Hungary: Communist-era files released, up to 60k former agents revealed

Hungary released communist-era secret police files on Wednesday, publicly identifying up to 60,000 informants from the Soviet-era regime for the first time. Prime Minister Peter Magyar ended decades of government obstruction by passing legislation in September granting unrestricted public access to the archives, fulfilling a long-delayed promise from Hungary's 1990 democratic transition. The disclosure includes registration sheets, recruitment records, and personal data of agents, with the government providing counseling services for those affected by the revelations.