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Hungary to Release 50,000 Communist-Era Security Files

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  • Hungary’s centre-right government will publish tens of thousands of Communist-era security files.
  • Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the first release starts on 4 November.
  • The archive estimates the files contain about 50,000-60,000 names.
  • Director-general Gergo Bendegúz Cseh said the database will redact health, addiction and sexual data.
  • A second wave on 25 February will add roughly 9,000 detailed “B dossiers,” an unprecedented disclosure.