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 ZOLTAN BESSENYEI passed away on February 17 Hungary to Sándor Bessenyei and Erzsébet Sinka Graduated as a petroleum engineer in Hungary in 1953 Left the country with his wife after the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and lived in Denmark for a year Then they moved to Germany where he resumed work as a petroleum engineer They also lived in Peru for two years prior to immigration to the USA in 1967 Here his first job was with Sinclair Oil & Gas Company in Tulsa From 1970 through 1973 they lived in Argentina and Libya In 1974 he became an American citizen in Kemmerer In 1976 he joined Mountain Fuel Supply Company in Salt Lake City where he worked for twenty years becoming an expert doing gas reservoir recovery studies on main frame computers During retirement he designed and copyrighted several perpetual calendars He enjoyed playing chess and was adept against opponents both with a table top chess board and with a computer With his quick and ever-present sense of humor he delighted everyone with his ability to tell humorous stories and jokes in the many different languages he had mastered could be counted on being the life of the party and never tired of solving problems with his family The family will have a private family graveside service at Salt Lake City Cemetery Kind thanks to Father Gabriel Mosher for assisting with Zoltan's graveside service I very much enjoyed my association through the years with Zoltan and Anna You both worked so very hard to provide for your family and create a life in this country You will be missed and may Anna find peace and comfort during this difficult time Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience where to eat and what to do in the Tokaj-Nyíregyháza touristic region In the town square of Tokaj a statue of Bacchus clutching a glass in one hand and grapes in the other Welcome to one of the world’s most ancient wine regions which sits in the leafy foothills of the Zemplén Mountains in northeast Hungary was declared wine country by royal decree in 1737 and inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2002 local people have been cultivating grapes here for thousands of years The region’s unique microclimate and mineral-rich soil is ideal for growing furmint and hárslevelű local winemakers have been alchemising these grapes into tokaji aszú – a legendary dessert wine that has found international acclaim French King Louis XIV once declared this heady elixir “wine of kings winemakers also produce a wide range of delicious dry whites from the same grapes Join us on a tour of the charming towns and villages of the Tokaj-Nyíregyháza Touristic Area to drink in the results of centuries of winemaking “We would like to show that Tokaj is not only about the aszú but also about excellent dry white wines,” Dana says “Wines made from Tokaj grapes are so unique that experienced tasters can identify them immediately This uniqueness comes from the special combination of soil composition and the microclimate.” Hotel Minaro offers complete immersion in local wine culture with exclusive wine tours as well as unique hands-on experiences at its own Minaro vineyard Indulge in a private breakfast in the vineyard or order a bottle of tokaji sparkling wine alongside your jacuzzi rental Bodrogkeresztúr Thirteen minutes by car from Tokaj the ancient village of Bodrogkeresztúr sits on the tree-lined banks of the River Bodrog stretching up a hillside blanketed in vines which was already settled in the Bronze age an 800-year-old church and several great artisan wineries Visit the family-run Tokaj Nobilis Winery before heading to Füleky Manion to taste its ‘Fülöp The Phenomenon’ dry white named after an injured stork the villagers kept warm in their homes for ten winters in a row Be sure to try a glass of Bodrogkeresztúr’s famous Pezsgő – a Hungarian sparkling wine made using champagne techniques The village is also home to the Tokaj wine vinegar factory and its museum Andrássy Kúria can arrange a whole host of wine-related experiences for guests a beautifully renovated synagogue and a winemaking tradition that stretches back centuries The sought-after soils in the Mád basin – predominantly red clay zeolite malota and quartz rhyolite – make for wines with a rich mineral character which works with vineyard smallholder families The family has been innovating in winemaking since the 1600s and is credited with inventing the method behind the world-renowned tokaji aszú in the 17th-century Embark on the Holdvölgy Experience to see one of the longest and oldest cellar systems in the region (some sections date back to the 16th-century) Then visit the 250-year-old estate house that plays home to classic winery Pelle Pince You can also rent a bike to tour the local vineyards or taste handmade cheeses from local Master Cheesemaker Sándor Bodnár The MICHELIN Guide debuted a brand new distinction: the Michelin Key In the same way that the Michelin Star recognises the most outstanding restaurants in the world Here’s everything you need to know about the new distinction Explore the country and its restaurants with a trip from Budapest to Pécs 13 hotel discounts only available when you book with The MICHELIN Guide Graefl Major Kétútköz is a truly special place that's more than worthy of its Michelin Green Star We caught up with Gábor Szilágyi of Bajcshal to discover more about the caviar he supplies to many Michelin-recommended restaurants We take a closer look at Hungary's newest Bib Gourmand restaurant which brings something refreshingly 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I would like to receive Newsletter from MICHELIN Guide Save lists of your favorite restaurants & hotels Welcome to one of the world\u2019s most ancient wine regions which sits in the leafy foothills of the Zempl\u00e9n Mountains in northeast Hungary The region\u2019s unique microclimate and mineral-rich soil is ideal for growing furmint and h\u00e1rslevel\u0171 local winemakers have been alchemising these grapes into tokaji asz\u00fa \u2013 a legendary dessert wine that has found international acclaim French King Louis XIV once declared this heady elixir \u201cwine of kings Join us on a tour of the charming towns and villages of the Tokaj-Ny\u00edregyh\u00e1za Touristic Area to drink in the results of centuries of winemaking \u201cWe would like to show that Tokaj is not only about the asz\u00fa but also about excellent dry white wines,\u201d Dana says \u201cWines made from Tokaj grapes are so unique that experienced tasters can identify them immediately This uniqueness comes from the special combination of soil composition and the microclimate.