Background Stories

„Egy kémfilmbe illő sztori” – a két megfigyelt direkt36-os újságíró beszámolója

Two Hungarian journalists Szabolcs Panyi and András Szabó share their personal reports of how it felt to find out they were surveilled through their mobile phones for weeks and months.

Kémeket kerestünk, orosz fegyverkereskedőkre és egy diplomáciai konfliktusra bukkantunk

How we did our investigation into a story about two Russian arms dealers who were arrested in Hungary as the result of a US-led sting operation, and about how the Hungarian government extradited the two Russians to Moscow, infuriating the Americans.

How we exposed a secret conflict involving Russia, the United States, and Hungary

How we did our investigation into a story about two Russian arms dealers who were arrested in Hungary as the result of a US-led sting operation, and about how the Hungarian government extradited the two Russians to Moscow, infuriating the Americans.

How I found out that an opposition politician teamed up with the government’s allies

After Viktor Orban’s party won the latest election by another landslide, we looked into the allegations of some opposition politicians secretly working with the allies of the government.

Így bukkantam rá az MSZP-s politikusra, aki kormányközeli figurákkal üzletel

After Viktor Orban’s party won the latest election by another landslide, we looked into the allegations of some opposition politicians secretly working with the allies of the government.

How we told the inside story of the oligarch who turned against Viktor Orbán

Lajos Simicska and Viktor Orbán were friends and allies for decades. Together they turned Fidesz, now the governing party, into Hungary’s dominant political force.

Hogyan tártuk fel Simicska bukásának titkait?

Lajos Simicska and Viktor Orbán were friends and allies for decades. Together they turned Fidesz, now the governing party, into Hungary’s dominant political force.

Hogyan találtunk rá a letelepedési üzlet zűrös szereplőire?

Through a residency bond scheme run by the Hungarian government, several foreigners were granted residency in spite of potentially posing serious security risks for Hungary and the European Union. Blanka Zöldi recalls how we found out about these people.

How we exposed some of the deepest secrets of Hungary’s controversial golden visa program

Through a residency bond scheme run by the Hungarian government, several foreigners were granted residency in spite of potentially posing serious security risks for Hungary and the European Union. Blanka Zöldi recalls how we found out about these people.

How we teamed up with The Washington Post to expose a secret conflict between the U.S. and Hungary

A few weeks ago we reached out to The Washington Post and told them that we are working on a story that might be of interest for them as well. It turned out that it did.