Articles by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda
IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
Hungarian advertisement tax silences independent media
The new advertisement tax imposes a 40% tax on media outlets with earnings above 65 million Euros per year. Apparently, the only Hungarian media channel meeting this condition is independent broadcaster RTL Klub.
Hungarian civil society groups threatened by “politically-motivated” government investigations
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union has no doubts regarding the actual aim of the Hungarian Government Control Office’s investigation, which is to threaten the remaining opposition powers and suppress the voice of civil organizations that are critical towards the government.