Fascism and the far right in Europe – part two online now!
Just a quick post to let our regular readers and subscribers know that part two of our fully revised giude to fascist and far right organisations in Europe is now online. READ OUR GUIDE HERE: from Austria and Belgium to UK and Ukraine…
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