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Thousands of protesters marched peacefully through downtown Montreal streets Sunday afternoon to denounce the extreme right, racism and the Quebec government’s religious neutrality law, which forces veiled women to show their faces to receive public services.

The anti-racism protest, called the Grande Manifestation contre la haine et le racisme, or, Large Demonstration Against Hate and Racism, began at 2 p.m. at Place Émilie-Gamelin and ended after 5 p.m. at Place du Canada. No arrests were made, Montreal police said.

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About 160 organizations, including student associations and housing and feminist groups, have signed a declaration in support of the protest. The declaration expresses concern about the rise of the extreme right, which it says has been “galvanized” by the Charter of Quebec Values ​​proposed by the Parti Québécois and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States.