News & Analysis
British Fascists Builds Allance With the German Far-Right
The British far-right party, Homeland, visits Germany in an apparent effort to grow their far-right network in Europe.
Mannheim attack perpetrator is part of a neo-Nazi group
At midday, 3 March 2025, a man drove his car at high speed into a crowd of people in the centre of Mannheim. Two people died and a further eleven were injured. After the attack, the driver fled and shot
Germany’s Far Right Rises, but the Left Stands in Its Way
The Left Party, which had an unexpected success, can pose a significant counterweight after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party came second in German elections and invited outspoken neo-Nazis into its ranks.
R.I.P. Pegida – 10 Years of PEGIDA
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
“Fighter of the Islamization of Europe” Suspected in Terrorist Attack in Germany
On December 20, a black BMW crashed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more. The suspected terrorist has been arrested. Police have not yet announced his motives, but journalists said the perpetrator
Members of “Werewolf Division” Terrorist Cell Arrested in Italy
On Wednesday, 4th December, Italian police arrested 12 people in a nationwide anti-terrorist operation targetting a white supremacist, a neo-Nazi group called ‘Werewolf Division.’
What is the Christian Right?
While the Christian Right is a large cohort of voters that plays a major role in shaping politics in the USA and Brazil, it tends to be invisible in many countries in secular Europe. However, here, too, it is a
Victories for the far-right AfD party in eastern Germany
Elections took place in the German federal states of Thuringia and Saxony on September 1, 2024, and in Brandenburg on September 22. The far-right party “Alternative für Deutschland” (AfD) saw significant gains across all three states.
Brief statement condemning the war in Ukraine
As anti-fascist activists and researchers from across Europe, including Ukraine and Russia, we condemn the war in Ukraine. We stand together against the Russian invasion, and the cynical abuse of antifascist and humanitarian rhetoric by Russian state-media and propagandists to justify imperialist aggression. As anti-fascist researchers, we are painfully aware of the role far-right activists and movements have played on both sides of this conflict. The only position for anti-fascists to take is to oppose militarism and war in its
Putting an all-male brotherhood on the map
Article 2 of 7 in the Hammerskins Series
Hammerskins wanted to stand out as an elite and present themselves as a “purifying” force. In their imagery, they reproduce their self-understanding as a superior collective, as a soldierly, hyper-masculine formation. ‘We are healthy people in a sick world’, Forrest Hyde describes the role of the Hammerskins…
Brothers Keep Silent – The secret Hammerskin network
Article 1 of 7 in the Hammerskins Series
The anti-fascist research platform Exif began publishing the largest German-language research on the “Hammerskins” in mid-2021. The publication, Exif wrote in its introduction, was based on many years of anti-fascist work. The documentation and processing of regional findings by research networks, individuals or independent archives, which have been carried out for decades, have made it possible at all to record and illuminate the Hammerskins as a neo-Nazi organisation.
The Antifaschistisches Infoblatt (AIB)
A Broken Mirror Yet to Speak
In the already distant 2003, the torchlight procession by the name “Lukovmarch” seemed to be a harmless and at the same time somewhat supreme crown of the Transition’s creation. The initial impetus came from the entirely flattened, one-dimensional right-wing political life in Bulgaria that proved unable to hold together the onslaught of its own making. Being only a small portion of the countercultural movements of the time, Lukovmarch’s initiators seemed as slightly shaken and not particularly impressive extensions of the
#SayTheirNames #Hanauistüberall #Hanau1902
After the attack of Hanau, which marks its second anniversary, public discourse about racist violence in Germany changed. One on hand it was preceded by little to no prevention attempts, and followed by usual failures of authorities: poor investigative work, cold and disrespectful treatment of the families of the victims, and the ritualized indignation of politicians without any serious consequences. Moreover, Hanau triggered an old trauma of non-white people living in Germany: the racist othering, the daily insults and threats,
Video of the ENAM/Antifascist-Europe Launch
It was with great pride we launched the European Network for Antifascist Monitoring (ENAM) and the web-portal Antifascist Europe on the 19th of January.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today it’s important not only to remember the victims of the Holocaust but also that the Holocaust didn’t start with the concentration camps. It started with cultures of hatred, driving fear which in turn drove policy, over time leading to murder. As European antifascists, we must therefore spend today not only remembering, but continuing, as we must every day, to resist!
