Neo-Nazism
Austria Proposes to Ban Croatian Ustasa Symbols
Austria proposes to put World War II-era Ustasa insignia on its list of banned symbols, but an Austrian anti-nationalist organisation warned that not all Croatian fascist symbols might be prohibited.
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Thousands Pack Anti-racism Concert in Germany's Chemnitz
Tens of thousands of people thronged an anti-racism concert Monday in protest against xenophobic mobs that ran rampage in the city of Chemnitz, as Angela Merkel urged Germans to stand up against the far right's message of hate and division.
Outrage as German man acquitted over 'racist' bombing 18 years on
An alleged neo-Nazi was acquitted by a German court Tuesday for a bombing 18 years ago targeting Jewish immigrants, in what angry victims' advocates called a historic "legal mistake".
Merkel: NSU murders 'very dark stain' in German history -
The neo-Nazi killing spree by the NSU is "a very dark stain" in Germany's history, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on July 20, and promised to continue efforts to uncover facts about these murders.
German court releases neo-Nazi convict after over six years in prison
A key figure of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground's (NSU) killing spree was released from prison on July 18, after serving six years and eight months.
Victims' families slam German court's 'light sentences' in NSU case
The families of neo-Nazi murder victims slammed what they called "light sentences" handed down to far-right extremists by a German court, accusing authorities of trying to cover up the unresolved killings of Turkish immigrants.
Police detain 5 suspected members of neo-Nazi group
The five people arrested in a crackdown by counterterrorism police on Tuesday are believed to be members of the "sister" groups Combat 18 Hellas and Unaligned Meander Nationalists suspected to be behind more than 30 attacks, chiefly targeting anarchist squats and Jewish memorials.
Crackdown launched on far-right extremist group
Counterterrorism officers launched an operation in the early hours of Tuesday to arrest suspected members of a far-right extremist group calling itself Combat 18 Hellas.
House raids in various parts of Atttica and in one more location that has not been disclosed have so far led to six people being remanded for questioning in relation to several bomb and arson attacks.
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The Guardian: Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Condemns Far-Right March in Sofia
Bulgaria's foreign ministry has condemned a march by hundreds of far-right supporters in honour of a Bulgarian general who led a pro-Nazi organisation in the 1930s and 40s.
The two-hour torchlit procession went ahead in the capital, Sofia, on Saturday night despite calls from Bulgaria's largest parties, the US embassy and several Jewish organisations for it to be scrapped.
Golden Dawn 'unwelcome' on Chios island, municipal council says
The entire Municipal Council of Chios and its mayor, Manolis Vournous, on Friday said that members of the far-right Golden Dawn party will be treated on the eastern Aegean island as "personae non gratae."
The municipal council convened to vote on its stance towards the neo-Nazi party ahead of an event Golden Dawn has planned next week to present its "solution" to the refugee crisis.