Finland’s anti-racism march gets 15,000 participants

Author: app/afp

HELSINKI: At least 15,000 people marched on Saturday to protest against the rising racism and violent right-wing extremism – following the recent death of a man allegedly attacked by a neo-Nazi leader.

Helsinki police tweeted that around 15,000 people were taking part in the protest – while thousands attended other demonstrations around the country – including Prime Minister Juha Sipila.

“People are coming out for the right reason. The rise of violent extremism is a concern to the large majority of Finns,” Sipila said and vowed that the government would soon present new measures to tackle the problem.

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