US EditionThousands March in Budapest to Protest 'Transparency Bill'
- Thousands of protesters gathered on Sunday afternoon at Fővám Square in Budapest and marched silently across the Freedom Bridge to St. Gellért Square to oppose a draft transparency bill.
- The march responded to a bill critics say aims to silence dissent by restricting foreign-funded NGOs and independent media, with a parliamentary vote expected by mid-June.
- Activists placed a large display of government politicians’ portraits on the renovating Gellért Hotel barricade, highlighting connections to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s son-in-law amid silent protests continuing locally and nationwide.
- Campaign director Enikő Tóth said the bill seeks to regulate and intimidate civil society, while thousands silently protested with mouths taped shut to symbolize a threatened free press.
- Despite unclear immediate impact, demonstrators said the protest strengthens resolve and signals ongoing resistance as authorities prepare to enforce the bill shortly if passed.
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Hungary's President Viktor Orbán wants to get more involved with foreign-funded organisations. Against the planned law, many people went to the streets in Budapest – with glued mouths.
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Non-governmental organisations receiving money from abroad threaten greater control and high penalties
Hungarians silently protest bill 'muzzling' NGOs, media
Thousands marched in silence, many with their mouths taped shut, in central Budapest Sunday to protest a planned law that would allow the government to sanction “foreign-funded” NGOs and media. Critics consider the bill “on transparency in public life” as the latest attempt by nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban to muzzle dissenting voices since returning to power in 2010. The legislation would empower the government to blacklist organisatio…
Thousands march in silence in Budapest to protest against ‘transparency bill’
Published on 01/06/2025 – 23:13 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT In Budapest, protesters gathered on Fővám Square Sunday afternoon before marching silently across the Freedom Bridge. The demonstration was a symbolic act against a draft law that critics say is designed to silence dissent and restrict access to the press and NGOs. “Our work is not subversion, but construction. It is not offence, but defence. Not betrayal, but service,” stressed Viktor Szal…
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