In English: The story behind a photo gone viral: Meet the niqab-wearing protester who was hugged by a policewoman at a march in Copenhagen

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When a ban on wearing face veils in public took effect in Denmark on Wednesday, muslims and non-muslims joined a march in Copenhagen to protest at what they considered an infringement on freedom of religion and expression.

During the march, a Reuters photographer captured a moment when a female police officer hugged one of the protesters, a teary-eyed woman wearing a niqab.

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