We take no responsibility for the accuracy of the translation 2017Workers at the Richard Fritz car window factory in Aszód braved management threats of dismissal to take part in a demonstration demanding the reinstatement of sacked union leader Edit Kovács IndustriALL Global Union joined some 200 workers and union representatives from Hungarian unions at the protest on the morning of 24 January Kovács, who was secretary of the Richard Fritz trade union, AMASZ, was dismissed on 13 January She was also President of the Workers’ Council and member of the Health and Safety Committee at the company AMASZ is affiliated to IndustriALL through the VDSZ union Many sections of the VDSZ union joined the protest in solidarity along with other national trade unions in light of the growing pressure on unions in the country several trade unionists in Hungary have been sacked  We must fight back and send a message that this is unacceptable We will not let our representatives - who struggle every day - be humiliated and punished for bargaining in the interests of members Our simple demand is to be treated with respect and for the employer to negotiate with the union in good faith which makes vehicle windows at plants in Germany is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Turkish company In speaking to the rally on behalf of IndustriALL And many governments side with the employers IndustriALL’s message to the Şişecam CEO and the Richard Fritz management here in Aszód is give Edit her job back today IndustriALL has written to Şişecam demanding that Kovács be reinstated and that fundamental labour rights are respected at Richard Fritz IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates represent over 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining We take up the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights around the world © Copyright 2018 - IndustriALL - We care about your personal information and data. Take a look at our Privacy Policy It took time for the Hungarian photographer Adam Urban to earn the trust of the inmates at Aszód Juvenile Detention Center the young men were wary of “outsiders.” In fact it took weeks for Urban to bring out his camera out for the first time Forty years before Adam Urban set foot in the Aszód Juvenile Detention Center another photographer had embarked on a similar project had completed a series of images at the same location While the project was well-received by Tamas’s teachers Those early photographs document a reality most journalists avoided at the time and their implications ran against the overarching themes the government hoped to impart to the public the socialist regime was still strong,” the younger Urban explains “The key messages were that despite the tough circumstances our country was developing and performing well thanks to the efforts of the party and the dedication of the working class would have undermined the credibility of the system.” A party representative in attendance at the exhibition prohibited it from traveling behind the facility And the photographs remained in the basement of the Aszód center for decades, tucked beneath a broken piano leg. We’ve included one of Tamas’s images at the top of this story, and the collection can be seen here Inspired by Tamas’s courage and years of family stories Adam eventually reached out to the new director who not only helped locate the old photographs but also allowed Adam to take new pictures of his own but the young people and the struggles they faced remained the same Being detained at the Aszód facility is a punishment for the crimes these minors have charged with but it also offers opportunities for them to make changes and start on a different path some might be moved to a more secure location during the day With an eye towards introducing these young people back into society the facility has a commitment to what Urban calls a “moral and ethical education.” While they are here they celebrate holidays and are welcome to attend chapel and study religion Many of the inmates have grown fond of the animal Urban was able to establish a rapport with some of the young people “I approached the youngsters with extra care,” he tells me “I knew if I want to make intimate pictures I couldn’t just push my camera into their faces.” He learned the rules that governed the place though he can’t predict what will happen to that connection when they are released though he doesn’t know if it will be possible “It is not our role to get to conclusions political and social scientists can do that through our works.” Through two generations now his family has documented truths that existed during specific points in our shared history What happens to the photographs now remains out of his hands but he still carries the memories from his time at the Aszód center he was invited to join the team as a tutor at the facility “I still treasure it,” he tells me This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Petőfi Csarnok (PECSA) was built on the ruins of the Iparcsarnok ('industrial hall') Destroyed in the Second World War an exhibition hall for the Budapest International Fair (BNV) was built on its ruins the building was converted into a warehouse 1980s decision-makers wanted to give the building a new function Original plans slated it to be given to the Transport Museum which was struggling with a serious lack of space the Buda Youth Park was declared life-threatening plans had to be changed A large part of the building was converted into what became known as Petőfi Csarnok The upper floor and the northern side halls were given to the Transport Museum The Petőfi Csarnok shortly before being opened in 1985 (Photo: Fortepan/No.: 25781) The museum quickly moved its rich aerospace collection into the new building only a part of which had been on display in the overcrowded old building "The Transport Museum has received over 3900 square metres of exhibition space in