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[Opinion] After Covid, has a national state of emergency becomes the new normal in Hungary? By Sanjay Sethi of Artistic Freedom Initiative and Emese Pásztor of Hungarian Civil Liberties Union euobserver.com/opinion/155023

Are state of emergency powers the 'new normal' in 🇭🇺? The #covid era special legal order is about to expire and the government prepares to amend the Constitution to adopt a new type, using the war in Ukraine to further its #authoritarian ambitions 👉🏼 euobserver.com/opinion/155023

Adopted by the Parliament, signed by the President and declared by the Prime Minister. In a day. How long until the first rights restriction under the new special legal order?

Together with Polish and international civil society organisations we urge Ursula von der Leyen Didier Reynders Věra Jourová to launch an infringement action as regards Poland's sham National Council of the Judiciary #ruleoflaw #freecourts ruleoflaw.pl/open-letter-to…

#SLAPPs as in strategic lawsuits against public participation were used extensively in Hungary as well to silence citizens protecting their environment! Read more on how NGOs striving to protect the environment: english.atlatszo.hu/2021/06/09/pol… #WorldEnvironmentDay

Our lawyers represented direkt36 in the #FOIA lawsuits. Proud to contribute with our legal expertise to excellent reporting! #FreePress

We joined over 300 organizations to call for a #EUCivilSocietyStrategy

Tune in tomorrow to the hearing re the spyware Pegasus! We initiated numerous legal procedures representing journalists, activists and lawyers to uncover how Pegasus was used and advocate for better legal protection against illegitimate surveillance 👉🏼 hclu.hu/en/articles/pe…

👩🏽‍⚖️We stand up for the free expression of judges! ❗️It’s always worthwhile to look for the details and tricky ways to restrict freedom while the 🇭🇺government tries to convince 🇪🇺audiences that there is no issues with rule of law…

In the year since the Pegasus scandal broke, the HCLU has initiated 35 PROCEDURES in Hungary and internationally, with many more to come until VICTORY—while Hungarian govt institutions FAIL SPECTACULARLY at protecting human rights. Follow all our cases at hclu.hu/en/pegasus-wha…

Cannot stress it enough: “The extraordinary legal order has been and still is a tool for the government to secure its own goals and not to protect the people of Hungary”- HCLU featured in euronews on how 🇷🇺 invasion in 🇺🇦 changed 🇪🇺 euronews.com/my-europe/2022…

How are political advertisements regulated in Hungary? No surprise in the conclusions: outdated regulation, weak oversight, obscure practices. The impact of such ads should prompt adequate responses! Read Liberties.EU - Rule of Law Report 2025 Due Soon report 👇🏽

Lawsuits to Silence: we represented journalists, press and media in more than 25 cases. In most cases, GDPR is used. The GDPR is a step forward for data protection, but created a European problem for freedom of the press. We need a European solution for this 👇🏽

Why are some teachers on strike in Hungary while others think that civil disobedience is the only alternative? Read our explainer 👇🏽 hclu.hu/en/articles/wh…

We are joining calls for an urgent Global Fay of Solidarity with #Egypt’s political prisoners on Nov 10. As Egypt hosts #COP27, we will wear white to signal our refusal to participate in greenwashing rights abuses. #FreeThemAll

We also met OSCE media freedom addressing the unlawful surveillance of journalists and other people by #Pegasus and it’s impact on freedom of expression and media freedom 👇🏽 hclu.hu/en/pegasus-case

#IGF2022 What lessons did we learn from the impact of #Surveillance measures imposed during the #COVID19 pandemic across the globe? Privacy International, ECNL and INCLO members sign a new report identifying 5 harmful trends: 👇🏾

“There is already a movement and you can feel that it is getting wider and wider … the solidarity overarches the political divide,” said Judit Zeller “Religious schools and those on the right side of the political palette are also supporting teachers.” euronews.com/my-europe/2022…

One of our directors on how our strategy changed because of the hostile environment and how it made us stronger. Listen for a thorough and honest account of what changed for human rights activism in Hungary in the past 10+ years! #Hungary #humanrights #strategy #strength