Hungary’s ruling coalition is continuing its crackdown on the country’s LBGTQ+ community. Members on Monday submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees.

Critics have called out "rising fascism" in Hungary, saying the government's move to ban LGBTQ+ Pride parades is just an attempt to divert attention from corruption scandals and Viktor Orban's flagging popularity.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - 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.