In the past, the FIR showed that it is able as federation of the former resistance fighters and younger anti-fascists to intervene in the current historical-political discourse and to stand up for anti-fascism and humanity. As an international umbrella organization, it is in addition their noblest task to promote the solidarity among the member organizations.
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Stop NS glorification!
8. Dezember 2019
Successful congress of FIR in Reggio Emilia
5. Dezember 2019
“Together with today’s generations, we preserve the legacy of the fighters and persecuted, we fight against neo-fascism, racism and the roots of fascism, and for democracy, humanism, social justice and “a new world of peace and freedom.” This was the message of the XVIII regular congress of the International federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR), held …
The FIR in preparation for its XVIII regular congress
13. November 2019
From 29 November to 1 December 2019, the XVIII regular congress of FIR will take place in Reggio Emilia. Three years after the Prague congress, the member federations will make a balance of the political work and the changes of the framework conditions. The three core messages of FIR work are: “Never again war!”, “Never …
A bad message from the European Parliament
23. September 2019
European Parliament, historical revisionism
On 19 September 2019, the EU Parliament in Strasbourg passed a resolution that allegedly dealt with the “significance of the European past (or European historical consciousness) for the future of Europe“. 535 MEPs voted for this resolution, 66 against and 52 abstained.
The FIR and its member federations can in no way agree with this resolution. …
Commemorating September 1st, 1939 – 2019
25. August 2019
Disarmament instead of armament – We need a new international peace policy!
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the attack of Hitler Germany on Poland on 1 September 1939, which marks the military beginning of the Second World War, the International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-Fascists calls for initiatives for …
No pasaran! – We will not let the extreme right through!
31. Mai 2019
On the one hand, the result of the elections to the European Parliament confirmed the concerns of the anti-fascists and democrats, but on the other hand it also underlined the different political balances of power in the respective countries.
Some characteristic features can be seen in all the results:
Voter turnout rose in almost all European countries. …
Call of FIR (for the European parliament electoral campaign)
26. April 2019
The next elections to the European Parliament will take place in May 2019. For the International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-Fascists, its member-federations in almost all European countries and Israel, veterans of antifascist struggle and antifascists of today’s generation, these elections are very important for a variety of reasons:
In recent years, …
The FIR cautions: No nuclear armament in Central Europe!
3. Februar 2019
At the beginning of February 2019, the US administration put its threat of last autumn into practice and cancelled the bilateral treaty with Russia on the destruction of nuclear medium-range systems (INF) concluded in 1987.
This decision was linked to the assertion that Russia had not adhered to the treaty because it had developed a missile …
Offer for anti-fascist associations for the European elections campaign 2019
25. Januar 2019
The elections to the European Parliament in May 2019 are coming closer and closer and also the antifascist associations are called upon to make their contribution to the political debate and against the advance of extremely right-wing and right-wing populist parties and groups in this election campaign. The executive committee of the FIR wrote to …
Being Antifascist in Europe today
20. Dezember 2018
December 14/15, 2018 ANPI invited to an international conference in Rome. The following declaration was accepted in this meeting:
Today as never before since the war, Europe sees a fierce and composite gathering of neo-fascist, racist, neo-Nazi- nationalist inspired political forces. Those forces, although often different among them (probably because of each specific national history), operate …