Yellow Triangle – Christy Moore
We are honoured to have a range of prominent supporters and patrons. You can read more about the patrons here. One of the patrons is Irish musician and songwriter Christy Moore. Christy Moore is one of Ireland’s most cherished and successful artists. His career as a performer across seven decades has seen him develop generations of devoted fans, not just in Ireland, but across the world. Since his early days, the Irish folk singer has incorporated social and political commentary
Graphic Recording of the Launch of Antifascist Europe
Recordings by y0rgos Thank you so much to y0rgos who beautifully captured yesterday’s launch in the following graphic recordings. You can view more of y0rgos’ works on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/imagistanvisuals/ and on the website here: https://imagistan.com/ Click on the images to open larger versions
Far-right social media usage in Europe
The use of social media platforms by the far right has exploded over the last decade. From hate-filled youtube channels, to encrypted broadcast lists provoking violence, fascists across Europe have been quick to realise the potential of these widely-used platforms in disseminating their message, building their movement and mobilising their supporters. But how far has this spread, and what responsibility should the huge tech multinationals take for the hate spread on their platforms? In this article James Poulter charts the
A Brief History of Far-Right Movements in Russia
The first far-right groups, and specifically the neo-Nazis, appeared in the USSR back in the 1950s. Schoolchildren and kids from the families of party officials became involved in neo-Nazi groups, as they were attracted to the aesthetics of Nazism with its parades, the cult of the beautiful body and neoclassical architecture. For this, they were called “stilyagi”. Researchers also distinguish a group of “politicians” – adult far-right dissidents who were attracted specifically to the cult of Adolf Hitler.
Antifascist Europe: Launch event on 19 January
Antifascist Europe is a network of antifascist research projects spanning activist initiatives, journalists, and researchers from around Europe who monitor the development and transnational networks of far-right and right-populist parties, along with white supremacist, Neo-Nazi, and fascist groups. Please click here to register for the launch event on 19 January 2022 at 11 am. CET. After the registration you will receive all needed information via mail to participate at the launch. You can also stream the launch live on YouTube,
Utøya: Ten Years Later
Ten years ago, on 22 July 2011, 77 people fell victim to the violent attack perpetrated by a far-right extremist in Norway. Today, the bombing in Oslo’s government quarter that claimed eight lives, and the massacre of 69 members of the Workers’ Youth League on the holiday island of Utøya two hours later, serves as a positive point of reference, whether direct or indirect, for a number of far-right imitators and admirers executing their own terrorist attacks.
The driving force
Turkish extremist group Grey Wolves finds a favourable climate in Germany
Since the 1970s, largely unnoticed by the general public, a network of Turkish ethnonationalists known as the Grey Wolves has established itself in Germany, targeting Armenians, Kurds, Jews and political opponents. Today, the group constitutes a major domestic security threat, but one that has been consistently underestimated and neglected.
How Germany’s Far Right Is Building Up Anti-Immigrant Parties in the Balkans
The continued electoral success of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has heightened the probability for that its affiliated Desiderius Erasmus Foundation will use public funds to conduct political education promoting authoritarian national radicalism – both in Germany and abroad. In his article, Aleksandar Matković outlines the various contacts and relationships between the AfD and right-wing parties in South-Eastern Europe, especially in Serbia and Croatia. Should the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation” were to receive public funding in the near future, it would
Nazi Exodus: How Russian Nazis Ended Up In Ukraine
Russian Nazis play a significant role in the Ukrainian far-right movement, even though Ukraine is at war with Russia. The Marker has talked to experts in the field of far-right extremism—journalists, researchers and activists of the anti-fascist movement—and found out which of the Russian Nazis have fled to Ukraine and why.
The Many Afterlives of Golden Dawn
Despite the fact that Greece suffered a violent history in the twentieth century, with its fair share of military dictatorships, a vicious civil war that led to the persecution of thousands of left-leaning citizens, and a peculiar post-war regime that systematically resorted to the violent repression of political dissenters, by the 1980s it seemed that far-right ideology and practices had been left behind for good. In that sense, witnessing the emergence and rapid spread of a far-right in the 2010s
The “Anti-gender” Movement: The Repressive Sexual and Gender Politics of the Far Right and Christian Fundamentalisms in Europe
Yes, feminism is the vaccine against fascism. It is a bulwark against fascism and challenges it. Because if there is something that unites and gives structure to the various extreme right-wingers apart from their misogynist agenda and their anti-feminism, it is their attempt to change the framework of this massive movement that has arisen across the planet and to convince a section of those that the movement appeals to adopt their agenda. Yes, feminism is undoubtedly the workhorse of the
