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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Clun

Orban’s party pushes to ban Hungary Pride parade held for decades – in latest LGBT+ crackdown

Participants march during the Budapest Pride Parade earlier last year - (AFP via Getty Images)

Hungary’s populist right-wing government is pushing to ban the country’s decades-old Pride march in Budapest – as part of Prime Minister Victor Orban’s increasing crackdown on LGBT+ rights.

The ruling Fidesz party submitted a bill to parliament on Monday to ban the pride parade which has been held in Budapest for three decades, and impose fines on organisers and anyone else attending the event.

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