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Akos Keller-Alant

Akos Keller-Alant is a correspondent with RFE/RL's Hungarian Service based in Budapest. He previously worked at Magyar Narancs, and he has been published abroad as well, including in Balkan Insight, Deutsche Welle, and Internazionale. He has been awarded several times in Hungary and abroad for his work as an investigator.

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November 01, 2024
U.S. 'Political Assistant' At Hungary’s Washington Embassy Wielded Torch At Deadly White-Supremacist Rally

Taylor Ragg, who has worked for more than three years at Hungary’s embassy in the U.S. capital, was among those who carried torches at a 2017 white-nationalist rally that left one counterprotester dead and dozens more injured.
November 09, 2022
Reports Of China's Overseas 'Police Stations' Spark Controversy, Denial In Hungary And Serbia

A report from the NGO Safeguard Defenders about Chinese "police stations" abroad has created ripples around the globe and sparked investigations across Europe. But in Hungary and Serbia, two countries with warm relationships with Beijing, authorities appear keen to "sweep it under the rug."
August 25, 2022
From Kyiv To Bucharest: Has Chinese Influence Peaked In Eastern Europe?

Across Central and Eastern Europe, Beijing's partnership with Moscow since its invasion of Ukraine has governments distancing themselves from Chinese initiatives and looking for alternatives.
August 18, 2022
Orban-Linked NGO In Serbia Responsible For Distributing Postal Votes To Ethnic Hungarians

An NGO in Serbia linked to a political party allied to Hungary's ruling Fidesz party won a no-bid contract with the postal service of Serbia to distribute ballots to eligible voters there for Hungary's April parliamentary elections.
June 08, 2022
What's Next For China's Fudan University Campus In Hungary?

Following his convincing election victory in April, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is moving forward with some of Budapest's more controversial Chinese-linked plans, including undoing a promised referendum on the future of an expensive university project.
March 31, 2022
The Hungarian Journalist Trying To Break Viktor Orban's Grip On Media, And Voters

Ahead of crucial elections on April 3, the independent online TV channel Partizan has taken to the road, hoping to stoke debate and challenge political entrenchment across Hungary. But in a media environment dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is anyone listening?
May 03, 2021
New Chinese University In Hungary Puts Orban's Beijing Ties In The Spotlight

The controversy over Fudan University's Budapest campus -- which would be the first Chinese university in the European Union -- is the latest manifestation of the Hungarian government's embrace of Beijing money.
December 04, 2020
How Hungary's State News Agency Whitewashes The News: An RFE/RL Investigation

A new investigation by RFE/RL's Hungarian Service shows how editors at Hungary's state news agency water down, whitewash, or outright censor the news. And not just when it includes scandals involving lawmakers from the country's ruling political party.
November 13, 2020
Twisting The Truth? How Editors Manipulate News Coverage At Hungary's State Broadcaster

Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban scores low on press freedom. A new expose by RFE/RL shows how the news agenda is shaped at the main state broadcaster.

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