All news on the topic: Far Right

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Latin America turns right as Trump-style politics reshape the region
As the U.S. puts up barriers to would-be migrants coming across the southern border, Latin America is undergoing a sharp political shift.
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Royal British Legion cuts ties with anti-migrant group accused of exploiting poppy branding
The Royal British Legion has distanced itself from an anti-migrant group that has been accused of misleading the public through its fundraising, by using the charity’s Remembrance poppy branding.
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"Outright racist" Daniel Thomas warned he will face the full force of the law over any crimes, says home secretary
Shabana Mahmood has described the anti-asylum activist Daniel Thomas as “a far-right and outright racist” who will feel “the full force of the law” if his organisation commits crimes near contested asylum sites such as Piddington.
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Inside Patriot Platform, Britain’s new masked anti-migrant movement
Shortly after 7am last Saturday in the English coastal town of Dover, livestreamed footage distributed by Britain’s newest anti-migrant movement showed dozens of men in paramilitary outfits jumping out from the backs of vehicles, their faces covered beneath balaclavas, their hands in black gloves.
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Far-right activists given platform at House of Lords event on UK birth rates
Prominent Neo-Nazis attended the event in Parliament, hosted by an anti-abortion group, in which they called for politicians to “stop importing an invasive foreign serf class”
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Reform UK civil war deepens as Nigel Farage ally Tim Montgomerie quits party
A former key ally of Nigel Farage and high-profile figure within Reform UK has quit the party following a public row in the wake of his suspension.
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Germany erupts in anti-AfD protests after far right scores historic election victory
Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory
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Convicted kidnapper turned anti-migrant firebrand Danny Tommo emerges as Tommy Robinson’s heir
Most of the hundreds of men clad in sinister balaclavas and black outfits on the Dover anti-migrant protest were anonymous, but one well-built man stood out from the mob.
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Former HMRC worker jailed after BBC exposes online calls for Jews, Muslims and gay people to be killed
A former tax worker who described himself as "the ultimate genocidal racist monster" has been jailed for inciting hatred online after he was exposed by a BBC investigation.
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Merz’s party loses German state election as AfD wins 43.8% of the vote
Germany’s "far-right" Alternative for Germany (AfD) has secured a major victory in a crucial state election, more than doubling its share of the vote from five years ago.
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"Tip of the iceberg": Dover far-right protest sparks fears of more mass gatherings
Kent Police have been accused of being caught by surprise by the Far-Right protest in Dover at the weekend and have been warned it could be the ’tip of the iceberg’ with more mass gatherings to come.
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Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK after US immigration arrest
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after his arrest by American immigration authorities, U.S. officials said Saturday.
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Oxford Union accused of platforming far-right voices after Robinson debate
Last week Oxford Union, a renowned debating and literary private members club, hosted the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson.
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Controversial lawyer De la Espriella wins razor-thin Colombia election
According to preliminary results, the controversial lawyer is set to take office at the Casa de Nariño on August 7, following a campaign driven more by symbolism and controversy than concrete proposals
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British remigration activist attacked during Manchester street debate
A British ‘remigration’ activist was giving a public debate on colonization when he was allegedly attacked from behind.
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Unison says fighting Reform UK must be priority as Labour faces warning
Britain’s biggest union must prioritize fighting Reform UK, Unison’s conference heard today after its general secretary urged the government to drastically change course.
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Shouting across the pond: Elon Musk rekindles a decade-old grooming gangs scandal in an attempt to sway British politics
As Elon Musk tries to expand his influence in the European political arena, Tesla sales throughout the continent have significantly decreased.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the French far right, is dead at 96
Ultranationalist and anti-immigrant views made him a pariah in 1980s France.
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Switzerland seeks to ban Nazi symbols amid surge in antisemitism
Proposed ban would cover the swastika and Hitler salute but also more cryptic symbols used by the far right
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A Swedish court has sentenced a far-right leader to prison for burning the Qur’an
Danish politician Rasmus Paludan sentenced to four months for incitement against ethnic group
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’He’s like a gangster’: How Tommy Robinson rose to become the leader of Britain’s far right
The activist’s latest imprisonment and run-in with the law may serve only to boost his popularity and brand of hatred
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German far-right party AfD poised for state election win in the east
Alternative für Deutschland leader speaks of ‘historic success’ of top place in Thuringia and second in Saxony
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UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says
Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery
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UK Police reports 741 people arrested and 302 people charged
‘Hundreds more suspects’ from violence led by far right should expect to be arrested, say police chiefs