THIS WEEK IN PROTEST — London, March 21.
Far-Right VS Pro-Migration Activists.
This Week In Protest is dedicated to Anti-Racism demonstrations in London. Each week, people around the world take streets to remind governments that their voices matter. In this series I collect the best images from protests around the world. Enjoy.
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Britain is split today. It’s split on whether to welcome refugees or not. Whether to stay in the European Union or leave. Britain is facing a sharp rise in racist attacks against Muslims and what will happen in the next few years will shape the face of Britain for generations.
This week, a small number of far-right members faced large numbers of anti-fascist activists. The campaign was organised by Stand Up To Racism movement.
What’s Happening?
“Our government is introducing laws to snoop on lives of innocent citizens”- said Sarah who was at the demonstration “They [government] is trying to put the blame on refugees and Muslims. And by that they try to justify increased surveillance.”
“We are here to tell that everybody is a human. By not letting refugees in — you are decreasing our security than increasing.” — says Tom.
Many other demonstrators raise concerns of the rise of far-right groups such as Britain First. “They take different names, get different leaders or change their logos, but they all promote same ideas of hatred and Islamophobia.”
PROTESTER’S WORDS:
“No Human is illegal.”
“Refugees are not commodities to be traded between European member states. Refugees are people.”
“No benefits for migrants! Veterans before migrants!”
“Imagine it is you”
FACT SHEET:
15 000 People Joined the Protests.
50+ Anti-Immigration Supporters were at the demonstration
One Woman Was detained during the clashes with Anti-Migration protests.
Protests were also held in Glasgow, Paris, Cardiff and Barcelona.
What People at Protests Say?
“Just imagine it is you” — said Lauren — “Imagine you are forced to join war, but you reject it by all your heart. Imagine you have a family to save and you escape a war-zone and come to Europe that calls itself civilized and you have to fight again.”
What Can Happen?
After terror attacks killed 130 people in Paris, there was a spike of racist attacks on Muslims and mosques in Britain. The Conservative-led government started to introduce new laws to expand the snooping rights of security services.
Today there are no mass far-right movements in Britain as they are in Germany or Hungary, but some feel that the government is administrating fear by introducing anti-terror measures that scapegoat British Muslim community.
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