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Published in: oDR: FeatureUkraine’s Roma refugees housed in cold, cramped hostels and denied schooling
‘When local government people visit, they wear masks and gloves, as if they’re afraid of catching something.’
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureHungary’s homophobic referendum failed. But its anti-LGBTIQ war goes on
It’ll take more than spoiled votes to defeat Viktor Orbán’s policies – although it’s a great start
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Published in: Home: OpinionFidesz won again because the opposition’s only policy was hating Orbán
The far-Right party’s opponents needed to fight for people’s lives, not technocratic norms. But it’s Roma and LGBTQ...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisOrbán is headed for victory at Hungary’s elections. So what comes next?
Whatever the result at Sunday’s polls, the winner faces a grim economic reality, marred by the Ukraine war and EU...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisHungary and Serbia’s elections: Will the Ukraine war impact votes?
Two elections mark two crucial opportunities to halt Europe’s drift towards authoritarianism. But war in Ukraine...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionHungary’s first female president is hardly a win for women
Katalin Novák denies being Viktor Orbán’s ‘puppet’, but she is likely to continue the Hungarian government’s...
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Published in: Home: InterviewMeet the conservative who could unseat Viktor Orbán
Exclusive: In Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition may finally have a candidate capable of ending 12 years of...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionCan states be trusted to protect the public from radicalised extremists?
An examination of the radicalisation that leads to violent extremism such as the Liverpool bombing must include the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionJohnson’s UK, Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Orbán’s Hungary: peas in a state-captured pod
State capture happens when narrow interest groups take control of public policy, buying influence to rewrite the...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisWhy do Hungary’s climate change-fearing voters keep electing Viktor Orbán?
In a country that’s dangerously susceptible to heatwaves and droughts, there is growing anxiety over the climate crisis
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionMurdered women can’t give birth: Why we opposed the Demographic Summit in Hungary
Last week’s international summit in Budapest shows that the Hungarian government’s attacks on women’s and LGBTIQ...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisWith LGBTQ+ rights in the spotlight, Hungary prepares for a political showdown
Upcoming referendum will be a test of opposition to Viktor Orbán’s ‘illiberal democracy’
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Published in: Home: OpinionLet’s talk less about UEFA – and more about Hungary’s new anti-LGBT law
Where discrimination leads, corruption often follows. We need a combined strategy to tackle both
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe Euros haven’t started, but Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is already a winner
The far-Right Fidesz government has invested heavily in football to consolidate its power. But is change on the way?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhat Boris Johnson’s new allies tell us about ‘Global Britain’
Welcome to the future, where a state of fewer than ten million people, led by a kleptocrat who described migrants as...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionCould Greece turn into another Hungary?
Insecurity breeds panic. It is only natural. This is not some Greek particularity
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionA shrinking space: media capture in Orbán’s Hungary
The demise of a once thriving independent broadcaster is yet another signpost in Hungary's deteriorating democracy...
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Published in: HomeInsights from Hungary to beat Trumpism
Three pitfalls from a Hungarian perspective that could hinder beating Trumpism after Trump vacates the White House.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A century after the Trianon Treaty: perceptions of Hungary in Serbia and Croatia
For a decade, Viktor Orbán has shifted the lens of the Hungarian government’s grievances from the neighbouring...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Marathon Man and 'our European Way of Life'
The migration debate ignores the political question of why hundreds or thousands of underage and adult people are...