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How Orbán systematically suffocated the Hungarian media over the past 15 years

Summary by EU Observer
Viktor Orbán has also pledged, in his annual address earlier this month, to “clear out” after the April elections media and civil society organisations deemed to threaten “sovereignty.” Fidesz already directly or indirectly control 80 percent of Hungary's media.

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The New York University Rule of Law Lab, together with Hungarian NGOs and experts, has published a comprehensive report on how the Orbán government has been undermining the freedom and independence of the Hungarian press for sixteen years. Ahead of the elections, the experts also make recommendations to any future Hungarian government on what should be done to ensure that the Hungarian press can function freely again. We spoke to human rights la…

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EU Observer broke the news in Brussel, Belgium on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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