# Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files 36 years later

https://mins.news/en/item/129583

- DW, 2026-11-04 19:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/36-years-later-hungary-opens-communist-era-secret-service-files/a-79858016?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Hungary’s government has ordered the full release of Communist-era secret police agent files, including informants’ names and key details. The move fulfills a pledge by Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his Tisza party and is reigniting debate over informants, guilt and responsibility.

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