Demonstrators block traffic in Budapest in opposition to new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events
The protest was the second in as many weeks since the ruling Fidesz party of Hungary used its two-thirds parliamentary majority last Tuesday to expedite the law, which critics say is the government's most recent assault on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in the country.
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The protest was the second in as many weeks since the ruling Fidesz party of Hungary used its two-thirds parliamentary majority last Tuesday to expedite the law, which critics say is the government's most recent assault on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in the country.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/26/demonstrators-block-traffic-in-budapest-in-opposition-to-new-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-event
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00:00A group of protesters blocked traffic on several bridges in the centre of Hungary's capital,
00:07Budapest, on Tuesday, in opposition to a recent law that effectively bans LGBTQ plus pride
00:13events and restricts Hungarians' right to assembly.
00:16The protest, a second within the week, comes after Hungary's ruling Fidesz party used its
00:22two-thirds parliamentary majority last Tuesday to fast-track the controversial law.
00:50The new law amends Hungary's rules on assembly to make it an offence to hold or attend events
00:56that violate the country's contentious child protection legislation.
01:00Authorities say they may now use facial recognition tools to identify individuals that attend
01:06prohibited events.
01:08Several opposition parties in the country have condemned the law, but the recently formed
01:12centre-right SZA party, which according to several opinion polls is currently more popular,
01:18has described the issue as a distraction.