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TEHRAN, March 18 -Protesters blame the rise of the far right and capitalism for the racism seen across Europe.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Thousands of people braved freezing temperatures in London to unite against the "evil of racism" and the growth of far-right movements.
Protesters gathered near Oxford Circus on Saturday for the Stand Up To Racism march to oppose growing racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
Crowds marched to Whitehall as they held banners, reading "Migrants and refugees are welcome here" and "Stop racist attacks".
"There is racism in the UK, it is just more hidden because it's so diverse and acts on a more subliminal level," Abraham Khoudari said at the march.
"But when it's like that it is even worse," the 18-year-old Syrian told Al Jazeera.
"Nationalists have come to the forefront, they are in parliament and in power. It means more people are becoming more confident about expressing their racist views. The result of that is hate crimes increasing so much. It's just terrible and we are sick of it."
Far right poses 'significant threat'
The march comes less than a month after Mark Rowley, who recently retired as the Metropolitan Police's counterterrorism chief, warned that the far right poses an "organised and significant" threat to the country, as he revealed that four far-right "terrorist" plots had been foiled since the beginning of the year.
When asked if the government is doing enough to tackle the rise of far-right violence, Khoudari responded at the time: "No because a lot of far-right politicians are now in government. They won't clamp down because capitalism and the far-right go hand in hand."
Labour MEP and Chair of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Claude Moraes told Al Jazeera there is "significant threat" from the far right in the UK.
Moraes said it stems from a "very strong populist wave based on anti-Muslim, anti-refugee rhetoric and an increasingly anti-Semitic one", coupled with "hardcore trends of the far right".
Source:Aljazeera
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