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Hungary to open communist-era informant files to the public
Original: ‘Traitors in every family’: Hungary to unmask communist-era informants and confront past By Lili Rutai in Budapest From
Hungary plans to make public the files of tens of thousands of people who informed for the communist-era security police between 1945 and 1989, in an effort to confront the country's authoritarian past and rebuild public trust. The move has stirred debate, with many families likely to discover that relatives spied on neighbours, colleagues or even each other during the regime's suppression of dissent.
Why now: Revealing decades-old spy files threatens to expose ordinary families' secrets, stirring strong national debate about memory and reconciliation.
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- ‘Traitors in every family’: Hungary to unmask communist-era informants and confront past By Lili Rutai in Budapest From 1945 to 1989 security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. To rebuild trust, their files will finally be made public https://www.… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 1
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