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Pride and Resistance: How Pride Parades Challenge Hungary’s Right-Wing Regime

With Orbán cracking down on Pride, Budapest answered with color, courage, and resistance.

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Conor J. Kelly
Jun 29, 2025
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Justice doesn't wait for any government's approval, and that is no less true in Hungary. In a display of defiance, over 100,000 people took to the streets of Budapest on Saturday, openly disregarding the government's prohibition of pride events. Such a display is not only right but also serves as a warning to Hungary's aut…

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