US EditionRecord Turnout Anticipated for Budapest Pride March
- On Saturday, around 100,000 people defied Hungary’s ban and police orders to march in Budapest’s Pride, highlighting widespread civil resistance despite legal and governmental restrictions.
- A March law fast-tracked by Orban's party in March, along with a constitutional amendment, explicitly targeted Pride, banning the march amid broader civil rights crackdowns.
- Hungarian police used cameras and facial recognition to monitor participants, diverting march routes to avoid far-right protesters amid threats of fines up to 200,000 HUF .
- The large turnout defied Hungary’s ban, prompting the EU to freeze funds and consider stripping voting rights, damaging Orban’s political standing amid a poll slump.
- The large turnout amid Hungary's Pride ban highlights growing resistance ahead of the 2026 election and risks to EU membership over rights violations.
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Viktor Orbán wanted to ban the Pride in Hungary, but tens of thousands make it a protest campaign against the Fidesz government. On the way in the streets of Budapest
Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary’s ban
Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary’s history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government.Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and heavy fines to participate in the 30th annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed in March by Orbán’s right-wing populist governing party.The march began…
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Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban
Some 200,000 people according to the organizers have marched this Saturday through the streets of Budapest in their 30th Pride Parade despite warnings of "legal consequences" launched by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.The march has passed with relative normality, with a festive atmosphere, despite the tension, amid protests by conservative and extreme right-wing organizations denouncing LGTBI's "propaganda" and demanding the protection of…
Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban
Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and fines to participate in the annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing governing party.(Image credit: Rudolf Karancsi) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source The post Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary’s ban appeared first on RocketNews.
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