Hungary: RFE service shuttered by Trump administration for ‘opposing’ ally Orban

Termination of Hungarian language service further erodes media pluralism ahead of 2026 election

Hungary: New EU Media Board should assess Blikk acquisition by pro-government media group

IPI and partners call for advisory opinion on acquisition of Ringier media portfolio

Hungary: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

First in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

Hungary: Media freedom remains in crisis mode ahead of 2026 elections

IPI joined recent visit of international media freedom groups to Budapest

IPI honours courage in journalism with Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards

Seven journalists recognized for their fearless reporting; Hungary’s independent media honoured for resilience and innovation in the face of growing pressure

Hungary’s independent media honoured with 2025 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award

Award ceremony to take place this week at IPI's 2025 World Congress in Vienna

IPI condemns tit-for-tat blocking of Ukrainian and Hungarian news websites

Hungarian decision comes after Ukraine blocks sites accused of pro-Russian propaganda

Hungary: Police arrest suspect behind DDoS cyberattacks on IPI and independent media websites

IPI welcomes arrest amid numerous unanswered questions

EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom

IPI and MFRR partners respond to EU's 2025 Rule of Law report in new analysis

Hungary: IPI’s CEE Independent Media Network joins European editors in condemning foreign funding bill

Editors urge the EU as well as members states to act

Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years

IPI and media freedom partners call for urgent EU measures to respond to latest attack on press freedom and democracy

IPI renews call for investigation by Hungarian cybercrime police into DDOS attacks

No observable progress made by Hungarian law enforcement authorities into waves of cyber-attacks targeting media websites in Hungary and beyond

Hungary: IPI warns of fresh crackdown on independent media

In a recent speech, Prime Minister Orbán compared critics including journalists to insects that will be eliminated

Hungary: Smear campaign against media intensifies threats to press freedom

Pro-government outlets accuse European media network of information warfare in the service of foreign interests

2024 rule of law report: media freedom organizations urge the EU to enforce stronger safeguards

The European Union and its members must step up to protect journalists amid escalating threats

The rise of KESMA: How Orbán’s allies bought up Hungary’s media

World Press Freedom Day 2024: Media freedom groups sound the alarm over press freedom in Europe

More than 1,000 media freedom violations recorded in past year

New Media Incubator: Growing a small media outlet when less is sometimes more

New Media Incubator 2023 participants Mecseki Müzli share their story of a pivot informed by audience research

Hungary’s Átlátszó accused of foreign influence

The chilling effect of the Sovereignty Protection Act on press freedom

New IPI report examines spyware surveillance and the battle for accountability in European journalism

Abuses in Greece and Hungary raise concerns over illicit surveillance and effectiveness of existing safeguards