Crazy money spent on political ads on Meta/Facebook in Hungary 🇭🇺. Fidesz, the government and aligned actors have bottomless pockets. New EU rules on political ads should have a huge impact.
From Lakmusz, the 🇭🇺 member of @edmo-eu.bsky.social lakmusz.hu/2025/10/06/a...

“Every time I got arrested our crowdfunding revenues would go up and I had to tell my CFO, this is not a sustainable business-model.” Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist @mariaressa.bsky.social @rappler.bsky.social at the World Justice Forum 2025 in Warsaw

33 embassies and 9 cultural institutes in Budapest join a statement to support the 30th Budapest Pride festival

"As Budapest Pride celebrates [its 30th anniversary] milestone, we stand firm in our commitment to a future where all individuals can live freely, with love and PRIDE."

A Threat to the Core: Why the New Hungarian Transparency Bill is an Attack on the Foundations of the European Union

The first overview of the proposed law, by Prof Renáta Uitz on @verfassungsblog.de verfassungsblog.de/hungary-tran...

This morning, in 🇭🇺 Budapest, Pécs and Miskolc -
As civil society faces its darkest moment yet, our NGO coalition sends a message to Hungarians:
❤️We are created for you
❤️We are here for you
❤️We are staying here for you

Young men and young women’s world views are pulling apart. The consequences could be far-reaching... people’s formative political experiences are hard to shake off. This shift could leave ripples for generations to come, impacting far more than vote counts.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...

“Judicial independence is endangered today and that’s why we’re here today,” judge Tamás Matusik, former president of the National Judicial Council, speaking at the big protest for judicial independence in Budapest 🇭🇺

“Justice is blind but we’re not”

Thousands are protesting for judicial independence in Budapest today.

The large crowd protesting for free courts and conditions that ensure effective judicial independence includes lots of judges, clerks and judicial administrative staff.

Happy 10th birthday to @direkt36.bsky.social!
Support their excellent investigative journalism ➡️ www.direkt36.hu/en/tamogass-...

Hungarian government minister, propaganda chief Antal Rogán is being sanctioned by the US Government for his involvement in corruption in Hungary, under Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Thank you, Kati 👏 😊 @eublogo.bsky.social

“Institutional weaknesses weigh on Hungary's credit profile, including in adherence to the rule of law, interference with civil society, and concerns over central bank independence and monetary financing.”

The spread of Russian-style “foreign agents” laws threaten civil society and democracy, requiring pro-democracy groups to develop innovative strategies to protect civic freedoms. Here are 6 resilience strategies, tried and tested by human rights defenders #ourRAREpeople
www.ned.org/wp-content/u...

We could be in for quite a ride on #RuleofLaw if the Commission will act on the logic of #vonderLeyen
in the EP today. Hungary drifting away from the Single Market, discriminating, using arbitrary measures against companies, creating uncertainty & loss of investor trust. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

And now for something completely different

Good to meet up with @jmorijn.bsky.social in Budapest

Hello BlueSky