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German police arrested far-right, anti-vaxxers plotting to kill a politician. The same threat exists here.
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German police arrested far-right, anti-vaxxers plotting to kill a politician. The same threat exists here.

19/12/202118/12/20216 min read

On 4 December several protests against COVID restrictions were held across the German state of Saxony. In the town of Grimma about 30 people, among

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Attack on Hamburg synagogue highlights rising antisemitism in Germany
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Attack on Hamburg synagogue highlights rising antisemitism in Germany

05/10/202005/10/20203 min read

Yesterday, on Sunday 4 October, a man in military clothing attacked a 26-year-old Jewish student outside the synagogue in Eimsbüttel, a part of the German

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Germany’s deradicalisation programmes have had some success. Do we need them in Ireland?
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Germany’s deradicalisation programmes have had some success. Do we need them in Ireland?

14/03/202013/03/20202 min read

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

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The Hanau shooter took far-right talking points to their fatal conclusion
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The Hanau shooter took far-right talking points to their fatal conclusion

26/02/202015/03/20204 min read

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

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The German synagogue shooter was influenced by far-right conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes
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The German synagogue shooter was influenced by far-right conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes

10/10/201905/10/20203 min read

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

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Members of Alternative für Deutschland mistake quotes from their leader as coming from Hitler
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Members of Alternative für Deutschland mistake quotes from their leader as coming from Hitler

17/09/201917/09/20192 min read

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

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Recent election results in Germany illustrate the alarming trend of the far right’s rise
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Recent election results in Germany illustrate the alarming trend of the far right’s rise

04/09/201904/09/20193 min read

Recent regional elections in Germany’s most eastern states, Brandenburg and Saxony, have seen far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) receive the second highest vote count.

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