Hungary: Limiting Expression, Rising Xenophobia

This report was prepared by PEN International with a view to informing the PEN membership of the situation for freedom of expression in Hungary. This report follows the quasi-unanimous (only PEN Hungary abstained) adoption of a resolution by the PEN community at its 83rd International Congress in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2017, which expressed concern over the shrinking space for civil society, anti-refugee sentiment, and hate speech against minorities and at-risk groups in the country. Under the strong mandate of this resolution, which is attached in Annex, PEN International decided to undertake the high-level mission and research that led to this report.