Several Govt-Critical Western and Hungarian Outlets Denied Entry at ‘Conservative Jamboree’ CPAC While the event also defines itself as being pro-freedom of speech, the organizers of the first European Conservative Political Action... 2022.05.23.
Poll: Majority of Hungarians Say Press Is Not Free in Hungary "More than half of people in four former communist central European counties fear media freedom is in danger, with significant... 2022.04.30.
Chancellor Scholz ‘cherish the idea that Orbán is transforming his country into an autocratic state’ – Political Scientist Patzelt on Germany’s Perception of Hungary "Von der Leyen and her circle, as well as the SPD and its chancellor, cherish the idea that Viktor Orbán... 2022.04.29.
Media Authority: EU Media Freedom Law’s Detailed Rules Should Be National Competency Hungary's National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) supports the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) only if creating the detailed rules... 2022.04.06.
Polish Election Observer: OSCE Assumes Narrative of the Hungarian Opposition “The OSCE’s (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) report assumes the narrative of the Hungarian opposition, evoking biased journalism... 2022.04.01.
Several Pro-Fidesz Websites Hacked by Anonymous Several pro-Fidesz websites were apparently hacked by Monday morning. At first, it could be read on the pages that they... 2022.03.28.
MTVA: OSCE ‘Trying to Drag Hungarian Public Media into Politics’ with ‘Pre-Judged’ Report The OSCE's interim report which refers to the state of Hungarian public media in connection with its mission to monitor... 2022.03.24.
Pro-gov’t Media Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits for Correction as Gov’t Critical Publications Government-critical news site Átlátszó has received data on the 2021 media correction lawsuits from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest. According... 2022.02.21.
Entire Editorial Staff of Transindex Resigned for Political Reasons The entire editorial staff of Transindex news portal in Transylvania resigned on Tuesday morning for political reasons, according to a... 2022.02.16.
International Press Institute Condemns Orbán Gov’t for Continuing to Bar Journalists from Reporting on the Pandemic The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned a recent Hungarian government decree, which despite a court order, ensures the continued... 2022.02.09.
After Court Ruling, Gov’t Issues Decree to Uphold Decision re Independent Press Presence in Hospitals Just as a court ruled that the government unlawfully banned independent press outlets from entering hospitals during the raging pandemic,... 2022.02.07.
Court: Gov’t Unlawfully Banned Press from Hospitals during Pandemic The Budapest-Capital Regional Court established that the Ministry of Human Resources' (EMMI) decision to ban independent press from entering hospitals... 2022.02.04.
Justice Min: Media Pluralism Not Fundamental Right but Connected to Market Europe is embroiled in a "truth war" being fought over "our future, the survival of the Hungarian nation and a... 2022.01.28.
Commission Plans New Media Rules in EU, Hungarian Media Landscape May Be a Reason The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals... 2021.12.08.
EBU Slams State Media for Lack of Trust; CEO Says ‘Slanderous Statements’ Published without Verification A recent report of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has established that the Hungarian state media has the lowest trust... 2021.12.07.
President Appoints András Koltay to Head Media Authority President János Áder on Friday appointed András Koltay, the rector of the University of Public Administration (NKE), to head the... 2021.12.03.
Justice Min on LIBE Report: Gov’t Always Respected EU Values, Rejects Political Pressure Widepsread corruption, threats to judicial independence and media freedom are among the main findings of the report by the European... 2021.12.01.
Justice Minister Says UN Official’s Criticism after Visiting Hungary Only ‘Left-Liberal Mantra’ "Human rights are at risk, and in particular freedom of expression and media freedom, which is a fundamental pillar of... 2021.11.23.
Gov’t Official: Media Becoming Political Player The press has lost its role of keeping the public informed and instead is turning into a political player amid... 2021.11.12.
Fidesz Politician Admits Purchase and Use of Pegasus Spyware After four months, the ruling parties have eventually admitted the purchase and use of Israeli-made spyware Pegasus. While Fidesz MP... 2021.11.05.
Hungarian Fact-checking Site to Be Set Up with European Commission’s Support With the support of the European Commission, Magyar Jeti Zrt, publisher of 444.hu and Qubit, is launching a Hungarian fact-checking... 2021.10.28.
