Atlatszo is Hungary's first investigative journalism nonprofit and a watchdog NGO promoting transparency, accountability, and freedom of information in Hungary.
Established in 2011, atlatszo.hu – "atlatszo" means "transparent" in Hungarian – produces investigative reports, receives information from whistleblowers, submits freedom of information requests, and initiates freedom of information lawsuits when requests are denied.
Atlatszo operates a Tor-based anonymous whistleblowing platform (Magyarleaks), a freedom of information request generator for the public (Kimittud), and an independent blogging platform for other NGOs and independent media. The Atlatszo team consists primarily of journalists. English summaries of our most significant stories are regularly published on our website.
Atlatszo is funded by nonpartisan and non-governmental sources; we do not accept funding from Hungarian state institutions, political parties or their affiliates. Individual donors – more than 5,000 private citizens – contribute significantly to our operations. Crowdfunding is vital to us, and we regularly appeal to our readership for donations. In 2021, microdonations and personal income tax contributions designated to us accounted for more than 50% of our budget. The remainder came from international institutional donors and project grants.
