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"I'm not afraid of death, I'm only afraid of the vaccine"
What do people think of the pandemic and vaccines in the two towns in Hungary where the highest and lowest portion of residents have received immunity cards? Video.
Why Orbán's "child protection referendum" makes no sense, and why it does
Shortly after the Hungarian law restricting LGBTQ+ content in media and education drew major international flak, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced a referendum to defend it. At first...
Dutch ambassador to Hungary: The anti-LGBTQ-law causes anguish in Hungarian families
A law that conflates paedophilia and LGBTI issues is harmful, says Dutch ambassador René van Hell, who will leave Hungary at the end of August. He says that Hungarian politics is also a topic for...
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
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...
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...
