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 …
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FIR affected and mourning the victims of the anti-Semitic attack in Sydney
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 …
The guns are silent in the Middle East – a success for the people of Israel and Palestine
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 …
VVN-BdA supports FIR campaign
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 …
Obituary Delfina Tomás (1932 – 2025)
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 …
Budapest – FIR remembered Jewish resistance
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.
The FIR remembers the liberation and the liberators
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, …
80th anniversary of the self-liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp – Successful international youth meeting
8. April 2025
As previously reported, on the initiative of FIR, the Belgian National Confederation of Political Prisoners (CNPPA) and the Belgian War Heritage Institute, around 500 young people came together for an international youth meeting at the Buchenwald Memorial. Together with the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Commandos (IKBD), the German Buchenwald-Dora camp communities and “Paint it read”, …
80 Years liberation/ Day of victory – Commemorative events
24. März 2025
Following you find the dates of commemoration of camps and liberation days. Due to religious holidays this year, some of the ceremonies have been postponed to the beginning of May.
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