Despite handling hazardous materials, the authorities did not require the battery waste processing plant to acquire an environmental permit.

The government has not only stoked anti-refugee sentiment but has also linked existing anti-Roma prejudices to this new enemy stereotype.

Hungary’s 2026 election brought historic political change, with the opposition overcoming a system tilted in favor of the ruling party.

Over the past two decades, systemic election fraud, vote-buying for money and drugs, and blackmail has ran rampant in the impoverished countryside of Hungary. We talked to the head of the volunteer group who decided to put a stop to this practice.

Conventional wisdom held that Fidesz has an iron grip on Hungary’s rural regions, however, this is exactly where Orbán's party suffered its most painful losses.

Tisza was not their first assignment: for years, they have been working against the political opposition using illegal, secret service methods.