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36 years later: Hungary opens Communist-era secret service files
Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility.
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Secret police files released in Hungary, 37 years after fall of communism
Critics say the move comes too late, that the files themselves are incomplete, and the move risks sowing division and causing unnecessary anguish.
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Hungary opens communist-era secret police files identifying informants
The archives name thousands of former informants who spied on citizens for the state security services during decades of one-party rule. The prime minister said "many families will now face difficult information."