Thousands of people attended a banned proud march on Saturday at University City City, South -West Hungary.
Several thousand people participated in disregard of police ban on LGBTQ+ rallies.
Prime Minister Victor Orban, who has been in power since 2010, has banned the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in recent years.
His ruling Ultra-Convacious Fides party passed a law in March, which was banned on pride march, claiming that “protecting children” was needed.
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According to the French AFP news agency, 7,000 and 8,000 protesters were taken out for the rally on Saturday afternoon.
Several members of the European Parliament (MEPS), including Romania to Nicole Stephaunuta and Luxembourg to Tili Metz, ie attended a rally at a show of solidarity.
“I am inseparable here today, this performance is not about the LGBTQ community, but about our fundamental human rights ban,” 18 -year -old student Wukel Toth told AFP.
The protesters waved the rainbow and the European Union flag and indicated to Orban and his government, accusing them of being “dictatorship”.
Amnesty International has said that the “oppressive law” of the Orban government is increasing the “far -reaching and chilling effects” on the LGBTQ+ community in the country.
On September 6 on the Pride March at PECS, the police were banned by the police, which was retained by the Supreme Court a week later. The attendees may be fined up to € 500 ($ 587).
In June this year, a first proud march held at Budapest informed more than 200,000 people about the police ban.
Edited by: Rana Taha