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Tjaša Feher

@tjasafeher.bsky.social
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EU Advocacy Manager @eucrta.bsky.social | Bridging the EU bubble and South-eastern Europe to advance democracy | Personal 💭 on all things 🇪🇺 and of course 🇸🇮🇧🇦🇭🇷🇷🇸. Obsessed with 🇭🇺, Rule of Law, Corruption and Accountability.

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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My latest 📰 for @istinomer.bsky.social The 🇭🇺 lesson for 🇷🇸 it’s not that Orbán was finally defeated. It is that the hope and protests that get ppl to the streets has to become an org: local networks, volunteers, voter contact and election-day capacity. Its org turns that hope into electoral power.
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From the Streets to the Ballot Box: What Hungary Can Teach Serbia
As Serbia gears up for what many already describe as a historic election (even though we still don’t know the date yet), the challenge is not simply whether an entrenched government can be defeated, b...
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If an election were held today, 🇷🇸 political map would look very different. The Student List leads among decided voters, suggesting that 🇷🇸 protests and political mobilisation may be reshaping electoral politics in ways that seemed unlikely not long ago. (🧵/end) @crtaplus.bsky.social
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Serbia isn't just polarised, it's increasingly split between the democracy people want and the democracy they believe they already have. @crta.bsky.social latest public opinion survey offers a fascinating snapshot as the country heads toward what could be a politically 💥 autumn. (🧵/1)
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's been impossible to be in Brussels this week without hearing discussions about the European Democracy Shield. Following the EP’s adoption of proposals to strengthen and improve the EUDS, the conversation is now moving into implementation, priorities, and practical action. (🧵/1)
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European Partnership for Democracy @epd.eu · 09/06/2026
📌 Final panel on the European Democracy Shield: "Civil society is the last line of defence when public institutions weaken. They’re not complementing democracy, but rather keeping it alive" 🎙️Tjaša Feher, EU Advocacy Manager, EUCrta #EPDAC2026 @tjasafeher.bsky.social @eucrta.bsky.social
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Big day at work for Nikola Vučurević, head of the AP Vojvodina office at Serbia’s Mission in Brussels. Not diplomacy, not citizens' interests. Just roaming outside the European Parliament taking secret photos of Serbian students for Informer like an unpaid intern for regime media.
Visual of a secret photographer and acting in favor of the government
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
By this time tomorrow, Péter Magyar will be inaugurated as the new 🇭🇺 PM and with that, the 16 year nightmare of the Orbán era officially ends. In my piece for @istinomer.bsky.social, I argue that the real story is much bigger than one election result. (🧵/1) english.istinomer.rs/analyses/wha...
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What comes after the Orbán Era?
I was standing in the crowd when it happened, surrounded by a mix of celebration and disbelief that felt difficult to reconcile in real time. There was elation, certainly, but also something quieter: ...
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
BREAKING: Viktor Orbán quits Hungary's parliament after 36 years – confirming my earlier scoop that he's planning a longer US trip this summer, where heads of the Orbán business empire – his daughter and son-in-law – already live, and where he could possibly seek refuge from prosecution.
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This is it, the only image you need to see from Budapest tonight. 16 years of state capture, corruption, misuse of public funds and the gradual erosion of the rule of law is over. Accountability stats tomorrow. Good morning Europe Hungary is back! #HungarianElection2026
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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
🇭🇺🗳️#HungarianElections THREAD 1/2 3:00 pm turnout: 66% Turnout is already close—four hours before polls close—to where it ended in 2018 and 2022. I have already written about the structural impact of high turnout, so here is a different aspect.
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Zselyke Csaky @zecsaky.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Reposting this thread for one last time. Early morning participation is already at record high, on track for a record turnout. Happy voting! 🇭🇺
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
🇭🇺Hungary’s turnout is breaking records: 16.89% by 9am (2022: 10.31%). Areas where the opposition Tisza party did well in last year’s EP vote are overperforming. Urban, strongly anti-Orbán voters—who tend to vote later—are just starting to head to the polls. Follow me for #HungaryElection updates!
