ALT: Toji & Megumi Fushiguro: Blocked & Reported

Jubilation in Budapest as Péter Magyar becomes leader and invites people to ‘step through gate of regime change’

Orban's exit signals potential end to Hungary's EU isolation and opens door for diplomatic and economic collaboration.

Nearly half of the staff at Russia’s embassy in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo found. Fifteen embassy employees have confirmed connections to the intelligence services, and six more are suspected of having such links, the outlet said, based on an analysis of leaked data spanning several years. Hungary’s Foreign Ministry lists 47 staff members at the Russian embassy.

Journalist Szabolcs Panyi wordt al jaren gevolgd en beschuldigd van spionage omdat hij kritisch schrijft over de Hongaarse premier Viktor Orbán. Recent nog onthulde hij hoe diens minister van Buitenlandse Zaken gunsten verleent aan het Kremlin. Aan de vooravond van de verkiezingen in Hongarije lopen de spanningen op. ‘Mij verdacht maken is het enige wat ze nog kunnen verzinnen.’

Viktor Orbán’s regime is increasingly targeting journalists. But even if he loses the election coming up this weekend, Hungary won’t become a press haven overnight.

European and Ukrainian leaders respond to our joint report that Hungary’s foreign minister was doing his Russian counterpart’s bidding while the Hungarian government clings to claims of sovereignty.