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21 members of Italian neo-fascist group arrested in Athens
A group of 21 Italian neo-fascists were apprehended at Athens International Airport late on Tuesday, as reported by the police.
The group, members of the far-right group CasaPound, intented to attend a rally on Wednesday afternoon, commemorating the 2013 killing of two members of the now-defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn outside the party's offices in Neo Iraklio, northern Athens.
Romania Told to Compensate LGBT Group for Homophobic Attack
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday ruled that Romania failed to uphold the prohibition of discrimination when far-right homophobes stormed an LGBT film screening in Bucharest in February 2013.
Poland’s Independence March a ‘Litmus Test of Far-Right Support’
This year's event on Monday follows a general election in October that handed the ultranationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) a second term in power and saw 11 candidates from a far-right alliance win seats in parliament. Rights groups say the political climate has never been more friendly to far-right extremism.