The rally in the city of Pecs defied a police ban under a law passed this year by Viktor Orban’s right-wing government that prohibits LGBTQ+ demonstrations.

Thousands of people took part in a banned Pride march on Saturday in the university city of Pecs in southwest Hungary.

Several thousand people attended in defiance of a police ban on LGBTQ+ rallies.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been in power since 2010, has restricted the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in recent years.

His ruling ultra-conservative Fidesz party passed a law in March allowing Pride marches to be banned, claiming the move was needed to “protect children.”