Germany puts alleged leaders of suspected far-right coup plot on trial | The Far Right News

Germany puts alleged leaders of suspected far-right coup plot on trial | The Far Right News

Nine defendants, including Prince Heinrich XIII Reuss, go on trial in Frankfurt for ‘treasonous’ 2022 coup plot. A prince, a former MP and former army officers are among nine defendants who have gone on trial in Germany, accused of masterminding a conspiracy theory-driven plot to attack the German parliament and…

German ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup plotters go on trial: Is democracy at stake? | The Far Right News

German ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup plotters go on trial: Is democracy at stake? | The Far Right News

A high-profile trial of members of a far-right group accused of plotting a coup to overthrow the German government is set to begin in Frankfurt on May 21, amid concerns over growing “extremism” ahead of European and national elections. The leaders of the so-called “Reichsbuerger” movement are expected to take…

Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan | The Far Right News

Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan | The Far Right News

Hocke was fined for using a Nazi motto – illegal in modern-day Germany – during a campaign rally in 2021. A court has convicted one of the best known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to…

Germany’s Scholz calls for unity against far-right after MEP seriously hurt | The Far Right News

Germany’s Scholz calls for unity against far-right after MEP seriously hurt | The Far Right News

Chancellor’s appeal comes after four assailants brutally attacked a politician who was campaigning in eastern Germany. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for people to stand together against far-right activism after a politician was attacked while campaigning for the European parliamentary elections. Matthias Ecke was seriously injured and brought to…

‘No turning back’: Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on | The Far Right

‘No turning back’: Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on | The Far Right

Lisbon, Portugal – The olive-green military vehicles are the same, as are the uniforms of the personnel riding them. It’s even the same day of the week on this April 25 – a Thursday. This is when it all started, on the shore of the Tagus River where the sun…

‘No means no’: How Portugal resisted the far right, but only just | The Far Right News

‘No means no’: How Portugal resisted the far right, but only just | The Far Right News

When the March elections in Portugal saw the hard-right political party, Chega, quadruple its parliamentary representation from 12 seats to 50, one conclusion appeared overwhelmingly obvious. Overnight, it looked as if Europe’s most westerly country had become the continent’s latest front line between populist, ultra-conservative parties enjoying surging support and…

Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News

Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News

Sellner is known for his talk about ‘remigration’ at a recent meeting of nationalist populists in Europe that triggered large protests in Germany. Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner has been banned from entering Germany, days after he was deported from Switzerland. Sellner, a leader in Austria’s ultranationalist Identitarian Movement, said…

Norway court says mass killer Breivik’s prison isolation not ‘inhumane’ | Prison News

Norway court says mass killer Breivik’s prison isolation not ‘inhumane’ | Prison News

Serving a prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, Breivik has access to a kitchen, fitness room and TV with Xbox. Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik will remain in isolation in prison after he lost his legal attempt to end the conditions imposed on him by the state….

At least 150,000 protest in Berlin against Germany’s far right | Protests News

At least 150,000 protest in Berlin against Germany’s far right | Protests News

Mass demonstrations are taking place in Germany in the fourth week of protests against the far right. Approximately 150,000 people took to the streets of the capital Berlin on Saturday, police said. Similar protests were also taking place in cities including Dresden and Hanover, in a sign of growing opposition…

Hundreds of thousands protest against far-right in Germany | Protests News

Hundreds of thousands protest against far-right in Germany | Protests News

Rallies to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party are held in Berlin, Munich and other cities. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across towns and cities in Germany to protest against the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. On Sunday, rallies against the AfD…