The Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated existing challenges for independent media in Hungary, as the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pursues tighter information control and intensifies its now decade-long campaign to discredit and undermine critical journalism. With information centralized during the crisis, FOI deadlines extended, sources intimidated from speaking out and daily press conferences overlooking […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed concern over a court decision in Hungary ordering the recall of the most recent issue of Forbes magazine’s Hungarian edition. The owners of the Hungarian energy drink company Hell Energy had filed suit against the […]

Download the report. This report reflects the initial findings of the joint mission to Hungary carried out by the International Press Institute (IPI), Article 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Free Press Unlimited (FPU) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). […]

A coalition of six international press freedom organisations and journalists’ organisations will carry out a three-day mission to Hungary from November 25 to 27 to examine current developments related to the state of press freedom and media capture in the country. The mission will meet with Hungarian journalists and civil society groups. It will also […]