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Claim

Claim 67

Hungary's National Sovereignty Protection Act was promulgated.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Hungary's National Sovereignty Protection Act was promulgated.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2023-12-20
About
incident 2023-hungary-sovereignty-protection-act
Source
Hungary's sovereignty law: Viktor Orban's new dangerous provocation targeting independent media
Publisher
Reporters Without Borders
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-12-21

Quotation from the source

the National Sovereignty Protection Act was promulgated by Hungarian President Katalin Novak yesterday (20 December)