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The annual event symbolizes the years-long struggle between Hungary's nationalist government and civil society.
Budapest advertises itself as a party town. On Saturday, the party spilled out onto the streets, and occupied, in the ...
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets for Budapest Pride on Saturday in defiance of attempts by the government of ...
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party enacted the ban, but Budapest’s mayor allowed the event to go on. The police sat on the sidelines.
An unprecedented crowd of between 100- and 200-thousand people marched at the 30th Budapest Pride on Saturday. The Prime ...
European Commissioner Michael McGrath brushed off accusations that the EU intentionally got involved with Budapest's Pride ...
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s effort to ban Pride backfired, drawing a huge throng in support of LGBTQ+ rights and hurting him and his party ahead of elections next year.
In the lead-up to this year’s Pride parade in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, Orban banned the festivities and threatened ...
Orban said Friday that while police would not break up the Pride march, those who took part should be aware of "legal consequences". Parade organisers risk up to a year in prison, and attendees ...
With the support of the city’s liberal mayor, organizers of Budapest Pride took to the streets in defiance of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s effort to ban the event.
Budapest Pride Spokesman Máté Hegedűs recalled that the parade has been held peacefully for decades and that they have been preparing for the 30th anniversary for two years.