Fascism: It's really back this time A neofascist party will likely take power in Italy — and if economic collapse continues, there will be more Salon · Sep 27, 2022
Far-right German politicians accused of pro-Putin ‘propaganda trip’ Five AfD politicians currently in Russia and planning to travel to occupied Donbas in eastern Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Will France fund DRC wildlife park where alleged Batwa atrocities were committed? RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kahuzi-Biega Park from Germany. The alleged murder, rape and immolation of Batwa people living in the park was recently documented in a report by the NGO Minority Rights… Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2022
German far-right elects new leaders after co-chair quits The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it had become too radical The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022
Top German court backs far-right party over Merkel comments Germany’s highest court has backed a far-right party’s complaint against comments by former Chancellor Angela Merkel that the election of a state governor with the party’s support must not be allowed to stand The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022
Chat group leak reveals far-right fantasies of Germany’s AfD Among tens of thousands of posts is talk of jailing Angela Merkel, calls for armed resistance, and homophobia The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022
German state elections show populism in decline on left and right Poll in most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, also casts doubt on support for Olaf Scholz The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022
Ukraine: will Putin's war alienate his many admirers on Europe's far right? A key moment in the final French presidential debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, before the recent election, was when Macron attacked his challenger on her links to Russia. “You cannot defend the interests of France,” he said, adding: “When you speak to Russia … you are talking… The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022
Copying the far right doesn’t help mainstream parties. But it can boost the far right Does fighting on the radical right’s turf help to steal its voters? Our research suggests it doesn’t, say Werner Krause, Denis Cohen and Tarik Abou-Chadi The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022
DRC's indigenous Batwa being wiped out in the name of conservation: NGO Murder, rape, arson, immolating children and mutilating corpses are among some of the rights abuses allegedly being carried out against indigenous people by the military and forest rangers at Kahuzi Biega National Park, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Radio France Internationale · Apr 8, 2022
Germany's Scholz says he will not make second push for vaccine mandate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was disappointed the lower house of parliament on Thursday voted against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for people over 60, but would not launch a second attempt to push for a mandate. Reuters · Apr 7, 2022