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Hungary's new government abolished the office as part of initial 2026 media reforms.

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

Statement: Hungary's new government abolished the office as part of initial 2026 media reforms.
Field: status
Value: Sovereignty Protection Office abolished 2026-06-30
About: incident 2023-hungary-sovereignty-protection-act
Source: Hungary's initial media reforms are promising but lasting safeguards still needed
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-07-22

Quotation from the source

Hungary has a historic opportunity...to build a pluralistic media system that serves the public and cannot be politically captured again.