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Growth of extreme right in Europe

The French petty-bourgeois “left” and the rise of the neo-fascist vote

By F. Dubois, January 31, 2012

The petty-bourgeois “left” parties, who have strangled workers’ struggles, bear the main responsibility for the rise of neo-fascist influence.

German government sets up neo-Nazi database

By Dietmar Henning, January 23, 2012

The German government has responded to revelations of neo-Nazi murders by the Zwickau terrorist cell by centralizing and expanding the security authorities.

Neo-fascist Breivik warned Norwegian authorities of plans for mass murder

By Robert Stevens, January 11, 2012

The neo-fascist mass murderer Anders Breivik called the Norwegian Government Services Centre last March, threatening to carry out a massacre. The call was placed just four months before he murdered 77 people and injured another 151.

Germany: Neo-Nazi terror and the secret service

By Dietmar Henning, December 24, 2011

New details continue to emerge about the murders carried out by the three far-right terrorists from Zwickau, responsible for killing nine immigrants and a police officer, three bomb attacks and 14 bank raids between 2000 and 2007.

Far-right fanatic guns down immigrants in Florence

By Stefan Steinberg, December 16, 2011

An Italian author with links to the extreme right shot down two immigrants and seriously wounded three others in Florence on Tuesday before taking his own life.

German government seeks to ban neo-fascist NPD

By Justus Leicht, December 15, 2011

Calls to prohibit the NPD have become more vocal, especially since the series of murders by the far-right terrorist Nationalsozialistischen Untergrund (Nazi Underground—NSU) was uncovered.

Pro-European Union, right-wing candidate wins Bulgarian presidency

By Anna Rombach, November 17, 2011

Rosen Plevneliev, the candidate of the right-wing GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) party, won the Bulgarian presidency October 30.

Neo-Nazi terror and the German intelligence forces

By Dietmar Henning, November 16, 2011

For 13 years three neo-Nazis from the East German town of Jena waged a bloody, racist campaign against foreigners.

Violence against Roma in Bulgaria

By Anna Rombach, October 7, 2011

Bulgaria has recently witnessed violence against Roma for the first time. There were violent demonstrations against the Roma minority in the capital Sofia and 14 other cities, including Plovdiv, Varna and Pleven.

Right-wing demonstrations against Roma in the Czech Republic

By Markus Salzmann, September 16, 2011

The Czech Civic Democratic Party is trying to suppress opposition to its austerity program by relying on far-right forces.

Persecution of Roma in the Czech Republic

By Markus Salzmann, September 9, 2011

In recent weeks, the Czech Republic has witnessed violent attacks on the Roma minority, sparked by clashes between Roma and young Czechs.

Authoritarian regime takes shape in Hungary

By Markus Salzmann, August 11, 2011

Hungary’s right-wing government led by Victor Orban has used its 15 months in office to systematically establish an authoritarian regime.