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The fate of Budapest’s House of Terror, a controversial museum which focuses on life under totalitarianism in the 20th century, could spark another round of the ‘culture war’.

Hungary’s New Government Haunted by Orban’s House of Terror

As abortion access remains restricted in Poland, activists have turned to a technology that Poles already use for almost everything else – just steps away from parliament.

Polish Activists Open the World’s First Parcel-Locker Machine for Abortion Pills As abortion access remains restricted in Poland, activists have turned to a technology that Poles already use for almost everything else – just steps away from parliament.

Two former ministers were arrested this week after Hungarian authorities launched Operation Purgatory to root out corruption during the years of Viktor Orban’s government.

Democracy Digest: Operation Purgatory Snares Former Hungarian Ministers Elsewhere, Russia retaliates by expelling Hungarian diplomats; Poland changes rules of engagement for shooting down airborne threats; Slovak PM Fico juggles jobs and coalition; and Czech coalition survives no-confidence vote.

A free press in Slovenia is at risk from the return to office of the populist Janez Jansa and media ownership changes that are shaking up the sector.

With Jansa’s Return, Slovenia’s Media Landscape Is Being Reshaped A free press in Slovenia is at risk from the return to office of the populist Janez Jansa and media ownership changes that are shaking up the sector.

A new investigation borrows the methods of forensic architecture to argue that deaths in the Polish-Belarusian borderlands since 2021 cannot be blamed on the cold alone. Poland's Interior Ministry says the report distorts the picture.

Poland-Belarus Borderlands: How a Forest Is Made Lethal

Led by the country’s wealthiest man, Czechoslovak Group regularly makes the headlines for bumper profits, hushed-up disputes and aggressive business practices.

Powerful, Plugged-in, Predatory: Czech Arms Maker CSG Cashes in on West’s Rearmament Led by the country’s wealthiest man, Czechoslovak Group regularly makes the headlines for bumper profits, hushed-up disputes and aggressive business practices.