(15 Apr 2017) Thousands of Hungarians on Saturday attended a protest dubbed "We won't stay silent", demonstrating against government policies that are seen as stifling academic freedom and intimidating civic groups.
The protesters brought dance music, whistles, horns and loud jeering to fill Freedom Square in downtown Budapest, home to emblematic landmarks like a Soviet war memorial, a statue of former US president Ronald Reagan and the US embassy.
The rally followed similar protests over the past two weeks provoked by legal amendments seen targeting the Central European University, founded by billionaire George Soros, considered an ideological foe by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Another draft bill would force some civic groups to declare foreign funding or face fines or closure.
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