Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the event specifically organised for women protesting what they called “the powers that be using tear gas and detention to punish children taking a stand against the dismantling of the public education system.”

Katalin Törley of the Tanítanék Movement said demonstrators should remain visible at a time when “violence is present in the operation of the state, and the behaviour and actions of the abusive power.”

Referring to arrests and restraining measures applied at a demonstration on Wednesday, Törley said the government “is forcing its outdated values on families … and besides ignoring our children and keeping them in poverty, they now also use tear gas and batons on them.”

Demonstrators had no party symbols, except for a banner of the satirical Two-tailed Dog party in the background.