{"id":"HUN-006","notes":"Court win Dec 2022 came 5 years after publication. Blacklist methodology recurs in other contexts.","country":"Hungary","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"Helsinki Committee Diary (helsinkifigyelo.hu Dec 2022 victory entry); ECF/Okotars 2025"}],"summary":"Pro-government magazine Figyel? published named blacklist of 200 civil society and academic figures labeled as Soros mercenaries, including HHC staff. Coordinated with National Consultation narrative. Court ruled December 2022 the publication was unlawful. Individuals not named won lawsuit. Damaged reputations, triggered harassment of listed individuals.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-06","role":"primary","label":"Coordinated Media Amplification","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-40","role":"secondary","label":"CSO Legitimacy and Mandate Attack","needs_review":false}],"version":2,"channels":["Regime-Aligned Print and Online Media"],"entities":[{"id":833,"name":"Figyel? magazine (pro-government)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Regime-Aligned Media"},{"id":834,"name":"200 named civil society figures and academics including HHC staff; sector leadership broadly","role":"target","entity_type":"Individual; CSO"}],"date_text":"09/2017","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":3,"harm_track":"Track 2 — Social Trust Erosion","narratives":[{"code":"NF-01","role":"primary","label":"Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence","needs_review":false},{"code":"NF-07","role":"secondary","label":"Democratic Mandate Attack","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T23:55:15.17348+00:00","occurred_on":"2017-09-01","campaign_ids":["HUN-CAMP-001"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":["CR-HUN-005"],"trigger_type":"TR-08: Proactive / Ambient","campaign_phase":"Phase 2: Media Execution","civic_response":"Collective personal rights lawsuit. | Outcome (see Civic Responses CR-HUN-005): HHC represented 34 listed people; the court ordered damages and a public apology.","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Social Trust Erosion","institutional_consequence":"Personal reputational damage; harassment of listed individuals; sector-wide intimidation"}
