Beneath a blaze of rainbow flags and amid roars of defiance, crowds have gathered are gathering in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, Hungary for the city’s 30th annual Pride march – an event that, this year,

Following the ban, Budapest Pride has taken on new meaning, becoming a powerful symbol of resistance against the government's ongoing restrictions on freedom of assembly and human rights. Euronews journalists on the ground spoke with several attendees who said they had previously been indifferent - or even opposed - to Pride events,

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets for Budapest Pride on Saturday in defiance of attempts by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to ban the event.