Middle-class Russians joined far-right extremists in nationalist marches on Monday, in a sign of how xenophobia has taken root in mainstream society. In 2005 president Vladimir Putin replaced a former Soviet holiday on November 4 with the Day of National … Continue reading
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France: National Front in the lead for European elections
For the first time ever, Marine Le Pen’s National Front is in the lead for the European elections scheduled for 2014 in France, according to an IFOP poll. The survey was conducted for Le Nouvel Observateur and shows the party … Continue reading
European Local Democracy Week 14-20 October
The “European Local Democracy Week” is an annual European event where local authorities from all the 47 member states of the Council of Europe organise public events to meet and engage with their citizens on issues of current interest. The … Continue reading
Lampedusa: Never again. The biggest tragedy in immigration history shocks Europe.
The European Network STOP Hate Crimes condemns the lack of humanity that has led to the humanitarian catastrophe that took place yesterday in Lampedusa, and that has caused the death of over 300 people, among whom there were children and pregnant. … Continue reading
Fare gives full backing to Never Again after it was attacked.
The Fare network has been surprised and alarmed by a number of attacks on the Never Again Association, the Fare lead partner in Poland and Eastern Europe. The nature of the attacks are such that they involve both mainstream media … Continue reading
French politician tells gypsies: Hitler did not kill enough Roma
A French politician sparked outrage by telling a group of travellers that, perhaps, not enough gypsies were killed during Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Gilles Bourdouleix, a 53-year-old member of the National Assembly for the centrist UDI party and mayor of … Continue reading
European Action Day for Victims of Hate Crimes
In Memoriam of the Victims of Norway´s attacks July the 22nd European Action Day for Victims of Hate Crimes Two years ago, Norway suffered the worst massacre since World War II. 77 people were murdered, most of them just … Continue reading
Report on the rise of xenophobia in Europe
The Charter of Movement against Intolerance, Esteban Ibarra, and the Charter of the European Network Against Hate Crimes, Valentin Gonzalez, will give to the Ombudsman Soledad Becerril, the RAXEN Report-2012 which reflects significant issues in the field of racism, Xenophobia, … Continue reading
Austrian neo-Nazi gets jail term for Facebook posts
An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 29-year-old neo-Nazi to 18 months in prison for posting pictures of Adolf Hitler, swastikas and other banned material on Facebook. The man admitted uploading the images onto the social networking website but told … Continue reading
Man killed for being gay in Russia. Homophobia in Europe.
A Russian man was brutally beaten to death for being gay after coming out to his friends, investigators confirmed, stating that he was a victim of a homophobic gang. The victim sustained serious injuries in the assault, including to his … Continue reading