How Europe’s far right is marching steadily into the mainstream Whether in Italy, Spain, France or Finland, parties that were once outcasts are fast gaining respectability – and power The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023
Video of apparent neo-Nazi handing out balloons at German nursery sparks outrage Footage emerges day after Thuringia became first German state to elect a mayor from far-right Alternative für Deutschland party The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023
What far-right AfD’s district election win means for Germany Alternative for Germany’s victory leads to outpouring of despair and recrimination from other parties and civil groups. Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023
After a far-right victory in German county, a man in neo-Nazi clothing hands balloons to children German authorities are investigating a video showing a man in neo-Nazi clothing handing balloons to kindergartners a day after the country’s main far-right party won control of a county administration The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023
Far right parties make comeback in both Greece and Germany The far right has made a dramatic return to Greek politics after general elections on Sunday, while in Germany the AfD party won its first ever district election. Radio France Internationale · Jun 27, 2023
AfD local election win: watershed moment for far-right in Germany? Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has caused shock across the political spectrum by winning an election for the first time in the party’s 10-year history. The Week · Jun 27, 2023
German government calls for tolerance after far-right party wins first county executive Germany's government says the country is shaped by values such as tolerance and respect and has called for them to be upheld a day after a far-right party won control of a county administration for the first time The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023
Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics Central Council of Jews says it is devastated by populist party’s first victory in eastern town of Sonneberg The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023
German far-right party wins its first county leadership post as it rises in polls The far-right Alternative for Germany party has seen its first head of a county administration elected in a rural eastern region The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023
As far right party surges, Germany's intelligence agency warns of growing extremism The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is warning of a growing threat of extremism, particularly from the far right, with the number of politically motivated crimes carried out by extremists reaching a record high last year The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
News briefs All 5 of the Philadelphia Zoo’s meerkats have died from a mystery toxin Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
German far-right party overtakes Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democrats in poll The far-right AfD leapfrogged Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats for the first time to rank as Germany’s no. 2 party in a poll for broadcaster RTL. Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
Prominent figure in German far-right party charged over alleged Nazi slogan Prosecutors say a prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis’ SA stormtroopers The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Centrist parties alarmed as poll shows growing support for German far right Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll released showing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023 Across Europe, the far right is rising. That it seems normal is all the more terrifying Austria, France, Germany, Sweden and now Spain – the firewall between the mainstream and the far right is crumbling, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Radio France Internationale · May 26, 2023 Six months after Mali banned French funding for NGOs, how are aid groups coping? Six months after Mali's interim authorities decided to block all French public funding for non-governmental organisations operating in the country, RFI spoke to workers on the ground about how they are managing.
The Conversation · May 14, 2023 Will Europe's right-wing populists rally behind Trump in the 2024 presidential election? In a controversial town hall interview on CNN, former United States president Donald Trump said if re-elected he would consider pardoning “a large portion” of the rioters who were convicted for their roles in the attack on the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021.
Reuters · Apr 27, 2023 Berlin gets first conservative mayor in more than two decades Berlin appointed its first conservative mayor in more than two decades on Thursday after the Christian Democrats (CDU) beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) in a repeat election in February, dislodging its centre-left coalition.
Reuters · Apr 26, 2023 German spy agency ranks youth group of far-right AfD 'extremist' Germany's domestic spy agency on Wednesday classified the youth organisation of far-right party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, as authorities seek to combat a widespread rise in extremism.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023 Japan’s ‘toxic’ dolphin meat contains mercury up to 100 times safe level, test shows Exclusive: Conservation group Action for Dolphins has lodged a complaint with police, demanding the meat be removed from sale
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023 What is America’s Frontline Doctors, the Covid denialist organisation sponsoring CPAC? Group has been accused of financial irregularities and peddling false medical information
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 What is America’s Frontline Doctors, the Covid denialist organisation sponsoring CPAC? Group has been accused of financial irregularities and peddling false medical information
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023 Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities
France 24 · Jan 20, 2023 Africa's economic growth: What's the outlook for 2023? The war in Ukraine, climate change and food insecurity are three issues blighting the world. Africa, though, is perhaps the continent set to be hardest hit by all of them. France’s development agency AFD is publishing a report on the African economy, which aims to provide an overview of the…
Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2022 Could far-right AfD weaponise Germany’s cost-of-living crisis? Some fear the Alternative for Germany party could be re-galvanised to regain lost political ground amid the downturn.