The Supreme Court of Belarus has announced that it will begin criminal proceedings against Antanas Gecečičius, better known in Scotland as Antanas Gecas, for genocide. The case is scheduled to open on 18 March. The defendant has been dead for 25 years. For anyone who followed Searchlight’s investigations in the late1980s into Nazi war criminals […]
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Justice confirmed: Greek court upholds Golden Dawn convictions
More than twelve years after the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas, a Greek appeals court has delivered a decisive and final verdict against the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, upholding convictions against 42 defendants and confirming that the organisation operated as a criminal syndicate masquerading as a legitimate political party. The ruling, handed down in […]
The 22 martyrs of Plötzensee: remembering the anti-nazi Baum Group
In the heart of Hitler’s Berlin, a small group of young Jewish men and women chose to fight back. On this day in 1943, nine of them were beheaded by guillotine at Plötzensee Prison. They were mostly in their early twenties. Their crime was resistance. The Baum Group was founded in 1933, almost immediately after […]
Italy appoints notorious fascist to top ambassador job
The Italian government has appointed Mario Vattani as its new ambassador to Japan, closing a circle that began with one of the most notorious far‑right scandals in the country’s diplomatic history. Fifteen years ago, Vattani was filmed on stage at a CasaPound rally in Rome, fronting a ‘fascio‑rock’ band under the stage name “Katanga”, singing […]
When a European democracy faced a fascist coup
Yesterday we were all reminded – as if we needed reminding in the age of Trump, Farage and Lowe – that even in Western Europe democracy can’t be taken for granted. On the same day as the death of a man who opened fire in the Spanish parliament leading an attempted military coup, documents were […]
Banned US neo‑nazi joins Restore Britain
Restore Britain has admitted a high‑profile American white supremacist as a member, despite the fact he is banned from entering the UK for his extremist views. Jared Taylor, founder of the neo‑nazi‑aligned American Renaissance, announced on X that he had successfully joined the party. Banned from Britain He posted: “I just joined Restore Britain. Apparently […]
‘The courage before our eyes’ – Greece reclaims photos of nazi executions
The Greek state has launched an urgent effort to recover a set of long‑lost photographs depicting one of the most searing atrocities of the Nazi occupation: the execution of 200 communist political prisoners at the Kaisariani shooting range in Athens on 1 May 1944. The images, unseen for more than eight decades, surfaced this month […]
From Searchlight 40 years ago – Bologna accused linked to London terror cell
In February 1986, five years after the event, Italian investigating magistrates believed their enquiries had revealed who had been behind the bomb attack on Bologna railway station in August 1980, when 85 people died and over 200 were injured. They presented a picture of a galaxy of actors, from the wealthy powerful men who planned […]
New Hampshire idiocy saves day for Holocaust denial ‘summit’
Eleven days later than advertised, fugitive nazi and all-round weirdo Germar Rudolf managed to broadcast his Holocaust denial ‘summit’ conference last weekend. We reported two weeks ago how his first attempt to hold the event had to be called off when Amazon pulled the plug on it. He was a little more successful second time […]
Neo-nazi link investigated after Indian students stabbed in Russia
Russian authorities are investigating alleged neo-Nazi links after a 15-year-old boy carried out a racist knife attack at a medical university hostel in the city of Ufa three days ago, injuring several students and police officers. The teenager is believed to have had connections to the banned Russian neo-Nazi organisation National Socialism/White Power. Reports state […]
Remembering the Igman march – a defining episode of anti-nazi resistance
On a bitterly cold weekend at the end of January, thousands of people converged on Mount Igman in Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the 84th anniversary of the Igman March, a defining episode of resistance during the Second World War. More than a mere act of commemoration, this year’s gathering carried a starkly political message: […]
Minneapolis stands firm against Trump’s brownshirts
Minnesota is an upper Midwestern state with a history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. In the 1890s, 40% of the state’s population was foreign-born. Today, it’s just over 6%, well below the national average. It has, however, become the epicenter of the Trump Administration’s war for racial purity. In recent weeks, as thousands on the […]
Australian police investigate neo-nazi threat to PM
Australian police are investigating a kidnap threat against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, uncovered in a private far‑right chatroom. Members of a closed neo-nazi Telegram group discussed abducting the Prime Minister, and talked of hiring a van and raising several thousand dollars to carry out the plan. Albanese later acknowledged he had been briefed about it, […]
German nazis on trial for plotting state overthrow
Eight young men stand trial in Dresden this week, accused of belonging to a banned neo-nazi group calling itself the “Saxon Separatists” and of planning an armed overthrow of the German state. The Saxon Separatists emerged in 2020 in Brandis, a small town near Leipzig in the eastern state of Saxony. According to federal prosecutors, […]
Israeli government hosts fascism’s heirs on Holocaust Memorial Day
This month’s second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem will again provide a platform for far-right activists from racist organisations – some with a history of antisemitism. Last year’s conference proved a watershed moment exposing a deep divide between the man behind the conference – Amichai Chikli, Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs – and […]
Georgia police round up fascists behind wave of ‘brutal’ attacks
Georgian police have arrested 16 alleged fascists accused of a string of violent attacks across the country. According to Tbilisi police, the suspects – including 10 minors under 18 – are neo-Nazis who had attacked a wide range of victims. Police allege the group inflicted “physical and psychological violence with particular brutality,” in some cases […]
Australian nazis shut up shop faced with legal threat
One of Australia’s most visible neo-Nazi organisations has announced plans to dissolve faced with the rapid passage of new federal anti-hate crime legislation. In a message circulated on Telegram this week, the National Socialist Network said it would wind up all activity within days, citing fears that existing and former members could face prosecution under […]
Elon Musk echoes call for ‘white solidarity’
Elon Musk this week used his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to endorse an explicit call for “white solidarity”, amplifying claims that white men face extermination if they become a demographic minority. Musk’s response, a “100” emoji signalling agreement, marked a new low in his increasingly open alignment with the most extreme far-right politics. […]
‘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 […]
Hacktivist takes down white supremacist websites on stage at conference
A pseudonymous hacktivist used the occasion of a hackers’ convention in Germany to take down white supremacist websites live on stage. In a presentation at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, one of the world’s largest gatherings of cybersecurity experts and digital activists, a hacker know only as Martha Root remotely deleted the servers hosting […]