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“Jump up and lick the table” – complaints of serious abuse are being investigated at a Budapest children’s home
According to documents obtained by Direkt36, several residents of the Hűvösvölgy children's home reported verbal and physical abuse by certain
Closed hospital doors hide Hungary’s healthcare crisis
Many hospitals have so few qualified staff that some wards are simply closed off to patients. Direkt36’s latest investigation reveals
Direkt36 participates in ICIJ’S Collaborative Journalism Europe in a Global Context project
The project's goal is to strengthen cross-border investigative journalism in Europe.
“The situation is tense” – How Orbán has tried overcome Fidesz’s internal crisis
Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to
The government cracked down on expensive lending. But a loophole remained
Although Antal Rogán (the powerful minister running the cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán) proudly announced more than ten years
Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network
In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU
Lőrinc Mészáros, the wealthy friend of Viktor Orbán is behind a construction project of Orbán’s father
Direkt36 has obtained a document indicating that Lőrinc Mészáros provided significant financial assistance to Győző Orbán. There are several indications
Here’s a new link between the central bank’s scandal and the son of its former governor
Documents obtained by Direkt36 indicate that a company with multiple ties to the son of the former governor of the
Inside the fall of Ferenc Gyurcsány, the arch rival of Viktor Orbán
The former prime minister's decision to step down was more dramatic than it appeared to the public. According to an
Hungary Spent €80,000 on President Novák’s Wardrobe. She Kept It After Resigning
According to her own account, former head of state Katalin Novák has had a "hellish year and a half" since
Inside Viktor Orbán’s failure to achieve his demographic goal
The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants.
This Is How Orbán Let Go of Healthcare Reform – Hemorrhaging Hospitals III.
“No reform, that's my motto” - a few years ago, this was the prime minister's explanation for not touching healthcare.
“If they operated her then, she might have survived” – Hemorrhaging Hospitals II.
Closing hospital wards jeopardizes the safe treatment of patients. The problem is particularly acute in smaller rural institutions. Direkt36 uses
An Unprecedented Look at How Hungary’s Healthcare System Is Falling Apart – Hemorrhaging Hospitals I.
The government is trying to hide the problems Hungarian hospitals are facing. However, Direkt36 used artificial intelligence to process more
Pro-Orbán propagandist’s ties to Russian intelligence exposed during national security screening
Georg Spöttle, a regular presence in pro-Orbán media, has come under scrutiny after one of his close acquaintances failed a
How US sanctions crushed Hungary’s Nuclear Plant Project
Despite the Orbán-government's lobbying with the Trump administration, the sanctions against the Russian bank that plays a key role in
Orbán made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia, where he met with the country’s top leader
The Prime Minister traveled to Riyadh in October 2022 with a small entourage. According to Direkt36, even within the government
Luxury car rentals and cheap loans revealed in leaked documents from a Hungarian company that has been stuffed with taxpayers’ money
Among the documents obtained by Direkt36 are those relating to the planned lease of a Porsche 911, although the company
This is how the Matolcsy empire is built in Dubai
Direkt36 has uncovered new details about two companies with close links to Ádám Matolcsy, the son of former MNB Governor
We Investigated China’s Foreign Intimidation Operations. It Led Us to the Leader of a Hungary-based Organization
An international team of investigative journalists has looked into how China silences its critics living abroad. Direkt36 traced the head
