Anti-vaccine far-right rally attracts hundreds in Hungary

People demonstrate during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures and vaccinations, in Budapest, Hungary, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Over a thousand people marched in Budapest protesting against COVID-19 inoculation at a rally organised by the far-right Our Homeland Movement, which has been campaigning on a fierce anti-vaccine and anti-immigration message ahead of April 3 elections.

"Vaccines should not be mandatory! We don't tolerate blackmail," said the slogan of the rally where people held up banners saying: "I am unvaccinated, not a criminal" and "Enough of COVID dictatorship."