Almost a hundred mostly young people gathered in Bratislava on Saturday afternoon to protest against fascism, racism and xenophobia.
The event was timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the creation of the wartime Slovak state, and according to one of the organizers from the Bratislava Without Nazis initiative Robert Mihál, it was first and foremost meant to prevent a neo-Nazi march through the city of Bratislava to the grave of president of the wartime Slovak state Jozef Tiso. The march against fascism was supported by many public figures including mayor of Bratislava Milan Ftáčnik, on whose initiative Bratislava City Hall flew a flag with a crossed-out swastika from the balcony of the Primatial Palace.
Zuzana Botiková
