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Hungary’s richest man’s company gave generous donations to organizations linked to Viktor Orbán’s wife
According to documents obtained by Direkt36, two organizations linked to Anikó Lévai received large amounts of funding from a company
How a company of Hungary’s richest man helped Viktor Orbán’s father profit from large government contracts
Győző Orbán’s mining company has been generating extraordinary profits for years. According to internal documents obtained by Direkt36, previously unknown
Company built in public contracts spent lavishly on luxury trips – The Mészáros Files, Part II
Huge sums were spent on luxury hotels abroad, yachting, and parties featuring cigars and alcohol at Lőrinc Mészáros’s railroad construction
The secret link between Hungary’s richest man and the pro-Orbán campaign organization – The Mészáros Files, Part I
Direkt36 has obtained internal documents detailing the operations of one of Lőrinc Mészáros’s most important companies. These documents reveal, that
Tears, Arguments, and Liberation: A behind-the-scenes look at the transition of the Hungarian public service media
In the days following the parliamentary election, some employees of the public service media turned on one another. Although many
Inside the Orbán Government’s Space War
Experts in foreign policy and defence in Hungary’s previous government drew up a plan for the country to develop its
The old secret of a trip of János Lázár has been revealed
Direkt36's has obtained a document with details of the former government official's controversial trip to Zurich. According to the file
Here is the detailed data on hospital-acquired infections
Last year almost 7,000 infections causing severe diarrhoea occurred in Hungarian hospitals, and 103 outbreaks happened within their walls. According
Government reveals extensive data on hospital-acquired infections
In a complete turnaround from its former secretive attitude, the National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy will publish datasets
Starvation Led to Sexual Abuse at a Children’s Home—Here Are the Orbán Government’s Concealed Child Protection Reports
The previous Hungarian government launched inspections at children’s homes after it came to light that then President Katalin Novák had
Kristóf Nobilis, a billionaire businessman with ties to political circles, is now facing money laundering charges
There has been a new development in the lawsuit concerning the alleged billion-forint embezzlement at the Ministry of Agriculture.
A devastating hospital report hidden from the public for a decade under the Orbán government
At least ten years ago, the Orbán government already had documentation showing that the healthcare system was struggling with systemic
The remarkable story of Péter Szijjártó’s best friend and the billions of public funds
According to a Direkt36 investigation, the company owned by Péter Szijjártó’s best friend, Szilárd Benkő, was involved in an African
“We were deceiving ourselves” – inside the collapse of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party’s campaign
Orbán and his team remained confident until the last moment that they could stay in power. Following the election, they
She poked the child in the back with a knife, yet everyone thought she was an exemplary foster parent
The foster care system in Hungary is plagued by serious shortcomings.
“I started begging, saying I was terminally ill” – Access to revolutionary cancer drug is limited in Hungary
In Hungary, some patients can only receive one of the most modern cancer drugs upon individual request. According to research
A Polish politician wanted by the authorities fled to Hungary and is living in the apartment of a staff member of the Fidesz parliamentary group
Direkt36 reporters found Marcin Romanowski, who faces corruption charges in his home country, in an apartment in Buda. One of
Szent Imre Hospital in Hungary is under investigation for professional negligence after failing to diagnose an elderly woman’s fatal heart attack in a time
Direkt36 reported about an elderly but vigorous woman who was admitted to Szent Imre Hospital with severe pain, but according
“He whispers in the prime minister’s ear” – Inside János Lázár’s exile and return
János Lázár’s 2018 spat with Viktor Orbán was more heated than previously known. It took Lázár many years of hard
Billions in state funds secretly channeled to Viktor Orbán’s favourite company before defense acquisitions
According to documents obtained by Direkt36, state funds were secretly directed to a company called 4iG. This happened at the
