Bogdán László
mayor, Roma rights activist
1974–2020
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Throughout the sixteen years of the Orbán era, many raised their voices against arbitrary rule, yet they did not live to witness the collapse of the regime in 2026. This archive serves as their sanctuary and their moral legacy. We preserve their faces and their words so that future generations shall never forget the systemic cruelty and the violations of rights that poisoned Hungarian society for a decade and a half. Let this memento stand as our guarantee: Never again.
In memoriam
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Ferenczi Krisztina
journalist, actress
1950–2015
"Facts are stubborn things, and truth has no alternative."
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Heller Ágnes
philosopher, academic
1929–2019
"Man is the only being responsible for himself and for the world."
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Homonnay Gergely
writer, activist
1969–2022
"Love this country, but don't be afraid to criticise it when it goes in the wrong direction."
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Kakuk György
journalist, politician
1964–2017
"Politics should be about people, not about power."
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Dr. Karsai Dániel
lawyer, constitutional scholar
1977–2024
"In this situation, I firmly believe it is rightfully demanded that a person has the right to end their life with dignity instead of pointless suffering."
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Konrád György
writer, sociologist
1933–2019
"Freedom is when we don't have to lie — not to others, not to ourselves."
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Mécs Imre
electrical engineer, freedom fighter
1933–2023
"Freedom begins where fear ends."
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Rajk László
architect, set designer
1949–2019
"Memory cannot be demolished — it is stronger than any building."
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Rózsa Milán
LGBT activist, political activist
1988–2014
"We can draw attention to the inequality before the law, to the fact that homophobia still exists, that LGBT people are discriminated against and cannot live full lives — this is the true purpose of the march. But the miracle must come from within ourselves."
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Setét Jenő
human rights activist
1972–2021
"We were born into this homeland, and no one can tell us we don't belong here."
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Tamás Gáspár Miklós
philosopher, public intellectual
1948–2023
"Without the courage to think, there is no free society."
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Váradi András
farmer, shepherd
1963–2014
"All I wanted was for us to be left in peace to work our own land."
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Friends and loved ones
those we have lost
"Memory is the only bridge that always leads us back to them."
