US EditionBudapest’s liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event
- On 28 June 2025, prosecutors filed charges seeking a fine against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organising and leading Budapest Pride, the event banned by police, prosecutors said.
- Earlier this year Hungary's parliament amended the constitution prioritising children's `healthy development` over assembly rights, while the ruling coalition codified these constitutional and assembly-law changes.
- Organisers said more than 200,000 attended, with the mayor questioned on 1 August at the National Bureau of Investigation, despite police classifying it as a public assembly.
- Mayor Gergely Karácsony said `I have gone from a proud suspect to a proud defendant` after the District Prosecutor's Office accused him of a misdemeanour with a summary judgment and proposed fine, noting possible one year in prison.
- The case has reignited debate over freedom of assembly, LGBTQ+ rights and the political use of criminal law in Hungary, and Gergely Karácsony argued the fine targets Budapest for hosting `the largest freedom march of recent decades`.
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The Budapest District Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment today against the city's mayor, Gergely Karacsony, asking the court to fine him for his administration's involvement in organizing a pride parade last June that was previously banned by the authorities. Karacsony responded by calling himself a "proud defendant."
Mayor Prosecuted for Staging Budapest Pride Parade
Seeking to impose a fine, prosecutors in Budapest filed charges on Wednesday, January 28th, against opposition mayor Gergely Karácsony who organised the city’s Pride parade last JuneThe event drew an estimated 200,000 people, marking a record turnout despite Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s long-standing restrictions on LGBT events. Orban’s government had attempted to block the parade by codifying bans into law and the constitution, citing “child p…
Budapest Mayor Gergelyi Karacsony has been charged in Hungary over his role in organising a banned LGBTQ+ rights demonstration last year. Prosecutors said on Wednesday they were seeking to impose a fine under a court order without a trial, Reuters reported.
In Hungary, charges have been brought against Budapest's mayor, Karacsony.
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