Hungary's Prosecution of a Pride Organizer is a Warning to All Protesters

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image People attend the Pecs Pride March, which was banned by police, in Pecs, Hungary, October 4, 2025. © 2025 Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Hungarian prosecutors are charging Géza Buzás-Hábel, the organizer of the 2025 Pécs Pride, for doing what democracies are supposed to protect: organizing a peaceful march. He faces up to one year in prison. His charges follow those of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony, who was charged in January for organizing the June 2025 Budapest Pride.The 2025 Pécs Pride event was banned by police, later upheld by the Supreme Court, under Hungary’s…

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