01.12.2025
Owning the Past: Orbán’s Statue Craze

Quantity matters more than quality when your goal is controlling the narrative, says Kata Benedek.

EN
Read more
17.07.2025
The Anti-Orbán Pride: An Election Prelude

Ahead of next year’s elections, Budapest’s largest-ever pro-LGBTQ+ march offers a glimpse into the uncertainty of Hungary’s polarised politics.

EN
Read more
12.06.2025
Elite Gaslighters and The Movement of Ugly Freedom

In the shadows of academia lurks an insidious counter-revolution. A graphic story by Lakshmi Bose.

EN
Read more
15.04.2025
Documenting Erosion: The Greens’ Fight for the Rule of Law in Hungary 

Three former Green MEPs recount their efforts to stop the erosion of liberal democracy in Hungary.

EN
Read more
06.03.2025
Up in Smoke: The Biomass Energy Paradox

Although wood-burning is classified as renewable heat under EU rules, the reality is much more complex.

EN
Read more
19.07.2024
The Limbo of Orbán’s Queer Censorship 

At the centre of Hungary’s clashes with the EU is the former’s “Child Protection” act. It is dividing society and creating uncertainty.

Read more
05.06.2024
Hungary’s Opposition in the Grip of “Fidesz Light” 

European and municipal elections used to be an opportunity for parties opposing Orbán to score political victories. But this is changing.

EN
Read more
06.10.2023
Fighting Orbanism in Budapest 

Despite Victor Orbán’s authoritarian grip on Hungary, social justice, ecology and democracy can still be placed at the heart of Hungarian politics.

Read more
04.01.2023
To Change Politics in Hungary, We Need to Find the Switch

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on what the future holds for green and progressive politics in Hungary.

EN
Read more
05.07.2022
Cultivating Authoritarianism: Orbán’s Political Education Project

Beneath the facade of reforms, Orbán’s education policies deepen inequalities and place schools at the whims of Fidesz’ power.

EN
Read more