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
#HungarianElection2026: Good morning from Budapest. Early turnout is notably strong: in the first hour of voting (by 7am) participation reached 3.46%. Nearly double the 1.8% recorded at the same time four years ago. On this trajectory, it’s not an especially encouraging signal for Fidesz’s campaign.
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
For the first time in more than a decade, real political change in #Hungary no longer feels out of reach. The sense of inevitability that has defined Viktor Orbán’s rule, his image as an unchallengeable political force, appears to be cracking. (🧵/1) english.istinomer.rs/analyses/the...
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The Price of the Orbán Era
And yet, this moment carries a paradox. The possibility of change has returned, but so too has a clearer understanding of how much has already changed. The Hungary approaching this election is not the Hungary that brought Orbán to power in 2010, nor the Hungary that joined the European Union with
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
💥 A bipartisan pair of US senators are set to introduce legislation calling for sanctions to be imposed on senior Hungarian officials involved in obstructing aid to Ukraine. Senators Shaheen (D-NH) and Tillis (R-NC) are set to introduce the legislation this week.
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US senators aim to sanction Hungary over obstructing Ukraine aid
Bipartisan bill from Shaheen and Tillis comes as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds up €90bn loan to Kyiv
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
‘Szíjjartó, the foreign minister, made regular phone calls during breaks at EU meetings to provide his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, with “live reports on what’s been discussed” and possible solutions, one of the European security officials said.’ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt
To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Quite a picture from AP: Viktor Orbán watches from outside the main table as Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to EU leaders via video link.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19/03/2026
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has faced “very, very harsh” criticism at the European Council, Sweden’s PM Ulf Kristersson said. It’s a level of condemnation he says he has never heard at an EU summit before. Follow our live blog: www.politico.eu/article/make...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 19/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Slovenia’s PM Robert Golob has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate accusations that Israeli spy firm Black Cube interfered in the country’s election campaign, according to a letter we obtained.
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Slovenia urges EU to probe reports that Israeli spies meddled in election race
Black Cube operatives are accused of “illegal surveillance” after leaked recordings blew up the campaign ahead of March 22 vote.
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Mladina.si @tednikmladina.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Izraelski obveščevalci v Sloveniji Predstavnika največje zasebne obveščevalne agencije na svetu, izraelske družbe Black Cube, sta konec decembra pristala v Ljubljani in se sestala z Janezom Janšo. Piše Borut Mekina, več na www.mladina.si ‼️
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Less than a month to the 🇭🇺 parliamentary elections. The campaign is brutal. The stakes historic. And yet, I can’t shake one feeling: hope. For the first time since 2010, real change no longer feels impossible in 🇭🇺. Maybe this is my generation’s 'most vagy soha' moment. 1/🧵
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
As @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu arrives in Belgrade tomorrow, every word, handshake, and photo with those in power will be watched closely by students and 🇷🇸 citizens who, for 11 months, have faced violence while fighting for fundamental rights and democracy. It's time for🇪🇺 to choose a side!
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🚨 Over the past week, the situation in #Serbia has worsened dramatically. Peaceful protests are being met with violence, intimidation, and propaganda. Citizens, including minors, are facing brutal treatment at the hands of the state. #SerbiaProtests (🧵/1)
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Thrilled to be part of Thursday’s @humanrightsfirst.org panel (5pm CET / 11am EST) alongside some fantastic people. We’ll be covering corruption, human rights, and sanctions, and what recent changes mean for accountability. It’s August, but this promises to be great summer brain food. Join us!
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
So, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the direct successor to the Soviet-era KGB, has officially started meddling in next year’s Hungarian elections. They issued a statement claiming the 🇪🇺 Commission is pushing for 'regime change in Budapest.' That’s… wild. tinyurl.com/46xsjx87 🧵/1
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Putyin pórázt villantott az orosz hírszerzési jelentéssel, amivel beszállt a magyar választási kampányba
Azzal, hogy az orosz kémszolgálat adott ki közleményt, Putyin félreérthetetlenné tette, hogy kifejezetten hírszerzési művelet keretében foglalkozik a magyar belpolitikával. Buda Péter szerint egy évek...
