BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting this year's World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest, after Hungary's right-wing populist government determined that some of its photos violate a contentious law restricting LGBTQ+ content.
The prestigious global photo exhibition, on display in Hungary's National Museum in Budapest, receives more than 4 million visitors from around the world every year.
Showcasing outstanding photojournalism, its mission is to bring visual coverage of a range of important events to a global audience.
Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesJoumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of World Press Photo, called it worrisome that a photo series “that is so positive, so inclusive,” had been targeted by Hungary’s government.
“How the LGBTQ minority lives is not the biggest problem in the world,” Duro told the AP.
Persons:
Hannah Reyes Morales, El Zein Khoury, ”, Khoury, Viktor Orbán, Ursula von der, ” Dora Duro, ” Duro, ” Reyes Morales, “, Tamas Revesz, Morales, ” Revesz
Organizations:
—, World Press, Associated Press, European Union, AP, Press
Locations:
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Budapest, Philippines, Europe, Ukraine