US EditionProtesters in Hungary block roads, bridges in opposition to new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
- Several thousand protesters blocked a major thoroughfare in Hungary's capital to oppose a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events and limiting assembly rights.
- Demonstrators chanted 'democracy' while blocking traffic on Budapest’s Kossuth Lajos Street.
- Paula Antalfy expressed concerns that the government's actions are 'yet another step in the direction of dismantling democracy.'
- Pride organizers condemned the law, stating, 'This is not child protection, this is fascism.
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In connection with the left-wing bridge occupations, the question arose as to whether the right to assemble could infringe on the rights and freedoms of others. In relation to this topic, constitutional lawyer Zoltán Lomnici Jr., scientific director of Századvég, spoke on the M1 program about the possibility of amending the assembly law due to the bridge occupations.
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