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🚧 Protests in Serbia: since 29 June, until today, @crta.bsky.social has recorded more than 500 arrests at largely peaceful protests and blockades across 🇷🇸. Most of those arrested have been released just hours after they were detained, with misdemeanor charges for traffic violations. (1/🧵)
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
📋⚠️ Updates from #Serbia: in #Užice (SW Serbia), 7 citizens were detained for breaking through a 🚔 cordon during a highway blockade. bit.ly/44oyx2t In response, citizens began blocking the local courthouse, demanding that all detainees be released - otherwise they'll escalate protests. (1/🧵)
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Još dvojici uhapšenih Užičana određen pritvor do 30 dana, počela blokada suda
Za još dva Užičanina, koji su privedeni posle protesta u tom gradu, određen je pritvor do 30 dana. Pritvor je određen Branku Jovanoviću i Marku Krejoviću. Građa
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Stop the police violence and repression of students and ordinary Serb citizens. #blokada #Serbiaprotests
We ask for the rule of law, they give us repression.
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
#Belgrade right now: citizens are blocking main roads, intersections and bridges in a response to yesterday’s police brutality and mass arrests of students. Let the civil disobedience commence. Blokada, blokada. 🤍🇷🇸
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Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Budapest Pride 🏳️‍🌈🇭🇺 the ban backfired! Peaceful, safe, happy and huge! Organisers estimate a crowd over 200,000 people.
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The energy at #BudapestPride felt like something from the days of the regime change in the 90s, except most of the crowd had been just kids back then. Yesterday they stood united, joyful, and defiant. It wasn’t just a celebration: it was a statement of resistance. . hvg.hu/360/20250628...
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A Pride volt az Orbán-rendszer temetési menete
A rendszerváltás idejének hangulatát lehetett érezni abban a tömegben, ahol a legtöbben legfeljebb gyerekek voltak akkoriban. A rendőrök a korábbi fenyegetések ellenére szakszerűen tették a dolgukat, ...
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
#REMprocess in 🇷🇸: last week a powerful coalition of 78 official nominators and 16 candidates has formally withdrawn from Serbia’s selection process for the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (also known as REM).
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78 ovlašćenih predlagača, 16 kandidata i kandidatkinja do sada istupilo iz procesa izbora članova Saveta REM-a
13. jun 2025. Mi, ovlašćeni predlagači, kandidati i kandidatkinje za članove Saveta Regulatornog tela za elektronske medije (REM), ovim putem obaveštavamo javnost da istupamo iz daljeg učešća u ovom p...
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John Morijn @jmorijn.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I gave an extensive interview about the politics and legal aspects of EU accession of Ukraine, focusing specifically on rule of law and fundamental rights issues. “The requirements for UA when joining the EU will be stricter than those that applied to Poland and Hungary” zmina.info/articles/dzh...
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“Вимоги до України під час вступу до ЄС будуть суворіші, ніж до Польщі та Угорщини”: колишній європейський дипломат Джон Морейн ➜ ZMINA
“Вимоги до України під час вступу до ЄС будуть суворіші, ніж до Польщі та Угорщини”: колишній європейський дипломат Джон Морейн Що дасть нам членство в Євросоюзі з погляду дотримання прав людини, чи і...
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Peščanik @pescanik.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Dejan Ilić – Čudo se dogodilo Kao čudo pojavio se Raša Nedeljkov u nedelju uveče, pošto se završilo glasanje i rekao – istinu. I znao je da bi istina mogla skupo da ga košta, i njega i njegovu organizaciju CRTA.
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Čudo se dogodilo
Kao čudo pojavio se Raša Nedeljkov u nedelju uveče, pošto se završilo glasanje i rekao – istinu. I znao je da bi istina mogla skupo da ga košta, i njega i njegovu organizaciju CRTA.
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Magnus Lund Nielsen @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🚨🚨 Hungary "has significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy" according to EU Court's advocate general. The AG slams Hungary's anti-LGBT law in her opinion in Commission v Hungary (’Values of the European Union’).
