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)
There’s an alarming upsurge in the use of national security and counter-terrorism laws to silence journalists.
Has Hungary carved out a new standard of ‘free but not fair’ elections that other EU-member countries might follow?