Hungary’s national assembly has passed a bill giving “practically unlimited power” to its right wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban as countries across the world take increasingly drastic actions to tackle coronavirus.
Measures could include locking people up for up to five years if the government decides someone has spread false information - including journalists - in a chilling threat to freedom of speech.
Emergency measures could also mean those breaking coronavirus quarantine could face up to eight years in prison. But while the UK has placed a time limit on such powers, requiring parliament to vote on the emergency measures every six months, the Hungarian national assembly has passed a bill granting prime minister Viktor Orban