On this day in April 1942, a 58-year-old Dutch socialist went to his death by firing squad at the Leusderheide, near Amersfoort. He went singing the Internationale. His name was Hendricus “Henk” Sneevliet, and his execution by the Nazi occupiers of the Netherlands brought to an end one of the earliest and most dedicated resistance […]
The Resistance
“Homosexuals are not cowards” – The man who bombed the nazi files
On this day in 1943, a small group of Dutch resistance fighters carried out one of the most audacious acts of sabotage of the Nazi occupation, an operation that saved countless Jewish lives and struck a blow against the machinery of fascist persecution. Led by sculptor Gerrit van der Veen and painter and writer Willem […]
The bishop who is the new link between Catholic radicals and far right
Although his name is not well known outside traditionalist Catholic circles, Bishop Paul Morgan has come to occupy a pivotal position acting as a bridge between radicalised Catholic splinter groups and the broader ecosystem of far-right politics. Consecrated as a bishop by the holocaust-denying Bishop Richard Williamson, Morgan has quietly become one of the Catholic […]