Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP A judge refused to delay the upcoming trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. Judge Amit Mehta said arguments for the delay were "incorrect" and "bewildering." […]
Tag: farright
Dramatic photos show far-right activists getting pelted with a water cannon during a migration protest in Brussels
Reuters Protesters have clashed with police in Brussels while demonstrating against a UN migration pact. The United Nations signed the first ever international deal on the migration crisis, despite opposition from the US. The “March against Marrakech” pledged to turn a “political crisis into the awakening of our people.” Police in the Belgium capital were […]
WATCH thousands of far-right marchers light a SEA OF FLARES in Poland as police look on (VIDEO)
The ultra-nationalist crowds that flocked to Poland for its independence day march were seen performing Nazi salutes and burning flares at the event attended by staggering 200,000 people. Police, however, stood idly by. Crowds of people, including various far-right groups, unleashed a sea of fire and smoke on the streets and squares of the Polish […]
‘Europe will be white’: Polish leaders sanction massive far-right march in Warsaw
Government officials have agreed to conduct a joint march with far-right organizations to commemorate Poland’s Independence Day, raising concerns that the ruling Law and Justice party is legitimizing fascist viewpoints. Since 2009, the celebration of Polish Independence Day has become a rallying point for far-right organizations from all over Europe, some of which openly describe […]
Facebook is banning far-right militia Proud Boys after a violent attack in New York
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Facebook is banning accounts and groups associated with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group linked to political violence in the US. Earlier in October, Proud Boys members were involved in a violent attack on protesters in New York, and five members have since been arrested. Groups with tens of thousands of […]
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro will face-off against leftist challenger in runoff after Brazil vote
AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo Far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro won nearly half the votes in Brazil’s first-round presidential election. Bolsonaro won 46.3 percent of valid ballots, far ahead of leftist Fernando Haddad’s 29 percent but short of the outright majority needed to avoid a runoff election. The two will face-off in a second round of voting on October […]
8 policemen injured as far-right gig turns violent in Germany (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Eight officers were injured as a far-right rock concert in east-central Germany boiled over into scuffles with police. The event was disassembled an hour after the beginning. Some 700 people descended on the market square of the German town of Apolda on Saturday, where an improvised concert under the motto “rock against the overflow of […]
Saxony police suspected of far-right links after leak of warrant for Chemnitz murder suspect
Police in the eastern state of Saxony have landed in hot water as an arrest warrant for one of the men suspected of fatally stabbing a German in the city of Chemnitz has been circulated online by far-right groups. The regional police department in southeastern Germany has already been haunted by allegations of having links […]
UKIP will reportedly join Steve Bannon’s foundation to spread far-right propaganda across Europe — and the EU is said to be spooked
Matt Cardy/Getty; Sean Gallup/Getty Steve Bannon is setting up a new foundation to bolster anti-EU populists in Europe. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has pledged to join it, The Independent reports. The EU is reportedly spooked by the project, and it could have an impact on Brexit negotiations. Layla Moran MP called it an “unholy […]
A far-right darling in the White House was the one who convinced Trump the US should separate parents from their children at the border
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The New York Times reported President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy that separates families at the US-Mexico border was the work of White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller. Miller pushed the policy to fruition after March’s increase in illegal immigration, which Trump touted as a top priority in his 2016 campaign. The […]