(Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP) BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A new anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the ...

On 18 March 2025, a law was adopted in Hungary restricting the freedom of assembly, by connecting it to a previous controversial law from 2021, which prohibited the public portrayal to children of ...

Thousands of people took to the streets in Budapest on Tuesday night to protest against a recently adopted bill aimed at ...

Several thousand protesters have blocked numerous roads and bridges in Hungary's capital, opposing a law that effectively ...

Critics have called out "rising fascism" in Hungary, saying the ... has criticized the new law and said he hoped this year's Pride parade would be "bigger than ever." Organizers have said they ...

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Violators of this new law could face fines that are significant compared to Hungary's minimum wage, further discouraging public demonstrations of support for LGBTQ+ rights. Despite the ban, Budapest's ...

Violations are subject to fines of up to €550 ($595), slightly less than Hungary's monthly minimum wage. Budapest's liberal mayor, Gergely Karacsony, has criticized the new law and said he hoped this ...

The European Commission will not hesitate to respond to Hungarian legislation that bans gay pride marches and allows police to use facial recognition software to track down participants ...

Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby ...

BUDAPEST — Hungary’s president has signed a law proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling party that will ban LGBTQ+ communities from holding their annual Pride march, defying criticism by ...