Standing Up for Press Freedom in an Increasingly Authoritarian State

In 2020, Hungary’s largest independent newsroom, Index.hu, collapsed under growing political pressure. In a historic act of protest, more than 80 journalists resigned en masse. After the screening of ’80 angry journalist’, we take a closer of look of what happened and discuss the current state of journalism in Hungary, the importance of having a freedom of the press and the basic human rights of freedom of speech and assembly, in the run-up to the election in Hungary. For this talk, you can meet the director, András Földes, in conversation with Iskra Kirova, the Europe and Central Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. 

 

This screening is presented in collaboration with Human Rights Watch.