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Hungary

Roma radio presenter Szandi Minzari and co-host Melanie Nagy are both divorced, single mothers who speak about taboo issues in Hungary's Roma community.
Arts, Culture & Media
A new Roma radio station gets people talking about taboo issues in Hungary
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban arrives for the an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security in Brussels
Energy
Hungary’s Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo
Woman in white fencing gear trains with her coach standing behind her wearing black
Tokyo Olympics
‘It never feels routine,’ says Hungarian fencer Aida Mohamed, on her 7th Olympic Games
The statue by Hungarian artist Péter Szalay shows solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
Human rights
Hungary artist’s BLM sculpture causes an uproar    
A man in a suit stands in front of European flags
COVID-19
Emergency authoritarianism? Hungary’s Orbán uses coronavirus to seize more power
hungarian woman reaches under a partition for money
Orbán's Enemies
Expert: ‘Women are going to bear the burden of Orbán’s failed economic policies.’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stands in front of several flags while speaking into several media microphones
What does Hungary’s crackdown on free media mean for the rest of the world?
In this illustration, a man is seen sweeping thought bubbles underneath a rug
Orbán's Enemies
As Orbán rises, Hungary’s free press falls
Soros
Global Politics
With eye on Soros, Hungary considers ban on pro-immigration groups
An Afghan family walks toward the Hungary-Serbia border on the day the new law takes effect. They will live in a detention center until a decision is made on their claim.
Conflict
‘How will I live there?’ Asylum seekers in Hungary are detained in shipping containers.
Photo of an Afghan refugee family leaving the Keleti train station.
Conflict
Jillian C. York: My recommendations to help refugees
MigSzol demonstration in Budapest.
Global Politics
Hungary lays the xenophobia on thick in national questionnaire about immigration
Budapest protest against Internet tax proposal
Global Politics
Hungarians take to the streets to force their government to dump plans for an Internet tax
Palatschinke, sprinkled with sugar.
Arts, Culture & Media
Can you name the place where 2 of my favorite treats, palatschinken and palinkas, are from?
Hungary’s national drink: seltzer water
Arts, Culture & Media
Hungarians turning to music to protest government clamp down on freedom
Global Politics
Controversial changes to Hungarian constitution have protesters, EU taking notice
Geo Quiz
Roma in Northern Hungary Have Their Water Supply Cut Off
Conflict & Justice
Arrest in Hungary Over War Crimes in 1956 Uprising
Arts, Culture & Media
European King of Seltzer
Conflict & Justice
Poor Economy and Controversial Government Driving Hungarians Out of Country
Conflict & Justice
Soundtrack of Hungary’s Protest Movement
Controversial Changes and Protest in Hungary
More Roads, Less Trains
Cyanide Spill
European investors worry over Hungary’s debt