Hungary bans sale of books with LGBTQ+ content near churches and schools, orders plastic wraps on...
The Hungarian Government released the first detailed implementation decree to the recent anti-LGBTQ+ “Child Protection Act” which sparked major political controversy in Europe.
The mass resignation at Index.hu, as seen from the inside
July 24. 2021. – 08:12 PM
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Marjanovic Mira
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Lengyel-Szabó Péter
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Zoltán Kovács
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Földes András
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Szilli Tamás
A year ago today, we walked out from our previous workplace, Index.hu, after editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull was suddenly terminated following a month-long struggle for the site's independence. In...
What is Hungary’s procedure for secret surveillance?
Sándor Pintér, the Minister of Interior Affairs said that Hungary does not engage in unlawful secret surveillance. To precisely understand what that means, it is worth knowing how it works when it’s...
Pegasus surveillance scandal: Hungarian ministers point fingers at each other
Before Wednesday's cabinet meeting, we tried once more to get answers from members of the Hungarian government about the Pegasus surveillance scandal.
Viktor Orbán announces referendum on children in response to EU inquiries into Hungary's...
July 21. 2021. – 12:28 PM
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Zoltán Kovács
The referendum will include five questions concerning the so-called "Child Protection Act" adopted in June, over which the European Commission had launched three separate proceedings.
President of the Hungarian Bar Association and several other lawyers targeted with Israeli spyware...
It seems not even client-attorney privilege could save lawyers from surveillance. János Bánáti, the President of the Hungarian Bar Association was targeted during the trial of a consequential murder...
Hungarian government not keen on answering questions about the Pegasus surveillance scandal
Telex tried asking several prominent members of the Hungarian governing party Fidesz about the wiretapping of several critics of Viktor Orbán's government, however, we did not receive substantive...
Hungarian journalists and critics of Orbán were targeted with Pegasus, a powerful Israeli...
Hungarian targets include media owner Zoltán Varga and his acquaintances, the son and lawyer of former oligarch Lajos Simicska, and several investigative reporters.
Fidesz bracing for a tight election race in 2022 as Orbán makes it rain
July 06. 2021. – 06:29 PM
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Fábián Tamás
As the opposition alliance prepares for the primaries, Fidesz is set to give unprecedented handouts to the voting population in early 2022, right before the elections. However, this effort to garner...
Hungarian Deputy PM: Homosexuality is a sin
Following up on the latest Hungarian anti-LGBT legislation that caused political turmoil in the EU, we asked members of the Hungarian government about the law's details and how they would respond if...
