- Title: Hungarians protest ban on Pride marches with pink triangle banner
- Date: 30th March 2025
- Summary: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (MARCH 30, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GIANT PINK TRIANGLE BANNER HANGING FROM CHAIN BRIDGE AND PROTESTERS MARCHING VARIOUS OF PROTESTER ORGANISER, MIKE (SURNAME NOT GIVEN) CHANTING (Hungarian): "One solution, change of government" TRIANGLE BANNER BLOWING IN WIND PROTESTERS MARCHING, ON READING (Hungarian): "THOSE WHO STAY SILENT ARE ACCOMPLICES AMONG SINN
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- Keywords: Hungarian parliament Hungarian politics LGBT Pride LGBT rights Viktor Orban freedom of assembly
- Location: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- City: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- Country: Hungary
- Topics: Fundamental Rights/Civil Liberties,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001284530032025RP1
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- Story Text: More than a hundred protesters marched in Hungary's capital of Budapest on Sunday (March 30) against a new law that aims to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities.
The activists, from a group which also calls itself 'Pink Triangle', tied a pink banner to the famous Chain Bridge in Budapest and displayed another on a wall.
Organiser Boldizsar Horos said Hungary's government was targeting LGBT people in the country as scapegoats, after the parliament passed a law proposed by ruling Fidesz party lawmakers to ban the Pride march on the grounds that it could be harmful to children.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces an unprecedented challenge from a new surging opposition party ahead of 2026 elections, has criticised the LGBTQ+ community and pledged to crack down on foreign funding of independent media and non-governmental organizations in Hungary in recent weeks as part of his campaign.
Critics say the law effectively restricts the freedom of assembly, and more protests are expected on Tuesday (April 1). Organisers of Budapest's Pride parade have said they intend to go ahead with the event, scheduled for June 28.
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