Hungary passes bill to outlaw annual Pride March in Budapest

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Bodapest: Hungary has passed a law banning the annual pride march in Budapest, which has been criticized by rights groups and opposition figures who accuse Prime Minister Victor and Baban’s government of preventing LGBT QQ’s freedoms under the pretext of child protection.

The Orban government has repeatedly criticized the people of LGBTQ and in recent years they have been slowly returning their rights in the name of “child protection”.

The nationalist leader wrote on the X, “We will not allow the ideology to endanger our children.”

“We’re not scared!” Thousands of people, chanting slogans, staged a rally on Tuesday night to protest against the vote, which has been the latest blow to the rights of LGBTQ worldwide.

Protesters also stopped access to a bridge in the capital.

Engineer Laszlo Donat, 40, told AFP that he joined the rally because “we had enough in Hungary”, adding that it was now time to “restore democracy” by replacing “this … corrupt, gangster, mafia system”.

The Legislature-Full March, developed by the Governing Foes-KNP Alliance in Baban, is imprisoned on the basis that it has violated the law of “child protection”, who has been very much criticized by Hungary, which makes it possible for those who participate in the event.

Smoke flare up, Soviet anthem

The adopted bill is conditioned that “in violation of a law of 2021, it is forbidden to hold an assembly that bans the” development and exhibition “of homosexuality for minors.

It has amended a number of laws, including the ruling on the rights of the assembly, which now states that “only the events that respect the right to physical, mental and moral development of children can be.”

Organizers or prohibited event participants may be at risk of fines up to 500 euros ($ 430), allowing police to use facial identification tools to identify potential criminals.

After submitting Monday morning and tracking rapidly under an extraordinary procedure, the legislature approved the 199 seats with 136 votes, avoiding 27 and other votes against 27.

Right -wing Jabbak and our Homeland Party’s right -wing deputies also supported the move.

Opposition politicians from liberal pace affected the vote by screaming, provoking and playing the old Soviet anthem of the Soviet Union.

In his annual Nation of the National Address in February, Orban warned the organizers of the pride against the preparation of this year’s program, saying it would be “waste of money and time.”

Last month, the government had said that proud march would not be “tolerated in the same public form” in the same public form “.

Used as ‘the goat of sacrifice’

Since leading the country in 2010, Orban has faced criticism of weakening democratic institutions, which includes allegations of gradually abusing the rule of law.

His ally, US President Donald Trump, returning to the White House, has promoted his rhetoric against the opposition and announced several legislative measures.

On Saturday, Orban called his political enemies, judges, the media as well as NGOs “smelly insects” and promised “eliminating the entire Shadow Army”.

Later in April, the Parliament was prepared to vote on constitutional amendments, which aims to understand security threats, or to a person “male or female”, if that person is “either male or female”, then the dual citizen of Hungary’s citizenship is “temporarily”.

Critics have accused Oban of trying to win right -wing voters with the latest steps as he tries to prevent the risk of former internal -driven challenge Peter Mugher, which schedules the next year.

“It is easy to restrict minority rights in conservative society,” said Seizabolks Hagi, a legal expert from the Hungary Civil Liberties Union (TASZ).

He said it was “very tragic” that the legislation was being used to further “party interests” to “strictly reduce civil liberties”, and warn that it could lead to slipping slopes.

“Finally, you can go to a situation where practically no one can protest except those who do not criticize the government’s position.”

March organizers have denied that they will move forward with pride on June 28 with pride.

Spokeswoman Matt Hejids told AFP that people are “willing to be proud and show support … even if they have to pay a fine.”

He stressed, “We will not be afraid of the government, which is using our minority, the LGBTQ community as a goat of sacrifice.”