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Spotlight: Hungary Free Expression & the Law

Letter to European Commission protests Hungary's new NGO law

11 July 2017
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

On the heels of Hungary's recent adoption of a Law on the Transparency of Organisations Supported from Abroad, the European Commission is urged to act to protect NGOs and the rule of law in Hungary.

Hungary Attacks Free Expression & the Law

European Parliament urged to adopt a resolution on the situation in Hungary

Organisations have called for for a strong and effective response from the European Parliament, critical of the Hungarian government's continued attack on independent institutions, including academic institutions, civil society organisations and media.

‎ Reporters Without Borders, Human Rights Watch‎26 April 2017

Hungary's academic freedom and expression at risk due to changes to education law

IFEX members call on EU officials to condemn Hungary's attack on the Central European University as a threat to academic freedom and free expression.

‎ Center for Independent Journalism - Hungary, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union‎25 April 2017

Hungary

Hungary's foreign funding bill a transparent attack on civil society

IFEX calls for the full and immediate withdrawal of Hungary’s proposed foreign funding bill, due to the threat it poses to local members and other independent civil society groups.

‎ IFEX ‎24 April 2017

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De-legitimise and obstruct: An assault on civil society in Hungary and Macedonia

‎ By Cathal Sheerin for IFEX

Hungary Attacks Macedonia 24 March 2017
Online abuse of Hungarian journalists ubiquitous, study finds

‎ International Press Institute

Hungary Attacks Digital Rights 10 March 2017
Hungarian civil defamation laws threaten political journalism

‎ International Press Institute

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 6 March 2017
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union on the government crackdown against civil society

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 1 February 2017
Sale of Hungary's largest opposition paper shows government influence over media

‎ Freedom House

Hungary Censorship 25 October 2016
Censorship by courier

‎ Caro Rolando for IFEX

Access to Information Hungary Censorship 12 October 2016
On fear, media freedom and responsibility: The refugee story in Hungary

‎ Caro Rolando for IFEX

Hungary Censorship Free Expression & the Law 30 November 2015
Protect Hungarians' right to criticise public officials, say IFEX members

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungary 27 November 2015
Journalists covering refugee crisis censored, attacked by Hungarian authorities

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Access to Information Hungary Attacks Censorship 23 September 2015
Hungarian government must provide migrants with access to information, allow press to report freely

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Access to Information Hungary Freedom of Assembly Free Expression & the Law 17 September 2015
Journalists, human rights groups barred from entering migrant detention centres in Hungary

‎ Human Rights Watch

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 14 September 2015
Hungary: Condemning a camerawoman's shameful attack on refugees

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Hungary Attacks 10 September 2015
Human Rights Commissioner's report critical of Hungary's media freedom

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Hungary 30 December 2014
Mission journal: Creeping authoritarianism in Hungary

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Hungary Digital Rights Censorship Free Expression & the Law 14 November 2014
Hungary's Prime Minister should abandon “anti-democratic plan” to tax internet use

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Access to Information Hungary Digital Rights 30 October 2014
European Court rules Hungarian church act violates freedom of religion

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungary 11 September 2014
Slow and steady: Hungary's media clampdown

‎ Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Hungary Censorship Free Expression & the Law 28 July 2014
Hungarian advertisement tax silences independent media

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 22 July 2014
Hungarian civil society groups threatened by "politically-motivated" government investigations

‎ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Access to Information Hungary 4 July 2014
Press freedom under threat from "soft" censorship in Serbia and Hungary

‎ World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

Hungary Serbia Censorship 28 January 2014
Hungary nationalises its school textbook market

‎ International Publishers Association

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 20 December 2013
New law further restricts freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Hungary

‎ Ms. Dalma Dojcsak, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 18 November 2013
Ban art that targets far right, says Hungarian ambassador

‎ Index on Censorship

Austria Hungary Censorship 10 October 2013
Freedom of information law limits access to public data in Hungary

‎ International Press Institute

Access to Information Hungary Free Expression & the Law 26 June 2013
Press freedom defender addresses government control of media in Hungary

‎ Freedom House

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 22 March 2013
Changes to Hungarian constitution threaten free expression, group says

‎ International Press Institute

Hungary Free Expression & the Law 14 March 2013

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Freedom of the Press 2017: Hungary

Hungary’s largest independent daily, Népszabadság, which has uncovered a string of scandals involving the ruling party, was unexpectedly suspended in October. Soon afterward, its parent company was sold to a firm linked to an ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Freedom House 27 April 2017
Online harassment of journalists in Hungary: Forms, coping mechanisms and consequences for press freedom

This report presents the findings of a three-month study focused on mapping, observing and analysing online harassment of journalists in Hungary. The study aimed to identify the types of harassment journalists are subject to, which journalists are typically harassed, who the harassers are, and how journalists cope with harassment.

International Press Institute 9 March 2017
Civil Defamation and Media Freedom in Hungary: Trends and Challenges in Court Practice in Personality Rights Cases

READ AND DOWNLOADThis study analyses current trends in civil defamation and privacy cases in Hungary involving the media and summarises key challenges for freedom of the press and expression. Written by Hungarian media lawyer Bea Bodrogi, the study examined 250 court decisions related to civil protection of 'personality rights', an area in Hungarian law that includes defamation, privacy and personal image.

International Press Institute 2 March 2017

Freedom of the Press 2016: Hungary

In August, a leaked memo revealed that a public agency had instructed public television workers to avoid showing images of women and children in their coverage of the refugee crisis.

Freedom House 24 April 2016

Freedom on the Net 2015: Hungary

New per GB data transfer tax withdrawn following large protests

Freedom House 31 October 2015

Freedom of the Press 2015: Hungary

Ranked 71st in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015

Freedom of the Press 2014: Hungary

Ranked 71st in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 2 May 2014

Attacks on the Press in 2013: Hungary

"Hungarian lawmakers adopt the criminalization of libel"

Committee to Protect Journalists 11 February 2014

World Press Freedom Index 2014: Hungary

Ranked 64th in annual press freedom index

Reporters Without Borders 1 February 2014

Capturing Them Softly Soft Censorship and State Capture in Hungarian Media

Hungary’s independent media today faces creeping strangulation. State capture of Hungarian media is unfolding slowly but surely, principally through the “soft censor- ship” of financial incentives and influence that affect media outlets’ editorial content and economic viability.

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers 28 January 2014

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