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Biography

Budapest-based Hungarian investigative journalist focused on national security, Russian and Chinese influence, foreign affairs, corruption, cybersurveillance. Member of the 'Pegasus Project' team uncovering spyware abuses in 2021. European Press Prize finalist in 2018 & 2021. Co-founder of VSquare.org in 2017. 2017-2018 Hubert H. Humphrey (Fulbright) fellow at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University. Winner of the annual Transparency-Soma Award for best Hungarian investigative journalism in 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022.

Content

Total articles 133

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  Goulash: Welcome to the Hotel Orbán, Such a Costly Place; Russian Diplomats Buzzing in Slovakia

  By Szabolcs Panyi Verified

  Apr. 17, 2025

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  Hotel Orbán: How Hungary’s Ruling Family Benefited from the EU Presidency

  By Szabolcs Panyi Verified

  Apr. 17, 2025

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  Who Loves Russia, Who Fears China? Geopolitical Attitudes Across the Visegrád Four

  By Szabolcs Panyi Verified

  Apr. 15, 2025

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Company Info

Direkt36

Direkt36 is a non-profit investigative journalism center in Hungary with the mission to expose wrongdoings and abuse of power through fair but tough reporting, a kind of journalism that is vital for any democracy. We provide the Hungarian and international audience with in-depth accountability reporting that most of the Hungarian media outlets do not have the resources to pursue. Direkt36 is not part of the competition of news organizations covering daily events, which allows us to focus our resources exclusively on conducting systematic investigations. We actively participate in the work of a growing international investigative journalism community and we publish all of our stories – which often have international implications – also in English.