Target of the right, George Soros hands reins to son
As George Soros passes control of his philanthropic empire to his son, the legendary investor and democracy advocate remains subject to unrelenting and often anti-Semitic attacks from the right.
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Trump indictment: Conspiracy theorists target familiar bogeyman
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has long been a bogeyman for the far right, but Donald Trump’s indictment has unleashed a fresh torrent of hate that has also entangled US fact-checkers debunking conspiracies about him.
Europe rights body gives Turkey final warning over jailed George Soros agent
The Council of Europe warned Friday that Turkey could soon face rare disciplinary proceedings if it does not release a philanthropist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in line with a European rights court order.
Europe rights body warns Turkey over failure to free George Soros agent
Pan-European rights body the Council of Europe on Thursday for the first time threatened to launch disciplinary proceedings against Turkey over its failure to implement a court order to release the philanthropist Osman Kavala.
Hungary in ‘Soros’ spat with George Clooney
Hungary accused Hollywood star George Clooney of “limited” knowledge of politics Tuesday after the actor cited Prime Minister Viktor Orban as an example of “hate and anger” in the world.
Sama ba Digong? Billionaire Soros pledges $1bn to battle ‘would-be and actual dictators’
US financier and philanthropist George Soros on Thursday pledged one billion dollars for a new university network project to battle the erosion of civil society in a world increasingly ruled by “would-be and actual dictators” and beset by climate change.
Hungary attacks Soros, Juncker in new media campaign
Hungary launched a new anti-immigration media campaign on Tuesday in which it accused US philanthropist George Soros and EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker of allegedly supporting illegal migration, but which Brussels immediately dismissed as “fake news”.
Beijing dismisses Soros’ anti-China remarks as ‘meaningless’
China dismissed remarks from George Soros as “meaningless” on Friday, after the billionaire investor called President Xi Jinping the “most dangerous opponent” of free societies and warned against Beijing’s high-tech surveillance regime.
Duterte foe Soros calls China’s Xi ‘most dangerous’ foe of free societies
Billionaire investor George Soros on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping was “the most dangerous enemy”
Pushed out, but Soros foundation won’t give up on Hungary
The foundation started by US billionaire George Soros may have been forced to leave Budapest after the Hungarian government’s relentless campaigning, but it is vowing not to give up on its work there.
