Amelia was never meant to be real. She began life as a cartoon character in a government-backed game designed to help young people recognise and resist extremist ideology. But she has been reimagined online as something far darker: a far-right fantasy figure, fetishised, politicised, and repurposed by thousands of men who see in her both […]
Far-right AfD triples vote in German local elections
Last weekend, citizens of North Rhein-Westphalia headed to the polls for the first local election since 2020. As Germany’s immigration debate becomes increasingly polarised, the far-right Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) is capitalising; amidst desperate calls to ban the party, their willingness to speak about the topics other politicians won’t touch is what makes them so […]