Danes March in Protest
Al Jazeera - Sun Feb 5 2006
"Freedom of expression does not mean hurting others."
Danes on the far left and extreme right have taken to the streets, adding a political dimension to a blistering row over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad first published in a Danish newspaper.
Although the official demonstrations on Saturday ended peacefully, police later arrested between 100 and 150 left-wing activists after they started throwing stones at officers.
Both far-left and extreme-right marches took place in Hilleroed, 30km northeast of Copenhagen.
The left-wing marchers, many of them clad in black and bearing banners urging people to "Crush the Nazis", were protesting against an anti-Muslim march by the extreme-right Danish Front.
Daniel Savi, a local secretary of the youth wing of the Socialist People's party, which organised the left-wing march, told AFP: "We say no to the racist and ignorant Danish Front demonstration against Muslims in Denmark and in the world."
Some were also concerned by the escalation of the cartoon affair and the offence Muslims feel the drawings have caused.
"Freedom of expression does not mean hurting others"Danish protestor, Helle Mortensen, a 17-year-old protestor, said: "This affair has gone much too far and it's clearly the fault of the Danish government.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/34952A61-B0E9-40E0-B0C9-64702DA2200D.htm
"Freedom of expression does not mean hurting others."
Danes on the far left and extreme right have taken to the streets, adding a political dimension to a blistering row over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad first published in a Danish newspaper.
Although the official demonstrations on Saturday ended peacefully, police later arrested between 100 and 150 left-wing activists after they started throwing stones at officers.
Both far-left and extreme-right marches took place in Hilleroed, 30km northeast of Copenhagen.
The left-wing marchers, many of them clad in black and bearing banners urging people to "Crush the Nazis", were protesting against an anti-Muslim march by the extreme-right Danish Front.
Daniel Savi, a local secretary of the youth wing of the Socialist People's party, which organised the left-wing march, told AFP: "We say no to the racist and ignorant Danish Front demonstration against Muslims in Denmark and in the world."
Some were also concerned by the escalation of the cartoon affair and the offence Muslims feel the drawings have caused.
"Freedom of expression does not mean hurting others"Danish protestor, Helle Mortensen, a 17-year-old protestor, said: "This affair has gone much too far and it's clearly the fault of the Danish government.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/34952A61-B0E9-40E0-B0C9-64702DA2200D.htm
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