Pandemic Power Grab: State Abuse of Emergency Laws - Human Rights Foundation

Pandemic Power Grab: State Abuse of Emergency Laws

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Apr 20, 2024

Hungarian free speech advocate Péter Krekó, Russian democracy advocate and HRF chairman Garry Kasparov, and Pulitzer-Prize winning author and The Atlantic columnist Anne Applebaum speak out on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s moves to consolidate power and rule by decree as the coronavirus spreads across Europe.

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