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Jun 3, 2023 · 06/03/2023. Germany is bracing for street protests by the far-left "Antifa" movement this week, after the conviction of Lina E., who was found guilty of physically assaulting neo-Nazis. Far-left ...
May 8, 2024 · The AfD has repeatedly rejected accusations of extremism. However, by investigating the past of these three men, the BBC has found a clear crossover between AfD figures and far-right networks ...
Far-right extremism in Germany is not just a threat in terms of hate violence and terrorist attacks; it is also a direct threat to the democratic state. One example is the assassination of Kassel District President Walter Lübcke in 2019 by an avowed neo-Nazi. Lübcke was targeted for his pro-refugee stance and support of then Chancellor Angela ...
- Right-Wing Extremist Political Parties
- Neo-Nazis
- Subculture-Oriented Right-Wing Extremists
- Other Right-Wing Extremists
- Violence and Right-Wing Terrorist Acts
Just as the emphasis placed on each of the ideological elements varies, so do the organisational forms and ideologies of the different currents of German right-wing extremism. Right-wing extremist political parties have set themselves the goal of securing votes in local, state, federal and European elections and thus to gain influence in parliament...
The term “neo-nazis” refers to adherents of an ideological strand within right-wing extremism that is guided by historical National Socialism. The latter constitutes the basis and general norm of neo-Nazi ideology, which is characterised by racism, antisemitism, nationalism and anti-pluralism. Neo-Nazis strive for an authoritarian state based on th...
In terms of quantity, subculture-oriented right-wing extremists represent an important spectrum of German right-wing extremism. They are not usually organised, but define themselves by a specific appearance, specific clothing and their musical preferences. Until the 2000s approximately, right-wing extremist skinheads made up the largest part of tha...
In addition to right-wing extremist parties, neo-Nazis and the subculture-oriented spectrum, there are other segments where right-wing extremists are active, including parts of the New Right. One of the associations within this spectrum is the Identitäre Bewegung Deutschland e.V. (IBD, Identitarian Movement of Germany). After emerging as a purely v...
Violence is immanent in the right-wing extremist ideology. It does not only show in right-wing extremists’ spontaneous violent crimes, such as physical assaults on political opponents or immigrants, but has also manifested itself in several right-wing terrorist attacks, which were often planned well in advance and were aimed at intimidating potenti...
May 8, 2024 · The AfD has repeatedly rejected accusations of extremism. ... The name, abbreviated by the group as "NS", is generally understood in Germany to mean "National Socialist", or Nazi.
Extremism. Extremist activities are those which oppose our democratic constitutional state and its fundamental values, norms and rules, and aim to overthrow the liberal democratic order and replace it with one in line with the ideas of the respective group. Extremists often accept, promote and actually use violent means to achieve their goals.
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Left-wing extremism. Left-wing extremism is a collective term for all efforts directed against the free democratic basic order that are based on treating the values of freedom and (social) equality as absolutes, especially as they are found in anarchist and communist ideas.
