Szabolcs Panyi receives this year's Magnitsky Human Rights Award in the journalism category

Panyi Szabolcs has been awarded the 2026 Magnitsky Human Rights Award for outstanding journalism, recognizing his investigative work on Russian influence in Hungary. The international award, established in 2015, honors individuals who combat corruption and human rights abuses. Previous recipients include notable figures like John McCain and Jamal Khashoggi. Panyi will receive the award next week in London from Catherine Belton, a journalist known for her impactful book on the KGB's resurgence in Russia and its influence in the West. Panyi expressed that Belton's work inspired his own writing on Russian intelligence in Hungary.