14 Jun 2021 | 02:51 PM UTC
Hungary: LGBTQ rights activists to protest in central Budapest June 14
LGBTQ rights activists to demonstrate outside parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, from 18:00 June 14; localized disruptions likely.
Event
LGBTQ rights activists are planning to demonstrate in central Budapest on the evening of June 14. Participants will gather at 18:00 outside the parliament building on Kossuth Lajos Square. Attendance could reach the hundreds; counterprotests are possible.
Authorities will deploy additional police to monitor and facilitate the demonstration and related security measures could prompt localized disruptions. Current COVID-19 measures in Hungary place restrictions on large gatherings. Police could intervene if demonstrators are deemed to be in violation of these restrictions. The gathering is likely to pass off without incident, though scuffles are possible if protesters breach security cordons or rival activists gather in proximity. While bystanders are unlikely to be targeted in any violence, they would face an indirect threat.
Advice
Avoid the protest as a routine security precaution and to mitigate possible disruptions. Allow additional time for travel near Kossuth Lajos Square the evening of June 14.
