There’s an alarming upsurge in the use of national security and counter-terrorism laws to silence journalists.
![Journalists and photojournalists demonstrate in Cairo against repeated attacks on members of the press in Egypt [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201442163711293734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Amy Brouillette is Director of the European Media Project at the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS), the School of Public Policy, at Central European University in Budapest. She currently leads the centre's research and projects on European and Hungarian media policy.
There’s an alarming upsurge in the use of national security and counter-terrorism laws to silence journalists.
![Journalists and photojournalists demonstrate in Cairo against repeated attacks on members of the press in Egypt [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201442163711293734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Has Hungary carved out a new standard of ‘free but not fair’ elections that other EU-member countries might follow?
![Hungary's ruling party Fidesz won two-thirds of the votes in the recent parliamentary elections [Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201448152945708734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)