6. März 2026
In preparation of the 75th anniversary, you will find in the coming time at this place several articles about FIR History
Immediately after the liberation and defeat of fascist barbarism in Europe, former political prisoners of the concentration camps and prisons of fascist Germany founded the FIAPP (Federation internationale des anciens prisioniers politiques) in Warsaw. …
9. Februar 2026
The Fédération Internationale des Resistants (FIR) – Association Antifasciste, the umbrella organization of partisans, veterans of the anti-fascist resistance, deportees, family members, and contemporary anti-fascists, together with the Association of Hungarian Resistance Fighters and Anti-Fascists (MEASZ), the German Association of Victims of Nazi Persecution – Federation of Anti-Fascists (VVN-BdA), and the Austrian Federal Association of …
4. Januar 2026
In the first days of 2026, the US government not only launched a war of aggression against the sovereign Caribbean state of Venezuela, but also kidnapped the elected president Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the form of state kidnapping. It borders on a “Wild West” mentality when the US government under Trump believes it …
17. Dezember 2025
On Sunday, two Australians, believed to be supporters of Islamic State (IS), shot and killed at least 15 people who had gathered on Sydney beach for a Hanukkah celebration. Among the victims were a ten-year-old child and a Holocaust survivor. The 50-year-old attacker was shot dead at the scene by police, and his son was …
13. Oktober 2025
It was with great pleasure that the FIR and its member associations learned today that the last surviving Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been handed over to Israel and that, at the same time, the first Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli prisons and allowed to leave for Egypt. We are delighted for …
7. Oktober 2025
The extraordenary congress of the German VVN-BdA supported on October 5, 2025 unanimously the initiative of FIR
A few days ago, US President Trump issued an executive order classifying “Antifa” as a “domestic terrorist organization,” support for which is already a criminal offense. In Europe, there have been similar attacks by the Hungarian government and …
24. September 2025
With deep sorrow we learned of Delfina Tomás’ death in early May 2025, after she had dedicated her entire life to fighting for freedom and preserving the memory of those who had fought for it.At the age of seven, she went into exile with her family and lived in very harsh conditions until she was …
16. Juli 2025
At the FIR board meeting in early July 2025, the members of the executive committee recalled a heroic example of Jewish resistance against deportation and fascist terror in Budapest. This resistance in 1944 is referred to as “Little Warsaw” (kis Warsaw) – in memory of the ghetto uprising there in 1943.
12. Mai 2025
The FIR addresses the following political message to the associations of former veterans of the anti-fascist struggle, their family members and their political supporters in all European countries and the political public on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation from fascism and war and the day of victory over Nazi barbarism:May 8, …
