Hungary opens communist-era informer files in belated reckoning with Cold War past

BUDAPEST, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Hungary released tens of thousands of Communist-era secret police files in an online public database on Wednesday, opening a window onto the vast…

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| November 4, 2026 | 1 min read | Updated Nov 4, 11:00 PM

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BUDAPEST, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Hungary released tens of thousands of Communist-era secret police files in an online public database on Wednesday, opening a window onto the vast…

BUDAPEST, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Hungary released tens of thousands of Communist-era secret police files in an online public database on Wednesday, opening a window onto the vast informer network used to spy on citizens during decades of one-party rule.

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