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Record-Breaking Budapest Pride Defies Orban, Champions Human Rights

Record-Breaking Budapest Pride Defies Orban, Champions Human Rights

Record-Breaking Budapest Pride Defies Orban, Champions Human Rights Budapest witnessed an unprecedented display of defiance on Saturday as an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people took to the streets for Budapest Pride, transforming the city’s downtown into a vibrant protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government policies. Despite attempts by authorities to ban the march, citing a controversial 2021 Child Protection law that equates homosexuality with paedophilia, participants marched for three hours from Pest to Buda, sending a clear message of…

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Record 200,000 Defy Orban’s Warnings at Budapest Pride

Record 200,000 Defy Orban’s Warnings at Budapest Pride

Record 200,000 Defy Orban’s Warnings at Budapest Pride Budapest witnessed a historic turnout at its annual Pride march today, with an estimated 200,000 participants defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s legal threats against LGBTQ+ rights activists. The unprecedented crowds marched in defiance of a new “child protection” law that restricts gatherings perceived as promoting homosexuality, which police had cited in issuing a ban. Despite Orban downplaying the potential for violence, he warned of significant legal repercussions for attendees, including fines…

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