US EditionThousands attend banned Pride march in Hungarian city Pecs
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There were some minor incidents, but despite the fact that the march was not permitted, thanks to police security, the human rights protesters marched through downtown Pécs in a good mood this year as well. The mayor marched with the others.
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Thousands attend banned Pride march in Hungarian city Pecs
Several thousand people attended a Pride march in the Hungarian university city of Pecs on Saturday in defiance of an official ban, AFP observed. AFP counted between 7,000 and 8,000 protestors who set off from the city centre at around 2:00 pm local time (1200 GMT). "I am here today because unfortunately, this demonstration is
The government of the conservative Viktor Orbán passed a law in mid-March to prohibit these gatherings. The organizers therefore declared that it was "a rally against the overpopulation of wild animals, responsible and victims of many road accidents".
Despite the ban on the authorities, several thousand people marched in Pécs, Hungary, to defend the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and denounce the restriction of fundamental freedoms
On Saturday, a counter-protest organized by CitizenGO was held in the city before the banned 5th Pécs Pride parade. Participants spoke out in support of the families, while the events were accompanied by heavy police security.
Thousands march at banned Pécs Pride in Hungary
On Saturday afternoon, the 5th Pécs Pride took place, Hungary’s only regular LGBTQ+ march outside Budapest, despite being banned under the country’s new assembly law. The ban was upheld by the Supreme Court, but the organisers confirmed that the event would go ahead. Participants gathered at Kossuth Square in Pécs, quickly swelling into a crowd of several thousand. Even before the march began, chants of “Love is a human right” and “Free country,…
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