\u201d Hotel Minaro offers complete immersion in local wine culture with exclusive wine tours and bottles from the Szepsy winery in M\u00e1d Andr\u00e1ssy K\u00faria can arrange a whole host of wine-related experiences for guests The murders have led police to double the size of a task force investigating anti-Roma crimes and police sources believe the same group may be responsible for attacks using rifles and home-made explosives Far-right groups have denied any links to the attacks but emphasise the need to fight "Gypsy crime" Ninety per cent of Roma interviewed in Hungary in a recent EU survey said discrimination due to ethnic origin was widespread followed by 83% in the Czech Republic and 81% in Slovakia found "high levels of discrimination and victimisation among the Roma in the seven member states surveyed" The figures for Hungary are particularly alarming the country had claimed to have one of the more enlightened pro-Roma policies in the region a system of scholarships for secondary and higher education and carefully calibrated funds for schools to try to ensure classes have no more than 25% minority pupils 500 activists of the far-right Workers Party attacked a Roma settlement in Litvinov At least seven riot police and seven demonstrators were injured in running battles the minority rights ombudsman called for an investigation after a video was broadcast showing policemen forcing Roma boys to strip and slap each others' faces the latest victim of the attacks on the Roma 54-year-old Jeno Koka was buried in Tiszalök on Wednesday with all the honour and pageant that a poor Hundreds of mourners came from miles around "A storm has descended on us," Sandor Gaal condemns this murder," said Sandor Gomzem mayor of Tiszalök "Many people are afraid that recent tension between the majority and minority will increase." Tiszalök recently came third in a national league for offences per head of the population unemployment is double the national average Gypsies have now replaced Jews as the main butt of middle-class hostility in eastern Europe but now expects to easily break the 5% threshold and enter parliament in the next Its party website states: "The phenomenon of Gypsy crime is a unique form of delinquency which is different from the crimes of the majority in nature and force." "What we're saying is that there is a problem in Hungary that has been swept under the carpet for quite a while," says Zoltan Fuzessy a spokesman on foreign relations for the party "Jobbik is basically just trying to open a discussion about it." A paramilitary off-shoot of Jobbik as a "uniformed self-defence group" This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Hungary in May 2023 The recently published report on the visit highlights several issues which undermine humane detention in Hungary the Committee identified ill-treatment by police and prison staff as a critical issue that remains unresolved in the country Ill-treatment by the police and prison staff  the CPT paid particular attention to ill-treatment by police and prison staff the delegation received numerous credible allegations of physical ill-treatment of detained persons The CPT also noted several allegations of excessively tight handcuffing sexual harassment of female detainees by male police officers and verbal abuse the situation regarding ill-treatment by staff was particularly dire in Tiszalök Prison The patterns that emerge show that the alleged ill-treatment usually takes place in places that are hidden from the cameras while in some cases detainees were even hand- and ankle-cuffed inter-prisoner violence appeared to be a serious problem in Tiszalök Prison where it was alleged that prison staff not only failed to intervene but also allowed and even instructed inmates to ill-treat their cellmates the CPT also expressed concern about the routine presence of police officers and prison guards during medical examinations a practice which not only disregards medical confidentiality but also undermines the reporting of ill-treatment The report also notes that “several persons met during the visit who alleged that they had been ill-treated by police officers stated that the presence of police officers prevented them from reporting these allegations during their medical examinations” Despite repeated calls by several domestic and international human rights institutions ill-treatment by police officers and prison staff remains an unresolved issue in Hungary This also means that most of these violations remain without consequences The CPT’s report identifies overcrowding in Hungarian prisons as a fundamental problem 23 out of the 33 prison establishments in the country had an occupancy rate of more than 100% resulting in an average occupancy rate of 109.5% The CPT noted with concern the steady increase in the number of pre-trial detainees which contributes significantly to prison overcrowding among the underlying causes of the problem both the lack of a coherent strategy to reduce overcrowding and the underuse of alternative given the steady increase in the prison population increasing capacity alone will not be sufficient to provide all prisoners with adequate living conditions the CPT considers that overcrowding combined with staff shortages has had a highly detrimental effect on the prison regime as it has led to many detainees having no or limited access to work education and other out-of-cell activities further reducing the already inadequate capacity For more information on prison overcrowding and inadequate detention conditions, see the HHC’s latest communication in the István Gábor Kovács and Varga and Others v The CPT also criticised the fact that strip searches were part of the daily custodial routine Although this practice has been condemned by several human rights institutions including the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (the Hungarian NHRI) it still raises serious concerns as a widespread and automatic breach of the law the CPT emphasised that the high frequency and extensive use of searches Regarding restrictions on prisoners’ visiting rights the CPT noted with concern that the minimum visiting entitlements still fell short of those laid down in international standards Contrary to the CPT’s reaffirmation that the imposition of visits through a plexiglass partition should always be based on an individual visits are still generally carried out under closed conditions the Committee urged the Hungarian authorities to substantially increase visiting entitlements for all categories of prisoners The delegation also noted that none of the establishments visited had facilities for family visits or for open visits in general Despite some improvements since the CPT’s last visit legislation and practice continue to raise concerns both in relation to excessive restrictions on physical contact and the mandatory use of the plexiglass partition during visits The CPT has also confirmed the concerns expressed by previous international bodies (Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture) that the national body for monitoring compliance with the UN Convention against Torture Hungary’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) continues to lack the functional independence and funding necessary to function as intended The full text of the CPT’s report on its 2023 visit to Hungary is available here Read the HHC Justice Programme’s submission to the CPT’s 2023 periodic visit here, and the Refugee Programme’s submission here Receive our fresh reports and analyses straight to your inbox by signing up here © 2025 Hungarian Helsinki Committee · All rights reserved · Privacy and Terms of Use Design & Sitebuild: Hydrogene