“Greek police have launched an investigation into the country’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party after one of its members threatened to turn immigrants “into soap” and put them in “ovens”. In the Channel 4 television documentary shot by Konstantinos Georgousis, Alexandros Plomaritis, who ran for parliament in last year’s election, is seen calling migrants living in Athens … Continue reading
“Tens of thousands of black-clad neo-Nazis have rallied in Athens in support of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party, in the movement’s biggest show of support since it emerged from obscurity to win 7 percent of the vote in last June’s general election.” Read more, and watch the video: 30,000 Golden Dawn Supporters March in Athens … Continue reading
Excerpts: “The detectives charge that the women, who range in age from 22 to 33, have contributed to organizing various events as members of the movement in 13 separate cases and have produced and distributed RWU promotional materials since at least 2007. According to police, they particularly promoted the movement at events organized for ultra-right … Continue reading
“Hundreds of Roma have marched in eastern Hungary in a rare public protest against discrimination. Angry at a planned rally by the far right against them, they shouted “down with Jobbik” in reference to the opposition party. Banners read “we want peace, law and order and a Hungary without Nazis”. Leaders said they thought it … Continue reading
“GYONGYOSPATA, HUNGARY—They called themselves a neighbourhood watch. On March 1, 2011, at least 2,000 members of a right-wing paramilitary group called the Civil Guard Association for a Better Future rolled into this sleepy former coal-mining village 80 kilometres east of Budapest. Wearing black uniforms and hats, they pledged to help police maintain law and order … Continue reading
“1 December 1938 – District Governor in Poděbrady, speaking to the governing body of the provincial authority in Prague: “Every day I am continually challenged, at work, in society and by various individuals, with getting the Government to correct this evil, and the most reliable way to do this is unequivocally the establishment of concentration … Continue reading
“OTTAWA — A Roma political activist and his family, long targets of reported neo-Nazi attacks in Hungary, have been denied refugee status in Canada after an Immigration and Refugee Board member ruled they have no legitimate fear of persecution in their homeland. Gyula Kanto, a Roma civil-rights leader, appealed the ruling, but in a Sept. … Continue reading
“The “anti-crime” march that took place last Saturday in the town of Dřevnovice in Prostějov district with the participation of right-wing extremists has raised tensions between some people in the majority society and some in the Romani community in the nearby town of Dobromilice, where a similar event is rumored to be in the works … Continue reading
“One year after anti-Romani sentiment first caused upheaval there, local ethnic Czech residents, neo-Nazis and ultra-right extremists have marched through the town of Varnsdorf once more. The right-wing extremist, xenophobic Workers Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti – DSSS) combined its electoral campaign with anti-Romani slogans to attract approximately 200 – 250 people to … Continue reading
Participants of a commemoration for the anniversary of the banned paramilitary Hungarian Guard (Magyar Garda) and anti-fascist demonstrators clashed near Budapest’s Heroes Square on Saturday afternoon, MTI’s correspondent reported from the site. Four counter-demonstrators have been detained, the press office of Budapest police headquarters said. The demonstrators against the Guard, who numbered about 100, chanted … Continue reading
