en) Slovenia, Thousands of people take to the streets in
protest in favor of refugees (pt) [machine translation]
Thousands of people demonstrated on Wednesday (9) in Ljubljana, under the slogan "Welcome
refugees" to show their solidarity with immigrants entering Europe and to demand an end to
racist immigration policies pursued for many Member States of the European Union. ---- The
event, organized by the Anti-Racist Front Without Borders, a coalition of various
individuals and groups, and the Slovenian Anarchist Federation (FAO), was much higher than
anticipated. The participants, of all ages, chanted slogans condemning xenophobia and fear
tactics employed by many who oppose the refugees. ---- "Open borders", "Refugees are
welcome", "Right of asylum to the persecuted", "Solidarity with refugees from all over the
world," "abolition of all borders", "Death to capital and all its misery, "" We are all
anti-fascists ", said some posters.
The demonstration, which lasted about three hours, blocked traffic at various points of
the city and many of the main streets of the Slovenian capital. There were no clashes with
police records.
At the beginning of the demonstration, two individuals went up the steps of a church
shouting at the demonstrators and carrying two anti-immigrant posters. One said "Europe is
a Christian continent" and another "Stop the Islamization of Europe." The posters were
ripped from the hands of men by two protesters, with the crowd shouting "Nazis off the
streets," "Nazis out". The duo ran out shortly after.
