As I feel that my last post on the elections has awaken some interest, I feel that it is my duty to point out how those who feel compelled, can support the (re-)westernisation of Hungarian society.
If you feel that a more democratic "Open Society" in Hungary is of importance to you, you can consider donating a few dozen bucks to some of these NGOs and government-independent press which - in my, not so humble opinion - may be considered "good guys" by someone agreeing with basic western ideas about how a modern society should (not!) work.
It is always only a small drop which a person can add, and giving money is only one possibility, but the below listed organisations/companies are rather small, they typically ask for one or two thousand HUF p.month. Also, they are operating against an ever harsher wind blowing against them (s. articles below).
(e.g. atlatszo.hu blog's yearly budget is some 4M HUF, ie. 15k EUR)
http://blacklistedhungarians.eu/
This site contains a brief description of 13 NGOs under government attack, which makes it easy to chose those you find worth of support.
You will find a "DONATE" button somewhere in this wonder- and colorfully designed javascript page...
I will also consider donations (in form of virtual abonnements, i.e. no paper delivery involved) to goverment-independent media:
Klubrádió:
The Radio which has been under attack since 2010:
http://www.klubradio.hu/fogadjonorokbe/ … ch_info_en
mancs.hu:
The weekly Magyar Narancs - ironically, this used to be Fidesz' journal when they still called themselves "liberal":
http://www.dimag.hu/magazin/Magyar_Narancs
HVG is of course a notable 'non-government' newspaper, but its size is much larger, so single donations are less important.
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Some background info on the the last raid on government-critical NGOs by a range of western sites and organisations. The position of the Hungarian government can be found in English at some places on the internet, e.g. in letters of the hun. ambassadors to the press (e.g. NY times) but I cannot find any of it now.
Position of the Kingdom of Norway (who runs the EEA and Norway Grants scheme involved in the matter)
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/pre … ?id=762213
Wow, the scandal reaches South Africa;-) - or not, but this article is practical as it is to the point and does not require any knowledge on the matter:
http://www.heraldlive.co.za/hungarys-pm … ling-ngos/
Human Rights Watch:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/09/08/disp … il-society
Reuters - a somewhat longer article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/ … QW20140602
The Economist (a world-renowned, rather ecoliberal weekly)
http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21 … nstoppable