<p>From 1945 to 1989 security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. To rebuild trust, their files will finally be made public</p><p>Hungary’s new government will on Wednesday reveal the names of tens of thousands of state informants from the communist era in an attempt to confront the past and rebuild public trust.</p><p>From 1945 to 1989, Hungary’s communist state-security services relied on an extensive network of informants to monitor society and suppress dissent. Some were blackmailed or coerced into reporting on neighbours, friends, colleagues and even family members; others were recruited through promises of various advantages.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/02/hungary-informant-names-revealed-communist-era-past">Continue reading...</a>
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‘Traitors in every family’: Hungary to unmask communist-era informants and confront past
<p>From 1945 to 1989 security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. To rebuild trust, their files will finally be made public</p><p>Hungary’s new government will on Wednesday reveal the names of tens of thousands of state informants from the communist era in an attempt to confront the past and rebuild public trust.</p><p>From 1945 to 1989, Hungary’s communist state-security services relied on an extensive network of informants to monitor society and suppress dissent. Some were blackmailed or coerced into reporting on neighbours, friends, colleagues and even family members; others were recruited through promises of various advantages.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/02/hungary-informant-names-revealed-communist-era-past">Continue reading...</a>