Hungary's parliament passes law banning Pride events, in new assault on LGBTQ rights

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Hungary's parliament passed a law on Tuesday banning Pride events and allowing police to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist party on the country's LBGTQ+ community.
Euronews
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The law, supported by Orbán’s Fidesz party and their minority coalition partner the Christian Democrats, was pushed through parliament in an accelerated procedure after being submitted only a day earlier.
The Independent
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Opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs in the chamber in protest.
Deutsche Welle
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Almost three decades later, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants Hungary to be the first country in the European Union to ban the protest nationwide.
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