Editorial board of Index and more than 70 staff members resign Following the firing of editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull, the editorial board of Index has resigned, along with more than 70 staff members.

Firing the editor-in-chief of Index is unacceptable The reason for Dull's dismissal was that he made it clear he will not yield to blackmail.

Editor-in-chief of Index dismissed "It was not without reason that Index's staff felt in danger, and it was not without reason that I decided to move our independence barometer," the outgoing editor-in-chief stated.

Another CEO resigns at Index, we know little The new CEO stepped down after only a few days, things happen above our heads, but we know one thing for sure: We want to write the news in peace.

Hungarian Constitutional Court approves exempting pro-government media from antitrust regulation A government decree exempted KESMA, the giant pro-government media conglomerate from prior antitrust examination. The Constitutional Court found nothing wrong.

The CEO is gone, but Index still stands We still insist on maintaining our editorial independence and keeping our staff untouchable.

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Index is in danger Index.hu, the largest news site of Hungary, one of the few remaining independent voices, is in grave danger.

The Trianon-code: How a nation copes with trauma After losing WWI, due to the Treaty of Trianon, Hungary lost 70% of its territory and a third of its ethnic Hungarian population. How does a nation cope with such a shock?

What makes me mad is that my children had to grow up in prison An Iraqi refugee tells about the hardships his family endured while they were unlawfully detained for two years in the Hungarian transit zones.

Hungary begrudgingly shuts down transit zones, Orbán blames Soros The European Court of Justice ruled that asylum seekers were unlawfully detained at the Hungarian border for an indefinite time with no chance for judicial review.

Hungary ends legal recognition of transgender people From this point forward, the civil registry and official documents will contain the unchangeable "sex at birth" entry instead of "gender."

Budapest to reopen on Monday "We have won the first battle against the pandemic," Viktor Orbán said in his video message announcing lifting the restrictions in the capital.

Government to decide about easing Budapest lockdown on Saturday While restrictions will be relaxed in Pest county and the rest of Hungary starting on Monday, Budapest still has to wait.

Despite the pandemic, Fidesz shows no signs of slowing down While most of the world was caught up in the pandemic, Fidesz went on a legislative spree rarely seen in the Hungarian parliament, settling many long-running political debates practically overnight.

Coronavirus in Hungary: Preliminary results of nationwide representative screening are out The screening campaign found that only a small portion of the population had contracted the disease, which is not enough for herd immunity.

BMW postpones construction of new plant in Hungary BMW announced to push the opening of their new plant in Debrecen, Hungary by a year due to the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Hungarian Parliament refuses to ratify the Istanbul Convention for its asylum provisions and definition of gender The declaration argues that recognising gender-based violence as a form of persecution in asylum cases would endanger Hungarian culture and customs.

Hungary eases restrictions, but cancels summer festivals and keeps schools closed The Hungarian government announced the details of how measures taken against the coronavirus will change from 4 May.

Coronavirus in Hungary: Government partially lifts stay-at-home order, Budapest remains under lockdown Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that the coronavirus response is ready to enter into phase 2, "together, we can try to reboot life in Hungary."

Coronavirus in Hungary: Death toll reaches 300 as government plans to relax safety measures The epidemic is expected to hit local peak on 3 May, government plans gradual process to roll back restrictions.

Coronavirus in Hungary: Four medical universities to test 17 000 people The tests will start on 1 May and will be conducted on a representative sample to get a clear picture of the Hungarian epidemiological situation.

The world will never be the same again after the pandemic From one week to the other, the way we lived our lives had fundamentally changed. Some things will never return to normal. And they shouldn't.

More than 2000 registered coronavirus cases in Hungary, death toll is above 200 The epidemic is expected to peak from 3 May just as high school final exams are scheduled to begin.

Coronavirus: Hungary is not planning to ease restrictions just yet The epidemic in Hungary is still going to last months, not weeks, Minister Gergely Gulyás said at the government's weekly press conference.