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Átlátszó Center for Investigative Journalism is a watchdog NGO based in Budapest, Hungary, that combines investigative journalism and civic activism to promote transparency in Hungary.
Our stories in Hungarian: http://atlatszo.hu
Our stories in English: http://atlatszo.hu/category/english

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Latest posts by Atlatszo.hu

9 May 2012

Hungary: “Oligarch” is the New Buzzword of the Hungarian Net

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József Ángyán, the former Hungarian State Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development, resigned in January and since then has been trying to draw attention to the shady relations between the government and some Hungarian 'oligarchs'. It's a sensitive issue, and he is facing retaliation of the powers others had also tried to call into account.

14 February 2012

Hungary: Another Environmental Catastrophe in the Making

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In October 2010, a toxic spill from a red sludge reservoir in Kolontár caused the greatest environmental disaster in Hungary's recent history. Atlatszo.hu and Greenpeace are now drawing attention to another hazardous waste reservoir, in the town of Almásfüzitő, which is "leaking like a sponge" and is already causing grave environmental and health damage.

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