Activists carrying banners and Hungarian and European Union flags protest at a meeting of the Hungarian parliament's justice committee against a bill tightening rules on civil organisations in Budapest, Hungary April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Activists broke up a meeting of the Hungarian parliament's justice committee on Tuesday, in a protest against plans to increase scrutiny over civil organisations.
In one of the most unusual displays of opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orban since he took power in 2010, a dozen activists stood around the committee table and silently held up signs saying "We want to have a say" and "No to the stigmatisation of civilians".
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