistics now make it an ever evident fact. In particular, they underline how riding bicycle allows attaining both physical and economic wellbeing.   The Netherlands is a practical example of the positive results achieved thanks to mass bicycle mobility, as the study “Dutch