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Journalist of Direkt36, an investigative center in Hungary. Posts about Hungarian politics and media. Tell me your story: szabo.andras@direkt36.hu

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”The situation is tense” – How Orbán has tried overcome Fidesz’s internal crisis - Direkt36 Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them. Direkt36 reveals how Viktor Orbán launched his spring offensive against Ma...

Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar — only realizing too late he was a real threat. #Direkt36 explains how Viktor Orbán launched his spring offensive and stirred tensions within the government. My new article with @andraspetho.bsky.social: www.direkt36.hu/en/kielezett...

30.10.2025 11:17 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s playbook.

If you have a moment, read this opinion piece by one of Hungary’s few remaining independent journalists. ‘When Orbán returned to power in 2010 after a landslide election victory, he made sure that he would never have to answer uncomfortable questions again.’

17.03.2025 09:51 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

#Hungary PM Viktor Orbán called journalists, judges and civilians who, according to him are foreign-funded, “overwintering bugs”, and promised to clean them up by spring. This is from Orbán’s speech on the anniversary of the 1848 revolution.
Long live Hungarian freedom, long live the homeland! 🇭🇺

15.03.2025 11:15 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
A dinasztia (The Dynasty) - így született az Orbán család gazdasági birodalma
A dinasztia (The Dynasty) - így született az Orbán család gazdasági birodalma YouTube video by Direkt36

Our documentary on the enrichment of Viktor Orbán's family is now available. @direkt36.bsky.social has never been under such an attack by government propaganda as it is now because of this film. I hope it will at least help reach Fidesz voters too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ4S...

07.02.2025 12:31 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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🎬🍿 Wow, our documentary isn’t even out yet, and Orbán’s govt is already spooked!

They claim a "Ukrainian intelligence operation" is targeting PM Orbán, with their propaganda saying “ @direkt36.bsky.social has already started producing a smear video about the Hungarian PM."

👇The Dynasty’s trailer👇

04.02.2025 17:05 👍 74 🔁 25 💬 4 📌 6
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💥🇺🇸 Bombshell: US Global Magnitsky sanctions target Antal Rogán, Viktor Orbán's right-hand man and head of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office.

Rogán's portfolio includes overseeing Hungary's pro-Kremlin propaganda apparatus and civilian intelligence services.

This is huge.

07.01.2025 15:22 👍 100 🔁 46 💬 1 📌 5
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Hungary loses EU funds as economic slump deepens Rift with Brussels has led to Budapest having €19bn worth of support frozen

Hungary loses EU funds as economic slump deepens

https://www.ft.com/content/fe893219-7ac3-4ff4-a01f-5cfc3e99be7c

31.12.2024 05:00 👍 119 🔁 29 💬 11 📌 6
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The secret history of Viktor Orbán’s favorite company - Direkt36 A Direkt36 investigation has revealed that the Hungarian Prime Minister personally got involved in an acquisition of 4iG, a Hungarian telecommunications company that is officially owned by private ind...

📡At Orbán's meeting yesterday with Trump and Elon Musk, the head of Hungary's Orbán-linked IT and communications conglomerate, 4iG, also made an appearance. Here's our earlier investigation with @szaboandras.bsky.social & András Pethő into the company's meteoric rise. www.direkt36.hu/en/az-orban-...

10.12.2024 12:55 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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EU Investigators Probing Orbán’s Son-in-Law Surveilled, Sparking Intelligence Agency Infighting - Direkt36 Direkt36 has revealed that during János Lázár's administration, the Information Office was monitoring OLAF staff investigating suspicious projects linked to the son-in-law of Viktor Orbán. They tried ...

💥💥NEW INVESTIGATION: Hungary spied on EU officials, including OLAF investigators who were probing the company of PM Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law. However, there’s a twist to the story: Hungary’s intelligence agency became entangled in internal political rivalries... www.direkt36.hu/en/english-e...

06.12.2024 14:19 👍 26 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1
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Hungarian CIA reportedly spied on EU officials Officials from EU anti-fraud office were allegedly followed, wiretapped and had their laptops hacked by Hungary’s intelligence agency.

Hungary’s intelligence agency spied on EU officials visiting the country, searching their hotel rooms and recording their phone conversations, according to a bombshell report.

06.12.2024 10:17 👍 672 🔁 372 💬 67 📌 73
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Titkosszolgálati belharc lett abból, hogy megfigyelték az Orbán veje után vizsgálódó EU-s nyomozókat A Direkt36 kiderítette, hogy még Lázár János irányítása idején az Információs Hivatal megfigyelte az Elios gyanús projektjeit Magyarországon vizsgáló OLAF-munkatársakat. Többek között ennek az iratait...

"The IH [Hungarian foreign intelligence] placed almost every EU delegation visiting Hungary under surveillance, including OLAF." Stay tuned for the English version, but here's our 🇭🇺 story on the political weaponization of surveillance and some intelligence agency infighting. telex.hu/direkt36/202...

06.12.2024 08:39 👍 19 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 3