Rukeli “Johann” Trollmann – the boxer who won the German title but was murdered by the Nazis
Johann Trollmann’s life journey was never linear. He was a rebel, a victim, an outsider and, most of all, a fighter.
ELECTION UPDATE: Far right racist Finns party just 0.1% from first place
The racist far right Finns Party has come within a whisker of winning Finland’s parliamentary elections on Sunday 14 April. Details of the results plus a guest post from Finland, by Laurens Mallinder, looking at the party’s background and its nazi links.
Hungary: more protests on the streets amid calls for general strike
The movement against Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán returned to the streets of Budapest on Saturday 5 January. Orbán is nervous. For the first time since his initial election victory in 2010 the trade unions are threatening a general strike and anti-government protests have broken out beyond the capital.
UPDATED 22 Dec – Eyewitness report from Budapest: Back on the streets
#01G is our slogan. You see it everywhere, on placards, graffitied on the streets and last night it was projected onto Sándor Palace. It literally means “Orbán is a wanker”. In a country where people are terrified of the authoritarian state, this is a big step… Roland Lakatos reports from Budapest
IRELAND: runner-up’s vote surges after racist rant in presidential election
UPDATED: 8.20pm with final election results
Preview and analysis: far right racist DFLA march in London, 13 October
UPDATE 13 October 2018: For some live coverage of the day’s events see the Dream Deferred twitter page. We’ll have a full report, with pics and video, and a post-demo analysis on this site later.