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Ten independent Hungarian media outlets have issued a joint warning that a new law is “capable of severely restricting the freedom of the press”.

The law approved this week creates a sovereignty protection office that has broad powers to investigate anyone active in public life.

A Hungarian government spokesperson said the office would “function autonomously with an independent budget, focusing on analysis, evaluation and investigation to safeguard constitutional identity by scrutinising foreign interventions in Hungary’s democratic and decision-making processes”.

But Hungarian civil society groups and media organisations say the true aim of the legislation is not accountability, but to intimidate and silence critics.

“The so-called Sovereignty Protection Authority will be an arbitrarily appointed body with unlimited powers, operating without any oversight,” the 10 media organisations said in their statement.

On Wednesday, the International Press Institute said it “condemns [the] passing of Sovereignty Protection Act by the Orbán [government] without proper public consultation and calls for an EU challenge against the law”.

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