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Rights Activist Charged for Defying Hungary's Pride Ban

12/10/2025

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Géza Buzás-Hábel, a Hungarian rights campaigner, faces criminal charges for organizing a Pride march in Pécs that drew thousands despite a government ban.
The case marks the first EU instance of a human rights defender prosecuted for organizing Pride.
He has lost teaching and other positions due to the backlash.
The European Pride Organisers Association has urged Hungary to drop the case, stating that criminalizing Pride organizers is unacceptable.

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Géza Buzás-Hábel, a Hungarian rights campaigner, faces criminal charges for organizing a Pride march in Pécs that drew thousands despite a government ban.
The case marks the first EU instance of a human rights defender prosecuted for organizing Pride.
He has lost teaching and other positions due to the backlash.
The European Pride Organisers Association has urged Hungary to drop the case, stating that criminalizing Pride organizers is unacceptable.