As a new law passed by Hungarian government threatens the existence of Central European University in Budapest, 70,000 people marched in protest
Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe. Here are five recent reports that give us cause for concern.
Free Word in partnership with Index on Censorship brought together three major cultural figures from Hungary, Poland and Turkey to compare their stories and ask: is Europe just a place, or a set of values that are rapidly unravelling?
The battle to establish credible public service broadcasters in transitional democracies has been difficult.
In early April 2016, Hungarian news site vs.hu began publishing less than normal. On 25 April a dozen journalists, including editor-in-chief
Europe was a bastion of hope for more than a million refugees last year. What brought them? A hunger for safety and security? Dreams of freedom?
Hungary’s media outlets are coming under increasing pressure from lawsuits, restrictions on what they can publish and high fees for freedom of information requests
To highlight the most pressing concerns for press freedom in Europe, Index’s Mapping Media Freedom correspondents discuss the violations the stood out most
In February, journalists working at Hír TV, a Hungarian television news channel, and the daily Magyar Nemzet faced
The population of Hungary is very much polarised on the migrant issue. Hardliners support the government’s approach in