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Hungary continues to rely on Russia for energy imports, which brings economic benefits in the short term but increasing vulnerability in the long term.

"By 2022, nearly all independent outlets were exiled or banned. Overnight, we became criminals." Interview with Taisia Bekbulatova.

We interviewed volunteers in the Transcarpathian town of Uzhhorod who help internally displace people and collect donations for their own neighbors serving on the front.

The government campaign to introduce the foreign agent law shows how 21st-century authoritarianism works.

Online rumors about child sexual abuse against Viktor Orbán’s deputy Zsolt Semjén has been brought into the political mainstream by a heated exchange in the Hungarian parliament.

Our investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.

Átlátszó uncovered a document that reveals the role of the richest man in Hungary in the secretive Hatvanpuszta project of the prime minister's father.

The winning bidder is a long-time favorite of sucessive governments despite the owners' involvement in document forgery.

The Prime Minister was sighted with Hungary's richest man as luxury yachts of oligarchs lined up at the Adriatic sea.

Viewing Viktor Orbán's anti-Ukrainian policy as a threat to security, the new German government could push for the removal of Hungary's voting right and EU funds.

The plane is tied to Mária Schmidt, a long-time Fidesz ally whose organizations regularly receive massive amounts of public funds.

Due to downsizing and "permanent suspensions," there is a shortage of 7,181 hospital beds in Hungarian hospitals, including 3,437 beds for active treatment.

Viktor Orbán’s party may lose the popular vote by over 5 points and still win a parliamentary majority, as local districts are gerrymandered heavily in the ruling party’s favor.

Átlátszó reported on the Orbán family estate since 2012. Since then, the former agricultural complex evolved into a palace complete with exotic animals.

Patriot for Europe released a list of “political activists funded by Brussels” through EU programs, but it reveals that the NGOs in question received little funding compared to some government-run foundations.

In documents filed to receive an outlandish government-financed grant they effectively promised to lead a political campaign in Budapest in the long lead-up to next year’s election – and beyond.

7.2 million people have to drive more than 15 minutes to receive basic hospital care. This could mean the difference between life and death in the event of a heart attack, for example.

For four years, the company of Viktor Orbán's friend Lőrinc Mészáros may provide fleet services to the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences for EUR 214,644.

Although the government promised solutions, so far, only businesses tied to government circles have benefited from public money spent to help the spa.

"Blocking Russian disinformation channels alone will not significantly shape public opinion, but that is not how we think. Since we are at war with Russia, we are targeting the operations that Russia is spending resources on," the manager of the Ukrainian project Break the Fake told Átlátszó.