Hungary: Authorities must end unprecedented crackdown on NGOs

Headline Title: Hungary: Authorities must end unprecedented crackdown on NGOs 02 February 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel must call upon the Hungarian authorities to stop their unprecedented crackdown on NGOs said Amnesty International today as it published a new report coinciding with her visit to the country this week. Their backs to the wall: civil society under pressure in Hungary details the orchestrated attack on NGOs by the Hungarian authorities over the past year. It has included public smearing, criminal investigations, office raids and the seizure of equipment,…

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