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Slovenian protests for migrants and against them

27 February 2016 19:58 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The Latest on the massive movement of migrants into and across Europe, APA reports quoting the AP.

Slovenian police have stepped in to keep apart two rallies — one that supports migrants and the other that does not want them in the Alpine nation.

The two groups gathered Saturday several blocks away from each other in the capital, Ljubljana, but hundreds of right-wing protesters later marched toward about 1,000 liberals favoring open-door policies toward the migrants.

The pro-migrant camp carried banners reading "Nobody is Illegal" and "No to Fascism," while the counter group shouted slogans against the center-left government, holding banners reading "Stop to Islam" and "Islamists not Welcome."

The two groups shouted at each other but there were no other incidents.

Nearly half a million migrants hoping to reach wealthy EU countries have passed through Slovenia since last October.