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Márki-Zay: Orbán is the Hungarian Putin
"We want peace" – declared the united opposition's prime ministerial candidate addressing the nation in a speech via Facebook. He spoke about Hungary' last twelve years, the war in Ukraine, soaring...
Eighteen times in four years – this is how many times opposition parties have been invited to the...
The public media service doesn't often send out invites to representatives of the Hungarian opposition, and when it does, the questions sometimes focus on bike riding. In the current election...
Galina used to live in Donetsk and speaks Russian, and Volodimir is a Ukrainian from Kyiv – they...
We met the couple at a train station in Budapest. This is not the first time Galina has had to start her life over. She has had to flee from war once before.
Ukrainian ambassador to Hungary: Putin is not bombing you – yet
Ljubov Nepop has some strong words for the Hungarian government. She calls them out for not standing firmly by Ukraine as Russia is waging war on her country and sends a personal message to the MP...
“Please, don’t report about this at all! Thanks!” – How the state news agency withholds news which...
In part two of this series, we show how the internal self-censoring machinery functions at the Hungarian state news agency, and how it is used to withhold news which are unpleasant for the current...
Leaked documents show how Orbán's circle dictates the news at Hungary's state news agency
In part one of this series, we describe how the interests of government communication have been overriding the rules of journalism at Hungary's state news agency. This detailed analysis is a result...
The outbreak of war has ushered in a new campaign – the fourth week of the campaign in five points
In this analysis of what happened in week four of the Hungarian election campaign, Telex's editor in chief looks at whether the war is changing the campaign rhetoric, how it's overshadowing...
Orbán’s weekly radio interview: NATO will only protect us if we protect ourselves
The Hungarian prime minister doesn't know what on earth Brussels is doing. In his opinion, the EU is good at talking, but the nation-states are the ones doing anything at all. A 3-point summary of...
What are Hungarian teachers demanding and why are they practising civil disobedience?
For an average net salary of 550-680 euros per month, teachers are expected to be creative, patient, and to work hard for our children. After the government basically made it unlawful for them to go...
This war is giving us all an opportunity to realize what truly matters
Almost half of Berehove's population had left for Hungary or Western Europe. In turn, those fleeing from the internal parts of Ukraine have been coming to the now half-empty Berehove. One such group...