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
A president or two might lie on a daily basis, but numbers don’t. 🇪🇺
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The vast majority of protesters - and of Serbian society - want a European path. Over the past months, they’ve looked to Brussels, not to other capitals in the East. Their message is simple: they want democracy, rule of law, and a future rooted in freedom and Europe. 👇
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EUCRTA @eucrta.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
As HRVP Kaja Kallas visits Belgrade today, it’s time to speak plainly about what’s unfolding in Serbia. Student-led protests have filled the streets for months, defying repression and resisting the government’s efforts to crush dissent.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
In Belgrade, I talked to engaged members of youth organisations and civil society. I heard their call and their aspirations — for fairness, for accountability. So that Serbia can fulfil its full potential. Their energy is needed to find a way forward.
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
💥🇷🇺 NEW INVESTIGATION: Under the banner of human rights work, a state-backed Russian organization has spent years advancing the Kremlin’s geopolitical agenda across the world — including by funding the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists. @occrp.org #dearcompatriots
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Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with spies, funded propaganda efforts, and bui...
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Alejandro Esteso Pérez @aestesop.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📍 If you are in Brussels next Tuesday, do not miss the launch of #IDEES Magazine's latest issue dedicated to the Western Balkans. A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself. 🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
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European Policy Centre @epc-official.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
@rasaned.bsky.social @crta.bsky.social @eucrta.bsky.social
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European Policy Centre @epc-official.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
On April 25, students from Novi Sad started running towards Brussels to raise awareness and tonight they will finally arrive to Brussels. Come and join us and celebrate their struggle and ongoing fight towards democracy and European values in Serbia. #trkadoBrisela 🇷🇸
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S&D Group @socialistsanddemocrats.eu · 09/05/2025
No more business as usual! Siding with Vladimir Putin harms Serbia, the region, and the entire enlargement process. @kajakallas.bsky.social, @martakos.ec.europa.eu, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu - you said there would be consequences. So act now! * @kvanbrempt.bsky.social Tonino Picula
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European Policy Centre @epc-official.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
📢 The student-led protests in Serbia – reshaping the political landscape 🗓️ Monday, 12 May 2025 Join us for a Policy Dialogue on Serbia’s democratic future, #EUenlargement strategy and regional stability. @crta.bsky.social @eucrta.bsky.social Register👇 www.epc.eu/en/events/Th...
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The student-led protests in Serbia – reshaping the political landscape
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Marta Kos @martakos.ec.europa.eu · 06/05/2025
I visited Serbia last week to hear directly from the 🇷🇸 people how we can find a way out of the current political stalemate. All sides need to make an effort now to rebuild trust and to allow Serbia to move forward on its 🇪🇺 path. You can count on me 🔗 www.emins.org/en/when-euro...
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When Europe Speaks to Citizens - European Movement Serbia
When EU officials visit Serbia, we usually witness a familiar sequence: a round of smiles, a round of vague statements, and a round of press releases that few actually read. But the visit of Marta Kos...
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Tjaša Feher @tjasafeher.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Not surprised that it turns out Rogán’s removal from the OFAC list is illegal. According to Senators @shaheen.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov this wasn’t just a whopsie-daisy — it was a direct violation of U.S. sanctions law. But sure, let’s keep pretending this is all normal.
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Ranking Members Shaheen and Warren Express Deep Concern Following Sanctions Reversal for Corrupt Hungarian Official | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking...
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Human Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 15/04/2025
.@humanrightsfirst.org & @transparencyusa.bsky.social condemn the Trump admin for lifting Global Magnitsky sanctions on sr Hungarian official Antal Rogán. This delisting raises grave concerns that the US is undermining an important corruption accountability tool. humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
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Human Rights First and Transparency International U.S. Condemn U.S. Corruption Sanctions Relief for Hungarian Official - Human Rights First
Press contacts: Human Rights First: press@humanrightsfirst.org Transparency International U.S.: sgreytak@us.transparency.org Washington, D.C. — Today, Human Rights First and Transparency International...
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Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
We described the change as a means of “legislating fear” in the EU country. “These laws represent a significant escalation in the government’s efforts to suppress dissent, weaken human rights protection and consolidate its grip on power." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ gatherings
Amendment also enshrines recognition of only two sexes, providing basis for denying gender identities
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