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People protest against Prime Minister Orban at a gay pride parade (archive image)
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On the basis of a controversial law on dealing with homosexuality and transgender people, Hungary is restricting the sale of children's books. An ordinance signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán obliges bookshops not to openly display certain books and not to offer them at all within a radius of 200 meters from schools and churches. This applies to children's books that the government believes advertise homosexuality, gender reassignment, or contain offensive depictions of sexuality.
Before the general election next year, Orbán has spoken out against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender many times.
The law passed in June has been criticized by the EU Commission, other countries, human rights activists and the Hungarian opposition.
Orbán has been in power since 2010. In the EU, he has also been criticized for his dealings with the media and the judiciary.
nek / AFP