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36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files

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What to know

  • Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility.S1
  • The files reveal the names of the socialist regime's informant network, 70 years after the Soviet Union crushed the Hungarian revolution of 1956.S2
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2h Deutsche Welle

36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files

Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility.

3h Politico

Hungary releases secret police files from communist era

The files reveal the names of the socialist regime's informant network, 70 years after the Soviet Union crushed the Hungarian revolution of 1956.

36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files

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What to know

  • Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility.S1
  • The files reveal the names of the socialist regime's informant network, 70 years after the Soviet Union crushed the Hungarian revolution of 1956.S2
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S1 Deutsche Welle 1 report · EN
S2 PoliticoLead 1 report · EN