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Hungary drops charges against organisers of banned Pride marches

The Budapest Pride parade went ahead in June 2025 in defiance of a ban
The Budapest Pride parade went ahead in June 2025 in defiance of a ban © Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP

Budapest (AFP) – Hungarian prosecutors said Thursday they had dropped charges against organisers of last year's Pride marches, citing a landmark ruling from the EU's top court.

Budapest's progressive mayor, Gergely Karacsony, was charged in January for organising the city's 30th Pride parade despite an official ban ordered under the former prime minister, nationalist Viktor Orban.

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