The Alternative World Economic Forum Meeting in Prague

Over 40 of the best-known conspiracy theorists and nationalist ideologues in the German-speaking world met for several days to devise tactics and visions for a political shift to the right. The project’s name is AWEF—short for Alternative World Economic Forum—and its founding conference took place in Prague between December 17 and 22.

R.I.P. Pegida – 10 Years of PEGIDA

PEGIDA demo in Dresden, 2015 // picture by Antifascist Europe

The final PEGIDA demonstration took place in Dresden, where it first emerged in October 2014. PEGIDA shaped public discourse in Germany, influenced the AfD, and inspired short-lived offshoots worldwide. Its rallies became a platform for international extremists, but internal fractures and declining support led to its marginalization.