Hungary's largest paper Nepszabadsag shuts, alleging pressure - BBC News
Hungary's largest broadsheet newspaper Nepszabadsag has stopped publication, with journalists and the opposition alleging government pressure.
Journalists said it was a "coup" - they were given notice after being stopped from entering the building on Saturday.
The owners said it was a business decision following declining sales. There is no government comment.
Nepszabadsag has often criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orban. It opposed last weekend's referendum on refugees.
However, the left-wing daily Nepszava says that, despite the government's claim that the decision to suspend Nepszabadsag was taken on purely economic grounds, many people will conclude that "today's move is a serious attack on press freedom and democracy".
Hungary's largest broadsheet newspaper Nepszabadsag has stopped publication, with journalists and the opposition alleging government pressure.
Journalists said it was a "coup" - they were given notice after being stopped from entering the building on Saturday.
The owners said it was a business decision following declining sales. There is no government comment.
Nepszabadsag has often criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orban. It opposed last weekend's referendum on refugees.
However, the left-wing daily Nepszava says that, despite the government's claim that the decision to suspend Nepszabadsag was taken on purely economic grounds, many people will conclude that "today's move is a serious attack on press freedom and democracy".