Over 1,000 people have been sentenced for taking part in the riots that rocked France earlier this month, with the French Justice Minister noting that 742 had been given firm prison sentences and 600 were already behind bars.
The Commission is satisfied with the reforms, Justice Minister Judit Varga said after a meeting in Brussels, but Hungary is still waiting for the EU’s official acknowledgement.
It is not activists’ sincere belief in the harm caused by ‘wrong words’ that is the problem, but their ill-founded hubris—their self-assumed role of holy avengers bringing the world to the ‘right side of history.’
We should be fueled by a smart and hopeful attitude. It is no coincidence that hope is one of the three theological virtues in Christian tradition. It teaches us that however difficult our circumstances are, we must never fall into despair.
The former FPÖ chairman was acquitted of corruption charges against him as “the accusation of collusion was clearly refuted.” With seven down and five more cases to go, legal expenses have almost ruined Strache, despite several acquittals.
The trial opened with a striking statement by the ‘mastermind’ Salah Abdeslam. “First of all, I would like to say that there is no God but Allah and Mohamed is his servant.” By explicitly declaring the religious dimension of his act, he embarrassed the judges and the media who, despite the horror of the attacks, still struggle to accept the notion of Islamist terrorism.
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