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Hungary's police have banned Budapest's Pride march citing child protection laws, but the city's mayor Gergely Karacsony has vowed to proceed with a separate 'Day of Freedom' event, highlighting ongoing tensions between government restrictions and LGBTQ rights supporters amid legal and political disputes.
Rights activists in Bosnia were assaulted by a group of men after police banned an LGBT event planned in the Serb-run part of the country, citing security concerns. The canceled event was organized and supported by several rights groups from across Bosnia and was to include a movie screening followed by a panel discussion. Homophobia remains deep-seated in Bosnia despite some progress over the years in reducing discrimination. The violence prompted condemnation from European Union officials, several Western embassies, and international organizations.