A new report has disclosed that the far-right is trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic “to propagate racism and anti-immigration sentiment”. It’s also highlighted that
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Germany’s deradicalisation programmes have had some success. Do we need them in Ireland?
Besides exposing, deplatforming and publicly opposing their rallies, an often overlooked but crucial part of dealing with the far right is deradicalisation. As of now
The coronavirus is the latest propaganda tool for extremists targeting minorities
The emergence of the coronavirus has been latched on to by racists and extremists across the world. Ignoring the very real threats that the virus
The Hanau shooter took far-right talking points to their fatal conclusion
In the manifesto and YouTube videos left behind by the Hanau terrorist, the patterns we are all familiar with emerge once again. The 43-year-old man
Planning document argues Irish far right has an image problem and lays out a ‘nationwide strategy’ for success
In a planning document acquired by The Beacon it’s revealed that Ireland’s far right is already looking ahead to the next elections. Highlighted in the
In the mind of Justin Barrett Ireland will be saved by installing a Catholic dictatorship
With the National Party running a number of candidates in the coming election, it’s worth considering what its preferred Ireland would look like. Its website
Conspiracy theories are nothing new but the far right has weaponised them
One of the tactics of the far right is to assign a larger agenda to incidents which involve or affect them. Anti-racist and anti-fascist activism
New report says there is ‘cause for deep concern’ around the rise of online hate speech in Ireland
According to a new report Ireland needs to do more to tackle racism, hate crime, and hate speech. The Alternative Report on Racial Discrimination in
The German synagogue shooter was influenced by far-right conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes
A man dressed in camouflage gear tried to enter a synagogue in the German town Halle during Yom Kippur prayer on Wednesday, 9 October. About
Understanding the ‘Great Replacement’, a conspiracy theory which forms the ‘ideological glue’ of the far right
In any political movement a lingua franca emerges which unites its members. There is nothing unique about this. And the far right is no different.
Notes on far-right Sweden in politics and on the streets
While the SÄPO (Swedish National Security) warns that the Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) represents one of the greatest threats to Sweden’s safety and democracy, the
Members of Alternative für Deutschland mistake quotes from their leader as coming from Hitler
Björn Höcke, leader of Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), has shown his love for Third Reich terminology as well his overblown ego once more. In