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| Hungary bans LGBT Pride marches sparking protests | Hungary bans LGBT Pride marches sparking protests |
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| Protesters blocked a bridge in Budapest after the law passed on Tuesday | Protesters blocked a bridge in Budapest after the law passed on Tuesday |
| Hungary has passed a law banning Pride marches held by the LGBTQ+ community, sparking outrage in and out of the country. | |
| Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted on Monday, in a process fast-tracked by the ruling right-wing Fidesz party under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. | Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted on Monday, in a process fast-tracked by the ruling right-wing Fidesz party under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. |
| Orban praised the legislation, which bans the event on alleged grounds it is harmful to children, saying: "We won't let woke ideology endanger our kids." | Orban praised the legislation, which bans the event on alleged grounds it is harmful to children, saying: "We won't let woke ideology endanger our kids." |
| Pride marches had been held for the past 30 years in Hungary. Opposition lawmakers lit flares during the voting session on Tuesday, while demonstrators blocked a bridge in central Budapest. Human rights groups have also condemned the move. | Pride marches had been held for the past 30 years in Hungary. Opposition lawmakers lit flares during the voting session on Tuesday, while demonstrators blocked a bridge in central Budapest. Human rights groups have also condemned the move. |
| It is the latest measure from Orban's government targeting Hungary's LGBTQ+ community. | |
| In 2020, the country abolished its legal recognition of transgender people, and in 2021, politicians passed a law banning the depiction of homosexuality to under-18s. | In 2020, the country abolished its legal recognition of transgender people, and in 2021, politicians passed a law banning the depiction of homosexuality to under-18s. |
| Under the terms of the new law, it is now "forbidden to hold an assembly in violation" of that 2021 legislation. | Under the terms of the new law, it is now "forbidden to hold an assembly in violation" of that 2021 legislation. |
| Anyone who does faces fines of up to 500 euros ($545; £420). That could include attendees and march organisers. Police are also allowed to use facial recognition technology to identify possible offenders. | Anyone who does faces fines of up to 500 euros ($545; £420). That could include attendees and march organisers. Police are also allowed to use facial recognition technology to identify possible offenders. |
| Opposition lawmakers lit flares in protest during the voting session | Opposition lawmakers lit flares in protest during the voting session |
| MPs also amended Hungary's right of assembly in parliament on Tuesday. | MPs also amended Hungary's right of assembly in parliament on Tuesday. |
| The law now says that only events "respecting the right of children to proper physical, mental and moral development" may take place. | The law now says that only events "respecting the right of children to proper physical, mental and moral development" may take place. |
| Opponents of Hungary's Pride marches, and of the country's LGBTQ+ community in general, have regularly, and without evidence, accused such demonstrations of being dangerous for minors. | |
| 'This is not child protection, this is fascism' | 'This is not child protection, this is fascism' |
| Protesters outside the parliament on Tuesday chanted:"Assembly is a fundamental right". They blocked off central Budapest's Margaret Bridge while staring down a police cordon. | Protesters outside the parliament on Tuesday chanted:"Assembly is a fundamental right". They blocked off central Budapest's Margaret Bridge while staring down a police cordon. |
| The EU's equality commissioner Hadja Lahbib condemned the move. "Everyone should be able to be who they are, live & love freely," she wrote on X. | The EU's equality commissioner Hadja Lahbib condemned the move. "Everyone should be able to be who they are, live & love freely," she wrote on X. |
| "The right to gather peacefully is a fundamental right to be championed across the European Union. We stand with the LGBTQI community - in Hungary & in all Member States." | "The right to gather peacefully is a fundamental right to be championed across the European Union. We stand with the LGBTQI community - in Hungary & in all Member States." |
| The organisers of Budapest Pride criticised the decision on social media. "This is not child protection, this is fascism," they wrote. | The organisers of Budapest Pride criticised the decision on social media. "This is not child protection, this is fascism," they wrote. |
| "A democratic leader would never think of restricting the fundamental rights of those who disagree with him." | "A democratic leader would never think of restricting the fundamental rights of those who disagree with him." |
| Organisers vowed to continue to hold their planned 30th Pride march in Budapest on 28 June. | Organisers vowed to continue to hold their planned 30th Pride march in Budapest on 28 June. |
| In recent months Orban has launched increasing attacks on his critics and announced plans for more conservative law changes, vowing last year to "occupy Brussels" to protect Hungary's freedom. | In recent months Orban has launched increasing attacks on his critics and announced plans for more conservative law changes, vowing last year to "occupy Brussels" to protect Hungary's freedom. |
| His Fidesz party has been in office since 2010. But polls suggest that the new centre-right party Tisza is in the lead nationally ahead of next year's parliamentary election. | His Fidesz party has been in office since 2010. But polls suggest that the new centre-right party Tisza is in the lead nationally ahead of next year's parliamentary election. |
| Tisza, which wants a more constructive relationship with the EU, shot up in popularity after Peter Magyar, a one-time Fidesz politician, broke with the ruling party in February 2024 over what he said was its poor running of Hungary. | Tisza, which wants a more constructive relationship with the EU, shot up in popularity after Peter Magyar, a one-time Fidesz politician, broke with the ruling party in February 2024 over what he said was its poor running of Hungary. |
| There have been Pride marches in Budapest for decades, like this one in 2019 |
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