Hungary's president has signed a law proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling party that will ban LGBTQ+ communities from holding their annual Pride march, defying criticism by human rights organisations that it restricts freedom of assembly.

The new law is part of a crackdown on Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community by the nationalist-populist party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is an ally of Putin and Trump.

The law bans the Pride Parade on the grounds that it can be harmful to children. It also stipulates that police can use identification cameras to identify people participating in the parade and fine participants. Orban has always been critical of the LGBTQ+ community and the wider woke and gay agenda.