The new legislation is the latest step against LGBTQ+ people taken by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing government.

More than 1,000 protesters gathered hours after the vote outside Hungary’s parliament in opposition to the measures.

The amendment was tabled on Monday and adopted on Tuesday. Opposition politicians, the organisers and NGOs have said this was ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament has passed a law banning Pride events in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by ...

FILE - A participant waves a rainbow flag during an LGBT rights demonstration in front of the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, File ...

The measure passed in a 136-27 vote. The law, supported by Orbán’s Fidesz party and their minority coalition partner the Christian Democrats, was pushed through parliament in an accelerated ...

Hungary’s ruling coalition continued its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community on Monday, as members submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — (AP) — Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a ...