This article is part of Right to Protest, a partnership project with human rights organisations CELS and INCLO, with support from the ACLU, examining the power of protest and its fundamental role in democratic society.
In recent years, employees of private security agencies have been deployed by the Hungarian state during public events, alongside official law enforcement.
Not restricted by the regulations that bind the Hungarian police force, these private actors have total impunity, and often resort to verbal and physical abuse to stifle protests.
