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"Let's stop Moscow!" May 05, 2017

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Ben Novak sits down with Máté Varga and Dávid Bedő to discuss the "Let's Stop Moscow!" protest they organized in Budapest last week.

András Pethő of Direkt36 shares some juicy details about the Jeremie program Apr 21, 2017

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Ben Novak speaks to András Pethő of Direkt36 about the Jeremie program. It turns out Hungarian authorities had absolutely no problem with how EU subsidies designated for rural startups were used.

What is Momentum Movement? Apr 12, 2017

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Budapest Beacon senior correspondent Ben Novak sits down with Barnabás Kádár and Miklós Hajnal to talk their political party, Momentum Movement.

Interview with Goran Buldioski Apr 05, 2017

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Ben Novak interview with Goran Buldioski, director of the Open Society Initiative for Europe. The two discuss the Hungarian government's attacks on civil society and how Open Society aims to support democracy in Hungary.

Hungarian NGOs offer thoughts on latest government attacks Feb 13, 2017

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The Budapest Beacon sat down with members of Hungarian civil society to find out how they see the latest crackdown on civil society. Ben Novak speaks to Dalma Dojcsák of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Sándor Léderer of K-Monitor, Áron Demeter of Amnesty International, and András Kádár of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee.

What happened in Hungary this week (December 12-16) Dec 19, 2016

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What happened in Hungary this week (December 12-16) by Budapest Beacon

Protests Podcast — corruption, free media, and October 23rd Oct 20, 2016

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Protests Podcast — corruption, free media, and October 23rd by Budapest Beacon

Népszabadság and Budapest 8th District public procurement fraud Oct 11, 2016

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Justin Spike and Ben Novak sit down András Pethő of investigative journalism NGO Direkt36 to talk about the sudden shutdown of Népszabadság and public procurement fraud in Budapest's 8th District.

Hungary's October 2nd Referendum Sep 25, 2016

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The Budapest Beacon staff discuss what the government is doing to drum up support for its October 2nd referendum.

Ben Novak and Peter Erdelyi talk about the MNB data dump Apr 26, 2016

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Ben Novak and Peter Erdelyi talk about the MNB data dump by Budapest Beacon