Hungary

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/37794179

Once an Orbán loyalist, in 2023 Péter Magyar was excluded from an exclusive pro-government club, a move that marked his growing alienation from Fidesz’s inner circles. His deteriorating relationship with a prominent minister, alongside mounting frustrations, pushed him toward a dramatic break with the ruling party. Magyar soon emerged as prime minister Viktor Orbán’s most prominent challenger, reshaping Hungarian politics within weeks. Direkt36’s investigation tells the story of the new and unlikely challenger of Orbán.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/31050242

It's important when we decide to Buy European to look at who owns the companies headquartered in the EU. Do we want to support authoritatarion governments?

Two years ago, a Portuguese businessman with good Hungarian government connections bought the Euronews TV channel. Direkt36, together with Le Monde and Expresso, found out that a large part of the money was provided by a Hungarian state capital fund and a long-standing player in the government propaganda machine.

Exposed: Orbán’s Inner Circle Linked to Acquisition of Major European TV Network

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/41139041

Any law that shits on your rights will eventually be used by fascists.

And yet there are still countries pushing for ChatControl / encryption bans in Europe.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/24069568

Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday, March 18, passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist party on the country's LGBTQ+ community.

The measure passed in a 136-27 vote. The law, supported by Orbán's Fidesz party and their minority coalition partner the Christian Democrats, was pushed through parliament in an accelerated procedure after being submitted only a day earlier.