Extremists attacked a person at the 2010 LGBT Festival in Budapest

Alert DateJuly 5, 2010 Country: Hungary Address: Budapest General Type: Discrimination, Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Homophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Hungarian
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Hungarian
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

After the opening ceremony of the 2010 LGBT Festival, a group of extremists appeared in front of the venue, wanting to remove the rainbow flag from the front of the building. When police force arrived 30-40 minutes later, a gay person leaving the venue was hit by members of the extremist group. The police force surrounded the victim and demanded self-identification, letting the perpetrators leave. The victim told them to catch the perpetrator instead, which the police patrols interpreted as a refusal to identify himself. Finally the perpetrator was caught but let go after self identification. [1]
 

[1] 'Szélsőjobboldani támadás a Budapest Pride ellen' ['Right-wing extremists attack the Budapest Pride'], Labrisz.hu, 05.07.2010., available at: http://labrisz.hu/szelsojobboldali-tamadas-a-budapest-pride-ellen (Date of access: 20.02.2012)