Thousands gathered in front of the Parliament building in Budapest © Ádám Szigeti
By Dori Átol, campaign coordinator of Amnesty International Hungary
Despite freezing conditions around 6-8,000 people gathered in front of the Parliament building in Budapest on 27 January to protest against the media law that came into effect in Hungary on 1 January this year.
Additionally there were close to 9,000 people who were following the event live on-line. This might not seem to be a large number, however, having a 15, 000 crowd is very significant in a country where the culture of civil activism is yet at its beginning stages.
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