Hungary eyes science research as latest target for state control
by Shaun Walker in Budapest from Science | The Guardian on (#4H2WF)
Academy will be managed by nationalist government in unprecedented move
The Hungarian government is moving to bring the country's umbrella scientific research organisation under its control, in what scientists in the country and globally say would be an unprecedented assault on academic freedoms.
The far-right, anti-migration government of Viktor Orbin has sought to increase its control over numerous sectors of society since it came into office in 2010, including putting financial pressure on independent media outlets, harassing and taxing NGOs that work on issues such as migration, and moving to centralise historical research.
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