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The International Far Right

Image: from How a Finnish neo-Nazi shared arson manual before riots.

This page is part of a resource collection on far right extremism. See also:  Far Right Extremism in the U.S.: International Connections.

2024

January 18.   Barbara Serra: The Normalization of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni.

February 18.   Elaine Ganley: French mayors face violence and intimidation from xenophobic far-right groups.

February 19.   NPR: Poland’s new government deprograms its once far-right public media.

March 8.   Anthony Faiola & Catarina Fernandes Martins: Cool to be far right? Young Europeans are stirring a political youthquake.

March 11.   Sheikh Saaliq: India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims.

March 14.   Tess Megginson: Canada’s Right Is Moving Further Right—And Closer to the U.S.

March 29.   Kate Brady & Karla Adam: Once wary of extremist violence, Europe now fears extremism in politics.

April 27.   NPR: Germany’s far-right AfD is using TikTok to vie for the immigrant vote.

May 22.   Vittoria Elliott & David Gilbert: A Far-Right Indian News Site Posts Racist Conspiracies. US Tech Companies Keep Platforming It.

May 30.   NPR: Europeans choose new Parliament, with far-right and Russian disinformation both on the rise.

June 4.   David Rothkopf: In the Former Eastern Bloc, They’re Terrified of a Trump Presidency. For Americans, authoritarian rule is theoretical. But in Eastern Europe, reminders of it are everywhere, as is dread of a partial return to those days.

June 6.   NPR: Politicians are facing increasing attacks in the run-up to a new European parliament.

June 9.   AP News: Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz.

June 14.   U.S. Department of State: Terrorist Designations of Nordic Resistance Movement and Three Leaders.

June 23.   Ayesha Rascoe: Hungary’s far-right leader is set to take over rotating presidency of the EU.

June 23.   Andrew Vitek: Blind Spots and Backdoors: The Growth of the Global Far-right and the Paralysis of Liberal Democracies.

July 16.   David Gilbert: TikTok Pushed Young German Voters Toward Far-Right Party: Young Germans searching TikTok for parties and candidates were disproportionately served content related to the far-right Alternative for Germany, says a new report shared exclusively with WIRE.

July 16.   AP News: Germany’s top security official bans a far-right magazine, accusing it of spreading hatred.

August 6.   Ben Makuch: US neo-Nazi terror group aims to revive activities ahead of election: The Russia-based leader of the Base, which adheres to principles of accelerationism, seeks ‘A-team leader’ in US.

August 11.   Emma Yeomans: Exposed: how a Finnish neo-Nazi shared arson manual before riots.

September 1.   Kate Brady & Anthony Faiola: Far right set to win in a German state for the first time since WWII.

September 1.   Kate Brady & Anthony Faiola: Far right set to win in a German state for the first time since WWII:Deemed an extremist organization by domestic intelligence in three German states, the AfD has overcome deep-seated taboos over nationalist politics in Germany.

September 6.   Ishaan Tharoor: Germany’s firewall against the far right isn’t working: Recent elections in Germany show the limits of the nation’s statist efforts to stamp out far-right extremism and ultranationalism.

September 8.   Mukul Kesavan: India is witnessing the slow-motion rise of fascism.

October 10.   David Gilbert: The Influence of the US Far Right on Ireland Is Growing:Former KKK members, the founder of the antisemitic Goyim Defense League, and a QAnon promoter are all advising Irish far-right communities, which are increasingly looking to the US for inspiration.

The 2024 UK Riots

July 31.   William Booth & Leo Sands: Far-right rioters attack U.K. police, mosque amid false claims on stabbings: The riot in Southport, England, followed false claims that an immigrant was responsible for the attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class that killed three girls. August 1.   Neha Gohil & Josh Halliday: Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies.

August 3.   Carole Cadwalladr: ‘A polarisation engine’: how social media has created a ‘perfect storm’ for UK’s far-right riots.

August 5.   NPR: Misinformation online fueled all-out race riots in the United Kingdom.

August 5.   Gergana Krasteva: Rioters set up ‘race checkpoint’ to ask drivers if they’re white and English.

August 9.   Alberto Toscano: UK Riots Have Their Roots in a History of Hate: The racism in the streets was seeded by the racism of the state.

August 11.   Emma Yeomans: Exposed: how a Finnish neo-Nazi shared arson manual before riots.

August 15.   Will Carless & Jessica Guynn: Riots in the UK spurred by racist posts on X. Experts warn of a repeat in the US.

August 7.   David Gilbert & Isabel Fraser: X Is Boosting the Far Right’s UK Riots as Telegram Scrambles for Control: Far-right protesters are trying to share violent rhetoric on social media. For the first time, Telegram is blocking them—while X is giving them a platform.

August 16.   Red Flare: Mr.AG: The Mixed Race Finnish Neo-Nazi Behind the UK’s Race Riots.

August 18.   Carole Cadwalladr: Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America.

2023

July 21.   Ishaan Tharoor: A far-right European Union could be around the corner.

August 31.   Michael Colborne: Saunas and Swastikas: Finland’s Summertime neo-Nazi Meet-Up.

September 13.   James Callery: Finland far-Right terror group plotted to kill Prime Minister Sanna Marin and start a race war after they created firearms using 3D printers.

October 6.  Rueben Dass: 3D-Printed Weapons and the Far-Right: The Finnish Accelerationist Cell.

November 19.   The Washington Post: Argentina set for sharp right turn as Trump-like radical wins presidency.

November 24.   Karla Adam: Far-right protesters burn and loot in Dublin in worst violence ‘in decades’.

November 25.   The Washington Post: Dutch election shows far right rising and reshaping Europe.

December 18.   Kate Brady: Germany’s far-right party wins mayoral election, showing group’s rising appeal.