Hungary opens communist-era secret police files, names thousands of informants

Hungary has declassified and opened archives of the communist-era secret police, identifying thousands of informants who spied on citizens. The move, announced by the prime minister, is a first in the country's post-communist history and will likely trigger political and social fallout as families confront the revelations. The full scope of the files and the criteria for naming informants remain unclear.

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