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Another right of assembly protest in Hungary, shouting “Fascist Orbán, get out!” – VIDEO
The government “has banned Pride and banned future anti-government protests”, independent lawmaker Ákos Hadházy told protesters gathered on Budapest’s Elisabeth Bridge to demand the repeal of a recent amendment to the law on the right of assembly on Tuesday.
“But the government has realised that no matter what it bans, it doesn’t have enough police officers,” Hadházy said, insisting that “techno-fascist legislation modelled after those of Putin and China has been drafted, allowing for facial recognition systems to be used against opposition sympathisers, which in Europe could only be used against serious criminals and terrorists”.
“We are here because we know that this … was started to ensure that fewer people will protest against future laws,” he said. “There’s only one path: forward. The only solution is to protest, to make demands and a refusal to stop,” he said, announcing another demonstration for next Tuesday. “The sooner a critical mass is reached, the sooner the demonstrations will end,” Hadházy said.
Former central bank governor Péter Ákos Bod said in a video message played at the demonstration that “the government’s attempt to turn Hungarians against each other … serves as a distraction from the consequences of their poor governance”.
Dorottya Rédai, a staff member at the Labrisz Lesbian Association, said “the government’s homophobia and transphobia make the lives of 500,000 to 1 million people miserable”, adding that under the new constitutional amendment, “100,000 transgender and 50,000 intersex people will cease to exist legally”.
Actor Tamás Lengyel urged Hungarians to vote the government out next year “so that we can rebuild solidarity and live in a more united Hungary”.
Catholic theologian Rita Perintfalvi said the protest was not just about Pride, “but about us, as together we say no to the deprivation of rights, because the right of assembly is a fundamental right of which no one can ever deprive us”.
MTI’s on-site correspondent reported that protesters started going from Elisabeth Bridge towards Liberty, Petőfi and Margaret bridges after the speeches. The metropolitan police (BRFK) said demonstrators had unlawfully blocked off Elisabeth Bridge and obstructed traffic on others.
BRFK said in a statement that after 7 p.m., several protesters made their way to Liberty Bridge, blocking it in its entirety. The group added that traffic had been diverted in the interest of safety. Traffic has also been diverted from the Petőfi Bridge after another group blocked it around 7:50 p.m.
Hope Hungarian parents will keep their children away from scenes of debauchery. The supporters of bad behavior are enjoying public pornography just line Nero.
Correct, better support pedo-fidesz. Right?
The coalition of abnormals have united in their hatred of Orbán. No matter how aggressive they get, they will never be accepted by a normal civilization.
No scenes of debauchery, pornography (what the freak Maria?? Public pornography???) nor any sort of aggressiveness was reported on the article. Only some roads were blocked for a while and speeches were held.
Well done by the young generation of people of Hungary. Keep up the pressure. This is how citizens must respond to authoritarian old conservative rulers trying to gain unconditional power. Normal civilization never prevails in a society ruled by authoritarianism.
Ignore Maria, the most freakish troll on this site.
The more Orban tries to repress freedom of assembly the bigger the protests will get and the worse Fidesz will look. Orban is set on his methods. He can’t change and as a result he inevitably brings his own downfall.
Question. What if the real “fascists” are the protestors and not Orban. Like here in the US. The real fascists are the protestors who support the wokw communist party, what some call the democrats, and not Trump.
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“The government ‘has banned […] anti-government protests,'” says this imbecile AT AN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTEST!
What a clown.
The position place being at the “Cusp” of an “abyss of a new dark age” that Orban and his FIDESZ Government have DRIVEN our country Hungary to – there SLAUGHTERING – the rightful continuation of orderly public demonstrations, a RIGHT under DEMOCRACY in Solidarity must GROW.
It is OBVIOUS the GROWING number of YOUTH, the “engine room” of the FUTURE of our country, in “joining in” being Not afraid to participate EXPRESS there position(s) – there OBJECTIONS that overall is DOMINATED by there DISAPPROVAL of the “toxic culture(s)” – the “practice of the “Heinous” led Orban – Fidesz Government of Hungary.
Orban – will not “change his spots”.
Orban – will undertake procedures to further highlight his want of being the DICTATOR of Hungary.
Hungarians – we KNOW the dystopia WAY’s of Orbans BEHAVIOUR.
Pressurization on his Name – ORBAN, throughout Europe, the European Union, its increase in recent days, exhibiting Germany has Orban & Hungary in it’s “line of fire” – Globally countrys Governed under DEMOCRACY – that the name Orban is RIGHTFULLY referred to as the TRAITOR – the “Judas” of DEMOCRACY this PRESSURIZATION has already placed Orban in a place that he is of No Return, and PLUNGES deeper into an ABYSS.
Solidarity – public demonstrations orderly and numbers of SUPPORT for the respective OBJECTIONS – the want of the DOWNFALL outing from office, the governance of Hungary, by Orban& his Fidesz Government – people, the POWER of PEOPLE – we will be VICTORIOUS.
It is time for Hungary to establish an international image of justice and freedom, rather than a pure business country.