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IPI Mission Report: Media Freedom in Hungary Ahead of 2022 Election

View on front of Parliament of Hungary, Budapest, Hungary. Source: Karelj / Wikimedia

International Press Institute released a new report assessing challenges for independent journalism in Hungary. We are publishing its key findings.

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23.03.2022

Putin’s propagandists: How Russian information warfare succeeded in Hungary

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Despite Hungary backing the EU’s punitive sanctions regime against Russia and the humanitarian aid the cabinet provided to Ukraine, the government continues its foreign policy balancing act between the West and Russia.

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17.03.2022

The Orbán split: siding with both, simultaneously

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People demonstrate against Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Budapest

Anti-war protest in Budapest, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine. February 26, 2022. Source: MARTON MONUS / Reuters / Forum

For three terms, the Hungarian prime minister has fought with Brussels and moved closer to Moscow. Then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine — a painful reality check. But it seems that Orbán still does not want to fall out of Putin’s good graces.

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04.03.2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Background and Future Perspectives

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The Russian aggression against Ukraine has caused a chain of reactions that is fundamentally transforming Europe and the world, although we are not yet able to fully capture its effects.

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04.03.2022

Hungary gives up its fierce pro-Kremlin stance at last

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Russian President Putin meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia February 1, 2022. Source: SPUTNIK / Reuters / Forum

The unprecedented show of solidarity towards Ukraine on a regional and European, Trans-Atlantic level forced the Hungarian government to change diplomatic course in just a matter of days, and eventually abandon 12 years of pro-Eastern foreign policy.

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03.03.2022

The shadow of Russian influence appears behind campaign for Hungarian minority in Romania

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Graphic by Flóra Anna Jeney

An EU signature collection initiative aiming to support Hungarian minorities abroad has taken a strange turn. Filmmaker László Pesty convinced his friends in government to receive a Hungarian state grant for an international PR campaign.

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02.03.2022

Five border crossings open on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border

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Hungary-Beregsurany, 02.26.2022. Ukrainian families flee the war. Sourece: Janossy Gergely / Shutterstock

Since last Thursday, more than 85,000 people have arrived in Hungary from Ukraine. By Monday, the first wave of refugees had reached the Hungarian capital.

Márton Sarkadi Nagy

01.03.2022

Black Cube-style operation used in smear campaign against NGOs

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This is how the fake billionaire looked like in videoconference with one of our sources. Source: Atlatszo.hu

The video interviews published by pro-government Hungarian newspaper aimed at discrediting foreign correspondents and NGOs critical of the government were made under suspicious circumstances.

Gabriella Horn

11.02.2022

Orbán’s nominee for president: anti-gender crusader Katalin Novák

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Katalin Novák during the World Congress of Families in Budapest, May 2017. Source: Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons, CC 4.0

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán announced Fidesz will put forward Katalin Novák for president. The step ensures Orbán’s party will have an ally in the office even if they lose the general elections coming up in spring. Former minister for families Novák is the face of the Hungarian government’s anti-gender campaign and interacted with various Russian individuals believed to be close to intelligence operations.

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12.01.2022

The buy-back of Greater Hungary

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Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary. Source: ZGPhotography / Shutterstock

The Hungarian government has donated two state-owned companies and a total of HUF 15 billion in state assets to the Foundation for Preserving Built Heritage in Central Europe. The companies and their foreign subsidiaries have accumulated a total of 16 properties in the neighbouring countries.

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12.12.2021