30 June 2026 Statements Hungary: IPI welcomes abolishment of Sovereignty Protection OfficeThe International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the abolishment of the Orbán-era Sovereignty Protection Office by the new Tisza government. Earlier today the parliament passed a law officially dissolving the…
15 April 2026 Statements Hungary: Media freedom reform must be priority for incoming Tisza governmentMedia reform in Hungary must be a priority issue for the new Tisza government as it seeks to rebuild the country’s severely eroded checks and balances and rejoin the European…
27 March 2026 Statements Hungary: Espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi ahead of elections mark another dangerous step toward Orbán’s authoritarian ruleHungary’s most renowned investigative journalist, Szabolcs Panyi, faces politically motivated espionage charges after revealing Russian interference in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s election campaign. The undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom…
18 February 2026 Statements Hungary: Reports of potential corporate influence behind SPO investigations set dangerous precedent for press freedomThe International Press Institute (IPI) is alarmed by reports that multinational company Samsung SDI may have prompted Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO) to launch a discriminatory investigation into Átlátszó, one…
12 December 2025 Statements Hungary: IPI welcomes EU legal action over violations of European Media Freedom ActThe International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the launching of legal action by the European Commission against Hungary over its systematic violation of new rules set out in the European…
21 November 2025 Statements Hungary: New EU Media Board should assess Blikk acquisition by pro-government media groupThe undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and Médiafórum today raise alarm about the recent acquisition of Hungary’s most-read tabloid newspaper by a pro-government media group and calls on…
12 November 2025 Country reports Monitoring Hungary: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today jointly launch a new series of Media Capture Monitoring Reports for 2025, with Hungary the first…
