Breaking – protest held in downtown Budapest against restrictions affecting businesses – UPDATED
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A couple of hundred people gathered at Budapest’s Heroes’ Square to demonstrate against coronavirus-related restrictions affecting businesses on Sunday afternoon. Most demonstrators at the event organised on Facebook were wearing masks. Police presence was heavy at the site with the authorities checking several people’s IDs.
Budapest Police said on its website on Friday that a private individual had called a gathering at Heroes’ Square for Sunday noon which the person later called off. Later the organisers of the Facebook event dubbed
Budapest Police said on its website on Friday that a private individual had called a gathering at Heroes’ Square for Sunday noon which the person later called off. Later the organisers of the Facebook event dubbed
“Demonstration for Life and Freedom January 31. Mass Shop Reopening February 1”
said they “had reworded” the event’s description so that it would not qualify as “a gathering”.
They said that “those exercising their right to the freedom of expression at the event will most likely disagree with the government’s ban on allowing entrepreneurs to set their own opening hours”. The organisers also said the event was also meant to call attention to the government’s “irresponsible policies” and