The fifth March against hatred took place in St. Petersburg

On November 2, 2008, a "March Against Hate" took place in St. Petersburg. The event was attended by about 300 people. The participants of the march proceeded from the DS "Yubileiny" to Vasilyevsky Island.

The march participants chanted "No to racism", "St. Petersburg without fascism", "All different people are equal", "There are no illegal immigrants" . The march ended with a rally on Sakharov Square, which lasted about an hour.

The action was attended by activists of the Union of Right Forces, Yabloko, representatives of the Left Front, the youth union Oborona, public organizations of fighters for the preservation of the historical center of St. Petersburg, representatives of the LGBT community.

Those who gathered carried portraits of people - Nikolai Girenko , Galina Starovoitova , Anna Politkovskaya, Timur Kacharava - "who became the target of fascist assassins due to their civic position or human rights activities . "

The rally was organized by the President of the "St. Petersburg Anti-Nazi Center" member of the Human Rights Council Yuly Rybakov, Igor Kucherenko and coordinator of the movement "For Russia without racism" Alexander Vinnikov. Among the participants are the leader of the "Green Wave" Mikhail Novitsky, the leader of the "Defence" movement Maxim Ivantsov, the leader of the African Unity in St. Petersburg Aliu Tunkara, the representative of the Georgian community Malkhaz Zhvania, the leader of the organization "Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg" Ella Polyakova, a member of the Union of Right Forces Maria Gaidar, leader of the St. Petersburg "Yabloko" Maxim Reznik, researcher of the Kunstkamera, head of the group on the rights of social minorities of the St. Petersburg Union of Scientists Valentina Uzunova .

Eyewitnesses report that "a group of fascist skinheads accompanied the procession from beginning to end. But they behaved quietly, apparently under the impression of the number of police guarding the marchers. "

The participants of the St. Petersburg "March Against Hate" appealed to all citizens of Russia "to realize the impending danger and to prevent the worst by joint efforts. We must demand vigorous and effective measures from the authorities to curb nationalism and extremism" and adopted a statement demanding "to put an end to the propaganda of lawlessness , violence and hatred" .

"We demand the restoration of the constitutional foundations of democracy. We demand the equality of people regardless of their racial, religious or national differences!" , the document says.

The action takes place in St. Petersburg for the fifth time. It was first held shortly after the murder of Nikolai Girenko.

Information provided by colleagues from St. Petersburg.