https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/secret-police-files-released-in-hungary-47-years-after-fall-of-communismContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/secret-police-files-released-in-hungary-47-years-after-fall-of-communismhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/secret-police-files-released-in-hungary-47-years-after-fall-of-communism#u188971Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:54:09 +0000Hungary has released tens of thousands of communist-era secret police files in an online public database, naming former informants who spied on citizens during decades of one-party rule. The prime minister acknowledged that many families will now face difficult information. Critics argue the timing is too late, the files may be incomplete, and the release risks sowing division and causing unnecessary anguish.Why it mattersThe files open a window onto the vast informer network used by the state security services during Hungary's communist era from 1944 to 1989. The release represents a bel