A member of the neo‑Nazi Blood & Honour till it was banned has become the subject of a nationwide manhunt in Germany after fleeing the country while attempting to register a gender change for the second time. For many in Germany, the name Sven “Marla‑Svenja” Liebich is synonymous with the country’s post‑1990s neo‑nazi subculture. His […]
‘Pro-Putin’ German AfD invited to European security conference
The Munich Security Conference is known for its carefully managed setting. Each February, political leaders, diplomats and military officials gather in a central Munich hotel to discuss global security issues. Informal exchanges alongside formal panels often shape strategic debates that continue throughout the year. Against that backdrop, the MSC’s recent decision to invite MPs from […]
Obituary: Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025), from screen idol to far-right icon
Brigitte Bardot, who has died aged 91, once the most photographed woman in Europe and a symbol of post‑war cinematic modernity, spent the latter half of her life not in the spotlight of film but in the trenches of France’s extreme‑right politics. Her transformation from international sex symbol to ideological fellow‑traveller of the nationalist right […]
Key international nazi with UK links killed in Ukraine
A leading Russian nazi, with links to the far right in the UK, was killed on Xmas Day in a Russian drone attack while fighting for Ukraine. Denis Nikitin, aka Denis Kapustin aka “White Rex”, was killed on the Zaporizhzhia front, marking the end of a career that fused violent neo-nazi activism, combat entrepreneurship, and […]
German AfD ‘serving Russian intelligence’
Germany’s AfD party has again been accused of acting in the interests of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, once more highlighting the convergence of Russian strategic interests and the activities of sections of the European far right. In the eastern German state of Thuringia, Ringo Mühlmann, an AfD member of the local Parliament, has drawn growing criticism […]
Anger over possible release of German nazi terrorist
This week, the German courts were again having to confront the case of the terrorist National Socialist Underground, which went on a rampage of racist murders a quarter of a century ago. At a hearing to consider the process of releasing Beate Zschäpe, a founder of the group, the daughter of one of its murdered […]