Orbán's Chinese vaccine gamble seems to have paid off
At the time Hungary started using Sinopharm's vaccine to immunize the elderly, there was no way to know how effective or safe it was. Since then, WHO approved the Chinese jab, and Orbán seems to...
How the third wave hit Hungary, charted
The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, characterized by the Kent variant, tore through Hungary much quicker and deadlier than what we saw during the previous two. Here are the similarities and...
Sziget Festival is cancelled once again
May 06. 2021. – 01:00 PM
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Zoltán Kovács
This is the second year Covid-19 forces the organisers of the largest Hungarian festival to cancel the event.
Orbán has begun taking steps to preserve his power
May 04. 2021. – 12:47 PM
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Fábián Tamás
With a year left until what looks to be a tight election, the government is reallocating considerable amounts of public assets away from the state and into, e.g., foundations. The goal could be to...
'We must deny your request' – World Press Freedom Day in Hungary
3 May is World Press Freedom Day, but the press is only as free as much it is allowed to report; here are the walls constantly hit by independent journalists in Hungary.
'From what I've heard, the Russkie stuff is stronger' – The vaccination campaign in Hungary's...
Hungarian civic organizations have launched their campaign titled "Vaccines for Life" to get people living in disadvantaged, segregated communities to sign up for the coronavirus vaccine. We took a...
What can we learn from the data on the Hungarian victims of Covid-19?
Harvesting the official mortality data revealed that general health in Hungary is terrible and that the data provided by hospitals is far from standardized. Infographics about the first 25,000...
Hungarian campus of Fudan University to be built by Chinese workers, financed by a Chinese loan
The construction of the Budapest campus of the Shanghai-based Fudan University has upset Hungarian domestic politics. The opposition-led Budapest is trying to oppose the project, but the Hungarian...
Hungary now only ranks 92nd on World Press Freedom Index
April 21. 2021. – 11:16 AM
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Zoltán Kovács
Reporters Without Borders warns that the Hungarian government's expanding hegemony over the media could inspire other European countries such as Poland or Slovenia.
Who is Hungary's elusive Minister of Propaganda?
Antal Rogán used to be a darling of pro-government tabloids, but ever since his new wife's real estate scandal, the Hungarian cabinet minister has vanished from the radar. We tried to get in touch...