Katalin Karikó: Everyone is an epidemiological expert now, but I am not
We sat down for an interview with Katalin Karikó, probably the most famous living Hungarian scientist, a likely Nobel laureate, and the mind behind the mRNA technology used by Pfizer and Moderna for...
Orbán has begun taking steps to preserve his power
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.
How to get top marks from a Hungarian professor: spout conspiracy theories about George Soros
An investigation has begun into obscene, sexist and racist statements by the Hungarian lecturer László Gulyás following student complaints. The students said that the professor in Szeged University...
'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
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...
In Hungary's Roma segregates, misinformation is more dangerous than Covid-19
Covid-19 has not spared disadvantaged communities, there were villages where everyone was infected at some point or another. Despite the danger, vaccine refusal is high due to fake news and...
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