Portugal, Grupo de Ação Conjunta Contra o Racismo (Joint Action Group Against Racism) (2024), Carta aberta contra a realização de uma manifestação racista "contra a islamização da Europa" (Open letter against a racist demonstration ‘against the

Country

Portugal

Title

Portugal, Grupo de Ação Conjunta Contra o Racismo (Joint Action Group Against Racism) (2024), Carta aberta contra a realização de uma manifestação racista "contra a islamização da Europa" (Open letter against a racist demonstration ‘against the Islamisation of Europe’).

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Year

2024

Publication type

Other

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

PT1A0 - Grande Lisboa

Type of Institution

Civil Society Organisation

Institution

Portugal, Grupo de Ação Conjunta Contra o Racismo (Joint Action Group Against Racism)

Thematic focus

Racism & xenophobia

Groups

Muslims

Key findings

An open letter promoted by various immigrant and anti-racist associations calling for a ban on a demonstration ‘Against the Islamisation of Europe’, announced by far-right online groups for Lisbon. The letter is addressed to the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, as well as the heads of Parliament, the Constitutional Court, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Attorney General, among other state figures. The letter calls for a ban on the demonstration. The letter is justified by the need to ‘defend the safety of all immigrants in Portugal, combat racism, xenophobia, religious hostility and the growth of hate speech’, particularly ‘coming from extreme right-wing parties and movements’. It calls on state figures not to remain passive in the face of racism and xenophobia.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

There is no specific methodology. The letter was drawn up by a collective of civil society associations, made public and sent to institutional figures in the state.

Sample details and representativeness

The letter was signed by 210 civil society groups and 8,264 individuals. The letter received no response from the organisations it was addressed to. However, it did open up a public debate on the issue, which led to the banning of the demonstration by Lisbon City Council. However, the racist demonstration ended up taking place in a different location than originally planned.

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