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Hungary: IPI welcomes abolishment of Sovereignty Protection Office
Press Freedom
Dismantling of politicised institution another welcome step towards restoring press freedom
Europe: Hungary
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Advocacy

Hungary: IPI welcomes law reforming public media and regulatory bodies
Media CapturePress Freedom
Tisza’s first media reform legislation launches major reorganisation of media institutions
Europe: Hungary

IPI and IMS announce 2026 recipients of World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards
IPI AwardsPress Freedom
This year’s awardees demonstrate remarkable courage, ingenuity, and resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges to freedom and independent journalism around the world
Americas: Chile, Costa Rica
Asia and Pacific: Philippines
Europe: Azerbaijan, Hungary
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Analysis

Analysis: Foreign agent laws are becoming the scourge of media freedom across Europe
Press Freedom
IPI op-ed: Brussels needs to deliver a stronger, more decisive response to the spread of foreign agent laws across Europe, including in Georgia.
Europe: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia
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Analysis

Analysis: Tisza’s victory offers historic opportunity for media freedom reform in Hungary
Media CapturePress Freedom
IPI op-ed: While Tisza’s landslide election victory offers opportunity to rejuvenate press freedom, unwinding Fidesz’s media capture model will be complex, but essential for achieving wider democratic reform
Europe: Hungary

Reports

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Hungary: Media Capture and EMFA Monitoring Report 2025
Media Capture
First in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Hungary

Media Capture Monitoring Report: Hungary
Media Capture
Measuring compliance with the European Media Freedom Act
Hungary

Unveiling media freedom threats: collaborative Monitoring Report 2023
Cybercrime LawsJournalist SafetyPress FreedomRussia-Ukraine WarSLAPPs
MFRR’s new report analyses press freedom challenges in the EU and beyond
Europe: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Media Freedom in Hungary Ahead of 2022 Elections: Mission Report
Media Capture
IPI publishes new report assessing challenges for independent journalism
Europe: Hungary

The Role of Hungarian Capital in Foreign Media
Media Capture
Europe: Hungary

Event

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02.04.2026

Webinar: Media freedom in Hungary at a crossroads ahead of election
Press Freedom
Europe: Hungary
26.05.2025 - 26.05.2025

Webinar: Assessing Hungary’s foreign funding bill
Press Freedom
Europe: Hungary
05.05.2025 - 05.05.2025

Autocrats Unleashed: Defending Free Journalism Amid Rising Authoritarianism and Declining Accountability
Join IPI for a parallel event in Brussels, held alongside World Press Freedom Day
Europe: Georgia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
13.07.2022

Rule of Law in decline: Media freedom in Hungary and Poland (July 19, 2022)
Media Capture
A closer look at the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report
Europe: Hungary, Poland

Podcasts & Videos

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Hungary: Media freedom at a crossroads ahead of election
Press Freedom
As election approaches, IPI gathers media experts to discuss diverging paths ahead for press freedom
Europe: Hungary

Media Freedom in Focus: DDoS attacks against Hungarian independent media
Press Freedom
Hungary

MFRR Podcast: Navigating Hungary’s new Sovereignty Protection Act
Latest episode of MFRR In Focus interviews Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi about the potential impact of new law
Europe: Hungary

Decoding Disinformation | Episode 6: Franziska Tschinderle – Attacked by Orbán’s state media
Europe: Austria, Hungary

MFRR in Focus: UN Special Rapporteur on media freedom in Hungary ahead of election
Media Capture
Irene Kahn joins latest episode in MFRR podcast series
Europe: Hungary

IPI Global Network

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Op/Ed: The end of the free press is the beginning of wars
IPI and leading independent media in seven Central European countries publish editorial to mark World Press Freedom Day 2022
Europe: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Alerts

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31.03.2021
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Hungarian journalists barred from interviewing medical professionals during COVID-19
Covid-19
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences
Europe: Hungary
27.04.2020
1 case

Hungary centralizes health information and pre-selects questions for press conferences
Covid-19
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences
Hungary
01.04.2020
1 case

Transparency worsens as Hungary government trebles FOI deadlines
Covid-19
Restrictions on access to information: FOI rules suspended / deadlines extended
Europe: Hungary