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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Andras ROSTOVANYI

Hungary's 'Chilling' Foreign Influence Office Starts Up

Strengthening his grip on power: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (Credit: AFP)

A new government agency to "protect Hungary's sovereignty" which starts work Thursday will have a "chilling effect" on the country's democracy, critics warn.

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) branded it a "new, dangerous provocation by Prime Minister Viktor Orban", who has passed a slew of laws tightening his control and muzzling the press since he came back to power nearly 14 years ago.

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