First published in Spring 2023 issue of Searchlight magazine Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s comments on the Fosse Ardeatine massacre during the Second World War set an alarming precedent, signalling the start of a process by the far right government to recast the past, warns Alfio Bernabei Italian President Sergio Mattarella (left), with the unwholesome trio of […]
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Trump indictment splits MAGA base by Leonard Zeskind
First published in the Spring 2023 issue of Searchlight magazine Despite waning support, with many right wing groups now turning to white nationalists, Trump still leads the pack of Republican presidential wannabes. Leonard Zeskind weighs up his chances Trump Photo: Gage Skidmore https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/51826153195/in/photostream On 19 April 2023, as anti-racist demonstrators carried placards in North Kansas City, a […]
‘We must not waste our lives in dull inaction’ – 100th anniversary of Pankhurst’s address to anti-fascist meeting
Alfio Bernabei reports on the commemoration of an event addressed 100 years ago by suffrage campaigner and socialist Sylvia Pankhurst, who was one of the first to warn the world outside Italy of the dangers of fascism – a warning that still holds today First published in the Spring 2023 issue of Searchlight magazine Dondi’s […]
One Week in Warsaw – David Rosenberg reports from Warsaw where a poignant anniversary was being commemorated
First published in the Spring 2023 issue of Searchlight magazine 16th April 2023 commemorative march led by women activists photo by David Rosenberg Warsaw, Sunday 16 April. Three days before the Polish Government is due to host the official 80th anniversary commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when their chosen guests will assemble in front […]
Frene Ginwala, 1932–2023 Activist who helped expose genesis of plot to kidnap ANC leaders
Obituary by Andy Bell – originally published in Spring 2023 Issue of Searchlight magazine Searchlight was saddened to hear, just as our last issue went to press, of the death of Frene Ginwala, the veteran ANC activist and first Speaker in the post-apartheid South African parliament [National Assembly] who has died aged 90 years. Searchlight […]
The Budaházy case, terrorism and the state
Martin Smith uncovers the unholy alliances between far-right and neo-nazi parties, and why they are campaigning for the release of terror gang members responsible for violent attacks on government officials and LGBT+ groups in the latter 2000s Far-right unity: Campaigners to free Budaházy come from across the far-right spectrum. (The banner reads: ‘Freedom to Budaházy! […]
Endgame for Oath Keepers – by Leonard Zeskind
In the first conviction of its kind against white supremacists, many of the group’s leaders were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. These verdicts will certainly lose the group its lawful kudos, suggests Leonard Zeskind Proud Boy: EnriqueTarrio Oath Keeper: Stewart Rhodes Photo: Anthony Crider More than two years after a Trump-inspired […]
Key evidence of fascist terrorists’ activities in London to be kept classified
Published in latest issue of Searchlight magazine: Winter 2023 As one of the killers implicated in the 1980 Bologna bombing prepares to appeal his sentence, Alfio Bernabei learns that, in an unprecedented move, the Home Office will not be making public a file linked to the Italian fugitives who fled to London Lawyers acting for […]
Citing terrorism, U.S. seeks 15-year prison sentence in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors follow through on threat to seek ‘terrorism enhancement’ for those who reject plea deals in the case of Guy Reffitt, the first Capital rioter convicted at trial. Read full article at The Washington Post here
German soldier found guilty of planning terror attacks posing as a refugee
Franco Albrecht plotted against politicians he blamed for the ‘disintegration of German society’. Albrecht sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment. Read the full article at The Guardian website here
Cardiff says no to a sculpture honouring Marconi, “fascist, racist, and anti-Semite.” By Alfio Bernabei
The news that a sculpture honouring Guglielmo Marconi, the “father of radio”, could be abandoned after Cardiff councillors learned of his support for Mussolini has been greeted with relief by Italian antifascists. The fascists, as expected, are incandescent with rage. Eead article on ANPI London Facebook page by Alfio Bernabei here
UK accused of attempting to deport children to Rwanda
Charities claim asylum seekers under 18 being classed as adults under Home Office age assessments Read full article on The Guardian website here
Poles who celebrated Hitler’s birthday convicted of promoting fascism
Six people who were filmed celebrating Adolf Hitler’s birthday while wearing Nazi uniforms and saluting in front of a burning swastika have been found guilty of promoting fascism. The group were all given suspended prison sentences, a punishment prosecutors argue is too light. Read more on Notes from Poland website here
A tangled web of fascists, fugitives and secret ops – Alfio Bernabei reports
The trial and investigation into the 1980 Bologna bombing has unearthed unholy alliances and revealed that those involved in the terrorist atrocity were not the first fascists to arrive in London to escape justice Read the latest article from Alfio Bernabei from the Spring 2022 issue of Searchlight click here 16 SL Spring 2022_Italy_v2
Buffalo shooting: White supremacist who shot 10 dead called for Sadiq Khan’s death
Payton Gendron, aged 18, is accused of scrawling the n-word on his rifle before carrying out Saturday’s massacre at Tops Friendly store in Buffalo, New York. The 18-year-old is said to have live-streamed the slaughter – in which 11 of the 13 shot were black – just moments after publishing his horrific 180-page manifesto. Read […]
French exit polls suggest Macron win
Exit polls came through at 7pm, British time and suggest a Macron win. See Reuters report here ahead of formal results tomorrow
French election: A really simple guide
Round 1 elections see Macron and Marine Le Pen on the ballot for the Round 2 elections on 24th April 2022. See the BBS website overview of the 2022 French Elections here
Dozens arrested at Sweden riots sparked by planned Quran burnings
More than 40 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Sweden between police and people angry at plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Quran. See report on BBC website here
Home Secretary’s speech on UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership
To see the Home Secretary Priti Patel speech in full on 14 April 2022 go to the government website here Commentators, such as Joint Council of the Welfare of Immigrants, The Red Cross and countless others have expressed grave concerns. The details are sketchy but it appears that the scheme will see single males arriving through […]
‘Fifth man’ Paolo Bellini found guilty of 1980 Bologna massacre
In a significant step in search for the truth behind the bombing at Bologna railway station that killed 85 people and wounded 200 on 2 August 1980 the far-right militant Paolo Bellini has been found guilty of direct involvement in the massacre. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The hearings at Bologna law Court […]
