Society · Budapest, Hungary · October 8, 2026

Hungarian paper Népszabadság relaunches online a decade after closure

Reported by 1 outlet · first reported Oct 7, 8:00 PM ET

Népszabadság, once Hungary's bestselling newspaper, relaunched as an online news site. It was shut down in 2016 under Viktor Orbán's government.

Why it matters

The revival is a symbolic moment for press freedom in Hungary after the Orbán era.

Background

Critics said Orbán's government consolidated control over Hungarian media; the government denied curbing press freedom. Népszabadság was a leading left-leaning daily.

The story so far

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Sources

• Reuters ↗October 8, 2026

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