WHO PAID FOR THE BOLOGNA BOMBING? By Alfio Bernabei Published in Searchlight (Autumn 2020) on the 40th anniversary Secret organisations need money – and it can take time for the paper trail to emerge. But documents seized from Licio Gelli, the head of the Masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2) back in 1982 are now thought […]
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Gunman who targeted a California synagogue pleads guilty, agrees to life in prison without parole
Read full article by Jacyln Peiser in The Washington Post here
OPPOSE THE ASYLUM BILL: HOW TO BEAT THE RACIST NEW PLANS FOR IMMIGRATION
Watch the joint Stand up to Racism and Care4Calais online meeting held on Monday 19th July 2021 to see how to campaign against the Nationality and Borders Bill passed its second reading in Parliament on 20th July 2021 by 366 votes to 265 from being enacted. The Bill now goes to Committee stage before having […]
ARANDORA STAR, 81th ANNIVERSARY OF A TRAGEDY CAUSED BY FASCISM by Alfio Bernabei
81st Anniversary of the Sinking of the Arandora on 2nd July 1940 Edited version of Alfio Bernabei’s article first appeared in the Anpi-London Facebook page on 2nd July 2021 here The 446 Italian civilians in the United Kingdom who drowned 81 years ago on 2nd July 1940, in the sinking of the Arandora Star off the […]
Ex-Golden Dawn member extradited to Greece to start jail term
A former member of Greece’s extreme right Golden Dawn party, Ioannis Lagos, was extradited to Athens on Saturday from Brussels, where he was a member of the European parliament. Read full article on Ekathimerini website on here
French far right chases disillusioned mainstream voters in regional election
Read more on Reuters website here Reporting by Ardee Napolitano; additional reporting Michaela Cabrera and Elizabeth Pineau; writing by Richard Lough; editing by Philippa Fletcher
More death threats in Madrid regional election
Spain’s far-right Vox eye share of power in Madrid in elections on Tuesday 4th May 2021 Read article by Guy Hedgecoe on BBC website here
George Floyd Verdict: Chauvin Guilty on all counts
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Syriza’s Road to Ruin by Costas Isychos
Five years ago Syriza won the Greek elections and raised the hopes of the European Left. Costas Isychos, a minister in their first government, explains why the party’s socialist ambitions evaporated. When the results of the parliamentary elections were announced on 25 January 2015, all eyes were on Greece. For the first time, a party of […]
QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped?
Read full article by Vera Bergengruen on Time website here
“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans
Exposed by ProPublica the Telegram chatroom Read more at the ProPublica website here
Ex-leader of Austrian far right charged with corruption
The former head of Austria’s far right party, Heinz-Christian Strache who rose to vice-chancellor, has been charged with corruption, prosecutors said Thursday, following the “Ibizagate” scandal that brought down the ruling coalition. Read more at The Local website here
Gruppe S: German far-right group on trial for ‘terror plot’
The trial of 11 suspected members of a far-right “terror” group has begun in the German city of Stuttgart. The suspects, aged between 32 and 61, were arrested in February last year. Prosecutors say the 11 men – all Germans – were members of Gruppe S (Group S), which planned attacks on migrants, Muslims and […]
Spain’s left-wing Podemos party blames far-right for attack on Murcia headquarters
The headquarters of Spain’s Podemos (United We Can) party was attacked on Friday morning by unknown assailants who reportedly firebombed the building. Read on Euronews website here
50th Anniversary of the 1st World Romani Congress
On 8th April 2021, the World Romani Congress will mark 50 years since the 1971 founding event in London. The online congress will start on April 8th and will be stretched over a month starting in London and moving to Berlin joining cities as far apart as Belgrade and Buenos Aires, activists from Barcelona to […]
Mussolini’s ‘proud boys’ – article by Alfio Bernabei published in Spring 2021 issue of Searchlight
Mussolini’s ‘proud boys’ A century ago, Italian fascists set up the first offshoot of the Fasci di Combattimento in London. Alfio Bernabei reflects on the genesis of the movement in the UK The fascist “league of combat” was formed in Britain 100 years ago, in the spring of 1921. It was the work of Italians – Mussolini’s […]
UN Anti Racism Day: World against Racism actions can be viewed online
Saturday 20 March – #WorldAgainstRacism day of global protest saw 3,000 join major international rally, and anti racist actions across 20 countries on a live link studio, with #TakeTheKnee actions in over 50 towns and cities across Britain, with #WorldAgainstRacism trending in the TUC & Stand Up To Racism Twitterstorm. VIEW FULL PICTURE GALLERIES OF ACTIONS ACROSS ENGLAND, […]
Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot
Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Read full article on The New York Times website here
Steve Bannon loses years-long battle to set up right-wing political academy in Italy
Dignitatis Humanae Institute, which the former Trump adviser backs, wanted to start the school in an 800-year-old monastery Read full article on The Guardian website here
Far-Right Extremists Gather in Florida for CPAC Spinoff Alongside Sitting Congressman
Less than two months after calling for insurrectionists to “break down the barriers and disregard the police” outside the U.S. Capitol building, white nationalists and other far-right extremists gathered in Florida for a conference featuring current and former U.S. congressmen. Read full article on Southern Poverty Law Centre website here