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Media freedom takes massive blow in Hungary (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 30, 2018

Pro-Orbán media owners 'donated' their news outlets to the Central European Press and Media Foundation, a newly formed conglomerate headed by a prominent Orbán supporter.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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