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Two weeks after Budapest Pride persisted in the face of government threats, an organizer expressed tentative relief at the lack of a police crackdown.
With the 2026 parliamentary elections approaching, the annual Budapest Pride Parade seemed poised to become the next fight ...
Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister ...
Budapest Pride took place as planned despite new anti-Pride laws passed in March and heavy-handed police tactics aimed at ...
The annual event symbolizes the years-long struggle between Hungary's nationalist government and civil society.
This weekend in Hungary’s capital Budapest, Human Rights Watch staff witnessed the city transform—if only for one brilliant ...
Politically, Orban’s inability to stop Pride from going ahead risks projecting weakness at a time when his Fidesz party is trailing in the polls. However, a heavy-handed police response could also ...
More than 100,000 people marched despite threats of fines and jail for attending the city’s banned LGBTQ Pride parade.
Hungarian police said on Thursday that they were banning the Budapest Pride march of the LGBTQ+ community planned for June 28 ...
While Budapest Pride has in the past attracted a few foreign diplomats like Mr. Pressman, this year’s march drew more than 70 members of the European Parliament and scores of politicians from ...
An estimated 100,000 people marched in Budapest in Hungary's largest-ever LGBTQ+ Pride event in open defiance of a government ban.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open ...