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Hungary passes law banning Pride events in new blow to LGBTQ+ rights

Hungary's parliament passed a law on Tuesday banning Pride events and allowing police to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist party on the country's LBGTQ+ community.

The legislation, supported by Orbán’s Fidesz party and their minority coalition partner the Christian Democrats, passed in a 136-27 vote. It was pushed through parliament in an accelerated procedure after being submitted only a day earlier.

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