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With the 2026 parliamentary elections approaching, the annual Budapest Pride Parade seemed poised to become the next fight ...
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets for Budapest Pride on Saturday in defiance of attempts by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to ban the event.
Two weeks after Budapest Pride persisted in the face of government threats, an organizer expressed tentative relief at the lack of a police crackdown.
Record numbers of people marched in the Budapest Pride parade Saturday, defying a government ban that marked a major pushback against LGBTQ rights in the European Union. Those numbers far exceed the ...
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Saturday's Pride "repulsive and shameful", accusing the EU of directing opposition politicians to organise the event, which turned into ...
Critics see the move to ban the march scheduled for this weekend as part of a wider crackdown on democratic freedoms.
A distance that usually takes only 20 minutes on foot stretched to three hours. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ban, many Budapest Pride participants told me, spurred them to attend an event they ...
A Budapest Pride march is expected to go ahead on Saturday, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.The march organisers hope for a record ...
Following the ban, Budapest Pride has taken on new meaning, becoming a powerful symbol of resistance against the government's ongoing restrictions on freedom of assembly and human rights. Euronews ...
In March, parliament passed a law that created a legal basis for police to ban Pride marches, key events for the LGBTQ+ community worldwide in campaigning for rights, celebrating diversity and ...
Hungary has passed a new anti-LGBTQ+ law that bans Pride events and allows authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the festivities.