US EditionAutocrats Roll Back Rights and Cite Trump’s Example
- Hungary's parliament approved a ban on Pride events, pushed through by the Fidesz party in a fast-track process.
- Human rights groups and opposition legislators have strongly criticized the ban, with protests occurring inside parliament and in Budapest.
- The new law imposes fines for violations and allows police to use facial recognition technology on offenders.
- Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended the ban, stating, 'I won't let woke ideology endanger our kids,' affirming his conservative agenda.
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Autocrats Roll Back Rights and Cite Trump’s Example
Washington Post: “As Trump upends democratic norms at home, his statements, policies and actions are providing cover for a fresh chill on freedom of expression, democracy, the rule of law and LGBTQ+ rights for autocrats around the world — some of whom are giving him credit.” “Democratic backsliding in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Turkey long predates Trump; the president has been said to have derived some of his messaging from Orban. But in s…
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Meinl-Reisinger worried about LGBTQ rights in Hungary
Austria's Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger is on the phone with her Hungarian counterpart Szijjártó, the topic of which was the recent ban on the Pride Parade in addition to Ukraine.
Hungary bans LGBTQ+ Pride marches as Viktor Orban says he 'won't let woke ideology endanger our kids'
Hungary lawmakers have banned LGBT pride marches with Prime Minister Viktor Orban saying he "won't let woke ideology endanger our kids". The parliament voted in favour of the policy just one day after the legislation was submitted on Monday last week thanks to a fast-track process driven by the right-wing Fidesz party.In response, the ruling party has suffered significant backlash by human rights groups, demonstrators as well as opposition legis…
As Hungary bans Pride events, critics fear Russian influence
Critics have called out "rising fascism" in Hungary, saying the government's move to ban LGBTQ+ Pride parades is just an attempt to divert attention from corruption scandals and Viktor Orban's flagging popularity.
John Downing: Why Viktor Orban’s ‘goulash capitalism’ may not be enough to keep Trump and Putin’s Hungarian ally in power
Viktor Orban has banned next June’s Pride marches in Hungary and now he is trying to control the price of the national favourite ingredient, sour cream, along with eggs and other household basics via “goulash capitalism”.
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