Hungary Passes Legislation Punishing Those Who Help Asylum Seekers

The Hungarian Parliament has passed new legislation that criminalizes lawyers and activists who help asylum seekers. This comes as a group of central European countries meet in Hungary on Thursday to discuss stricter immigration measures.

Here & Now's Femi Oke speaks with the BBC's Nick Thorpe (@nickft) in Budapest.

This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.