the enormous hall the large part of which houses the Youth Leisure Centre The first Hungarian museum of aviation has thus been opened with a rich collection on display It would be a shame to hide these valuable exhibits on shelves Flight enthusiasts will find many interesting items on display It is also already quite clear that children so receptive to the innovation of transportation and flight will be among the main patrons of the new exhibit." Aeroplanes on display (Photo: Hungarian Museum of Science the article quoted above mentioned a few critical points: "Despite recommending that readers visit the exhibition it should be noted that by the time these lines have been printed the unheated halls of the exhibition will have been closed for their winter slumber we are pleased to showcase this new attraction of Budapest We know where we will be heading on our first spring walk in City Park..." The Junker F13 used by King Charles IV (Photo: Hungarian Museum of Science these conditions remained unchanged for the 30 years the exhibition existed despite the fact that the museum housed several treasures One of these was the Junker F-13 used by King Charles IV in his attempt to return to the Hungarian throne forbade flying military aircraft in Hungary the modern machine could only be preserved for a museum The veteran of the First World War became a part of the collection in 191 (Photo: Hungarian Museum of Science the reconnaissance plane manufactured by Lloyd in Aszód was once displayed almost in the same place in 1917 At the time an exhibition of military aircraft was held in the Iparcsarnok the plane was donated to the museum after the exhibition The 60-horsepower Lampich L-2 Róma aeroplane held several world records in the 1920s (Photo: Hungarian Museum of Science several gliders manufactured in Hungary were also on display The crew cabin used by Bertalan Farkas and Valeri Kubasov on their return from the Salyut-6 space station was also displayed in the hall for years Even the first Hungarian sailboat to circumnavigate the globe Nándor Fa and József Gál sailed around the world between 1985 and 1987 in the Bartók spent-class yacht The crew cabin a sailing boat were later moved to the glass tower that connects the two buildings of the Transport Museum instruments and engines showcased the history of flight and space travel the hall itself was torn down as part of the Liget Project the vast majority of the collection is now stuck in storage as professionals work to find a solution to create a new aviation exhibition Cover photo: Former entrance to the Permanent Aerospace Exhibition (Photo: Hungarian Museum of Science © 2025 Látóhatár Kiadó Lap-és Könyvkiadó Kft Police found two dead bodies in one of the homes of an apartment building in Aszód Neighbouring residents retreated to their homes not even curious people could get close to the scene of the crime The Criminal Investigation Department of the Pest County Police Headquarters has launched criminal proceedings on the suspicion of manslaughter The Pest County Police carried out an on-site inspection Later, the detectives discovered the horrifying truth behind the murders. Blikk says a father had ended the lives of his two young daughters the man attempted to take his own life as well the 46-year-old man is wanted by the police The Pest County Police is still investigating the crime of manslaughter of more than one person the victims are believed to be 14 and 16-year-old siblings who the police had been looking for for days The girls’ mother was desperate to find her children patrol officers arrived last night at an apartment in an apartment building in Aszod where the caller noticed a strange odour coming from the building the patrol officers entered the dark apartment where they found two dead bodies A 14-year-old girl was lying on the bed in one bedroom and a 16-year-old girl in the other.According to the details of the investigation the two children arrived from their Heves County residence to visit their father living in Aszód on 20 May 2022 The father – most likely on the night of 20 to 21 May 2022 – killed his daughters in their sleep He then attempted suicide by stepping in front of a passing locomotive near the settlement of Adács in Heves County to the hospital in a life-threatening condition He is currently in no condition to be interrogated The Criminal Investigation Department of the Pest County Police Headquarters is conducting further proceedings with the involvement of experts due to the well-founded suspicion of the crime of manslaughter of several people and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved You may have read earlier that bears were spotted in Hungary The municipality asks residents not to visit the forest At 0:39 a bear walked in front of our car at the Morgo bend Everyone watch out!” reads a Facebook post from a witness The official report was made to professional hunter István Jancsó Jancsó can neither confirm nor deny that there are indeed bears in the area he added that bears can travel long distances in a relatively short time The news has also been reported by the municipality of Szokolya, budapestkornyeke.hu reports.” Hence At the moment we can only rely on the information of the three witnesses But we ask you to be careful and preferably don’t into the forest or to the outskirts on foot!” reads the information of the municipality The animal was spotted at the hazardous waste dump “This picture of the brown bear was taken on the outskirts of Galgamácsa in the immediate vicinity of the hazardous waste landfill so increased caution is advised when hiking in the woods and fields,” writes Péter Kovács president of the local hunting association Wild animals are a natural part of the forest Move away slowly and sideways; this allows you to keep an eye on the bear and avoid tripping If you are in an area where bears are likely to be seen do not leave food with strong odours nearby