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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> rally for the fourth week against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a>’s law banning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> events</p><p>The legislation, which prohibits events depicting homosexuality to those under age 18, has drawn comparisons to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTQ</span></a> policies.</p><p>By The Associated Press<br>April 9, 2025, 1:58 PM EDT </p><p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — "Thousands of protesters rallied for the fourth week in Hungary’s capital on Tuesday, denouncing a new law passed by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist government banning LGBTQ Pride events.</p><p>"The legislation, fast-tracked through parliament in March, prohibits events depicting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homosexuality</span></a> to those under the age of 18 and has drawn comparisons to Russia’s anti-LGBTQ policies. It comes as Orbán’s administration is increasingly accused of democratic backsliding ahead of national elections next year.</p><p>"The weekly protests in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> have persisted, and on Tuesday, demonstrators filled the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Erzs%C3%A9betBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErzsébetBridge</span></a> over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Danube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Danube</span></a>, demanding the withdrawal of the law. Some planned to remain on the bridge throughout the night and said there were plans to shut down all five central Danube bridges.</p><p>No violence was immediately reported.</p><p>"The law makes it an offense to hold or attend events such as Pride, which some legal experts and human rights groups say is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbán</span></a>’s latest crackdown on Hungary’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> community and an arbitrary restriction on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAssembly</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/protesters-rally-fourth-week-hungarys-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-events-rcna200470" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/p</span><span class="invisible">rotesters-rally-fourth-week-hungarys-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-events-rcna200470</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBTLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideParades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideParades</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungarianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HungarianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"Militant groups like Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil are using criminal tactics to create mayhem and hold the public and workers to ransom without fear of consequence," Lord Walney said.</p><p>Um, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigCorporations</span></a>, especially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a>, have been holding THE PLANET and ALL LIFE FORMS to ransom without consequence! Why doesn't the UK (and all the other countries) criminalize ECOCIDE?!!</p><p>'Extreme' protest groups face ban under proposal</p><p>Harry Farley<br>May 11, 2024</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> groups such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> could be banned in a similar way to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorist</span></a> organisations, under a proposal from the government’s adviser on political violence.</p><p>"An upcoming report from Lord Walney, which BBC News has seen extracts of, will recommend a new category for proscribing '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeProtestGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeProtestGroups</span></a>'.</p><p>"It defines these as those which routinely use criminal tactics to try to achieve their aims.</p><p>"The sanctions could restrict a group's ability to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fundraise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraise</span></a> and its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAssembly</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.</p><p>"The Home Office said ministers would consider the recommendations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2qv7425gvwo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c2qv7425</span><span class="invisible">gvwo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a></p>
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