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Coverage dated March 17, 2025

Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders

Headline from The Guardian

Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ community

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  1. NBC News

    Hungary's parliament passes law banning Pride events, in new assault on LGBTQ rights (opens NBC News)

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    Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Hungary's parliament passes law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A new law pushed through parliament bans Pride events, the latest in a series of steps that removes rights for LGBTQ+ people. Opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs in the chamber in protest.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Hungarian lawmakers have passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees.

  4. The Guardian

    Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ community

  5. The Boston Globe

    Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law bans Pride events and sparks protests (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The law bans Pride events and allows authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the festivities.

  6. Time

    Hungary Bans Pride Events In New Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights (opens Time)

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    The law, supported by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist party, also allows facial recognition to identify event attendees.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Hungary’s parliament passes law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    As the vote was held in Hungary’s parliament in Budapest, opposition lawmakers ignited smoke bombs in the chamber, filling it with thick plumes of colorful smoke.

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