The Central European University (CEU) represents everything the current Hungarian government sees as a threat: critical thinking, liberal values, and academic freedom. This week, Hungarian President Janos Ader signed a law specifically targeting the CEU and threatening its very existence. It comes after a massive demonstration last weekend when 70,000 people marched in support of the institution, and follows worldwide condemnation of plans to shut down the university from the German president, the United States State Department, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, and the European People’s Party – the political group to which Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party belongs.
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Mass Protests Fail to Curb Hungary’s Crackdown
President Signs Law Threatening Future of Central European University (CEU) Despite Outrage
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