Why this Hungarian newspaper has to print in Slovakia


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Inside an old apartment block in central Budapest, journalists at independent newspaper Magyar Hang, which translates as "Hungarian Voice" in English, work in every available corner of the small office. But getting the weekly paper printed is a task in itself. Zsombor György, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, told RTÉ News that they could not find "any printing house brave enough to print" the edition in Hungary. As a result, 12,000 copies of the newspaper are printed in the Slovak capital Bratislava each Thursday and then driven back by truck to Budapest before being posted to subscribers across Hungary. Magyar Hang is...