WORLD · CRIME · NOV 4, 3:43 PM ET
Secret police files released in Hungary, 37 years after fall of communism
Reported by 19 outlets in the past day, including BBC, Euronews, DW.
1What happened
Hungary released communist-era secret police files Wednesday, identifying up to 60,000 informants, a path for Hungary in reckoning with its repressive past. Euronews ↗
2What’s next
The prime minister said "many families will now face difficult information." DW ↗
3Also reported
Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. DW ↗
Sources
- Secret police files released in Hungary, 37 years after fall of communism ↗BBC
- Hungary: communist-era files released, up to 60,000 former agents revealed ↗Euronews
- 36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files ↗DW
- Hungary opens communist-era secret police files identifying informants ↗DW
- Communist-era informer files released in Hungary ↗Euronews
- Hungary opens communist-era informer files in belated reckoning with Cold War past ↗Reuters