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 […]
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Death in the shadows – Russian nazi commander killed during arrest
Russian media outlets have confirmed the death, just before Xmas, of Stanislav Orlov, commander of the neo-nazi 88th Reconnaissance and Sabotage Brigade, better known by its original name, Espanyola. His unit issued a brief acknowledgement but offered nothing on how, where, or why he died. As far as can be ascertained, however, Orlov was killed […]
Seven Italian brothers who defied fascism – and paid with their lives
At the end of 1943, as Italy was convulsed under the collapse of Mussolini’s regime and the tightening grip of Nazi occupation, seven anti-fascist brothers from a modest farming family in Emilia-Romagna paid the ultimate price for their defiance. The Cervi brothers, Gelindo, Antenore, Aldo, Ferdinando, Agostino, Ovidio and Ettore, were executed by fascist firing […]
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 […]