- 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.
- country
- Hungary
- date text
- 09/2017
- entities
- Figyel? magazine (pro-government)
- entity type
- Regime-Aligned Media
- id
- 833
- name
- Figyel? magazine (pro-government)
- role
- actor
- 200 named civil society figures and academics including HHC staff; sector leadership broadly
- entity type
- Individual; CSO
- id
- 834
- name
- 200 named civil society figures and academics including HHC staff; sector leadership broadly
- role
- target
- Figyel? magazine (pro-government)
- sources
- citation
- Helsinki Committee Diary (helsinkifigyelo.hu Dec 2022 victory entry); ECF/Okotars 2025
- tactics
- Coordinated Media Amplification
- label
- Coordinated Media Amplification
- code
- TC-06
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- CSO Legitimacy and Mandate Attack
- label
- CSO Legitimacy and Mandate Attack
- code
- TC-40
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Coordinated Media Amplification
- narratives
- Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
- label
- Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
- code
- NF-01
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- Democratic Mandate Attack
- label
- Democratic Mandate Attack
- code
- NF-07
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
- campaign ids
- campaign phase
- Phase 2: Media Execution
- channels
- Regime-Aligned Print and Online Media
- 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.
- consequence category
- Social Trust Erosion
- created at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- date precision
- month
- escalation
- 3
- harm track
- Track 2 — Social Trust Erosion
- id
- HUN-006
- institutional consequence
- Personal reputational damage; harassment of listed individuals; sector-wide intimidation
- notes
- Court win Dec 2022 came 5 years after publication. Blacklist methodology recurs in other contexts.
- occurred on
- 2017-09-01
- response ids
- trigger type
- TR-08: Proactive / Ambient
- updated at
- 2026-09-24T23:55:15.17348+00:00
- version
- 2
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