Katalin Cseh @katka_cseh@respublicae.eu

🚨Happening now🚨 The unbearable crisis of public education in Hungary has brought thousands to the streets. The protest movement of students & teachers just cannot be quelled by means of oppressive laws & intimidation by the Orban government.
📸 @Telexhu

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RT @ALDEParty: 🇺🇦 “Hope is the fuel we are running on” 🇺🇦

#ALDEParty Vice-President and @GolosZmin leader @kiraincongress shares her views on hope, freedom and Ukraine’s European future in this new interview: https://www.aldeparty.eu/_hope_is_the_fuel_we_are_running_on_interview_with_kira_rudik https://t.co/TUzUArXcW8

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Mood. #Eurovision
RT @katka_cseh: Thinking about the moment a post-Orban Hungary returns to #Eurovision

Now THAT will be a great one ❤️🌈🇭🇺 https://t.co/ohogbfWgPk

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1657475612812910592

This week in Hungary. Viktor Orban’s regime showed its true colors— and apparently, roughing up highschool kids is not below them.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1655276755194728453

RT @Tsihanouskaya: Heartbroken by the news that political prisoner Mikalai Klimovich died in the penal colony. The 61-year-old was sentenced to prison for a caricature of Lukashenka, despite having a serious heart problem. If we don't get urgent medical help to political prisoners, more will die. https://t.co/rKQWipPzqK

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Thank you for having me & happy Congress! 🤩 #LYMECCongress
RT @LYMEC: "So many people are looking for inspiration and you can be that to them make changes wherever you are from" Thank you @katka_cseh for delivering a speech at our congress! 🙌 https://t.co/9CMkpqxoEn

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RT @EUISoU: 1/3 "The rule of law conditionality instrument ties EU funds to EU values, saying you can’t use the EU as an ATM to take the money and discard the values and the biggest problem is that this is a new instrument."

🗣️ @katka_cseh at the @OpenSociety panel at #SOU2023 https://t.co/gE6scHMe61

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RT @MurphyPeterN: This kind of stuff from the police near Viktor Orban's HQ last night (at latest student demo vs controversial edu reforms ) is very rare in Hungary which makes the scenes all the more jarring, also given the age of the demonstrators (many teenagers) https://t.co/z56Pbhllry

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RT @johanna_kantola: More platform given to equality in the EU and understanding anti-gender politics in Europe today @EUISoU #SOU2023 👏👏👏 A very powerful panel with @Adbodnar @katka_cseh Matthew MacWilliams & Manisha Mehta https://t.co/OIQwBFUCjD

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This goes way beyond education— this is the most Orwellian crackdown & crushing of dissent in Hungary

The question is: will the European Union stand idly by— or finally stand up for democracy?

We are yet to hear any official condemnations of the law by @EU_Commission [end]

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1654096389549314052

Thousands of teachers have already indicated their intention to resign.

Unions and stakeholders fear that the government is creating an informant network with the status law. "It is not an exaggeration to say that police state tools are being used here," they claim.

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The draft allows employers to monitor teachers' laptops at any time. Teachers fear that monitoring would give the state access to sensitive data about children and parents.

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The proposed law allows for the videotaping of classrooms, even kindergarten groups, forging a generation that is accustomed to being watched. Teachers fear that an informant network is established within institutions, creating a damaging psychological environment for children.

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One of the most worrying aspects of the new draft law is that teachers cannot talk about problems or criticize the system without facing disciplinary action— not even on their private social media.

The law mandates that they must "maintain faith in public education"

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The draft law increases working hours, teachers could be required to work on Sundays for free, or ordered to teach far from their home, like members of the armed forces. If they quit, they can be forced to remain at the school for +6 months

Union leaders have called this slavery

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There is a severe shortage of education professionals - which is understandable, given the measly salaries teachers in Hungary receive. The government's plan to address this shortage by over-employing teachers for free.
RT @katka_cseh: 4/

An early-career primary school teacher in Hungary is looking at HUF 170.000, which is around EUR 400/month. No, I did not miss a zero.

A mid-career secondary school teacher is looking at HUF 240.000, or EUR 570.

The maximum …

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According to teachers, an oppressive police state is built up to control them, so that they don't protest & criticize the government. Last year, I invited them to tell this to @EU_Commission too👇

Strikes have already been outlawed in the country, teachers get fired for striking
RT @katka_cseh: A nationwide movement is sweeping across Hungary, protesting the crisis of public education.

We invited teachers & students to Brussels— giving them a platform to address …

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The situation is spiralling out of control. In a completely disproportionate way, high schoolers & other protesters are getting roughed up and teargassed by the police. Yesterday, a @momentumhu MP @MartonTompos was dragged out of the crowd, handcuffed & detained
RT @MartonTompos: 2023, Hungary. I spent 5 hours enjoying the hospitality of the Hungarian police to be released without even a notice. #professionalism https://t.co/AGYOvcXNRB

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What is the Orbán government's "revenge law," stoking demonstrations of teachers & students in Budapest?

The law is a tool to brutally opress & intimidate teachers critical of the government— it opens the door to the monitoring of their private devices & social media activity 🧵

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