Beneath a blaze of rainbow flags and amid roars of defiance, big crowds gathered in the Hungarian capital Budapest for the city’s 30th annual Pride march – an event that, this year, is unfolding as both a celebration and a protest.

Around 100,000 people have marched in Budapest in Hungary’s largest ever LGBTQ+ Pride event in defiance of a government ban

The annual event symbolizes the years-long struggle between Hungary's nationalist government and civil society.