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 …
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The guns are silent in the Middle East – a success for the people of Israel and Palestine
13. Oktober 2025
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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International Youth Meeting April 2025 – register now
11. Dezember 2024
As we have already announced on various occasions, the meeting will take place from Friday, April 4 (day of arrival) to Monday, April 7 (day of departure) at the Buchenwald Memorial.
So far, groups from Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Italy and, of course, Germany have registered. We are also expecting participants from Austria, the Czech Republic, …
Obituary Serge Wourgaft (1917-2024)
2. Dezember 2024
At the beginning of December, we learned from our comrades of FNDIRP that Serge Wourgaft had passed away at the age of 108. This news fills us with deep sadness, as he was a comrade who was active for many decades of his life for the common anti-fascist idea.Serge Wourgaft was born in Odessa on …
Obituary Giacomo Notari (1927 – 2024)
29. November 2024
It is with sadness and respect for his life’s work that we bid farewell to Giacomo Notari, partisan and long-time witness to the Italian Resistanza. He died a few days before his 97th birthday in his home town of Marmoreto di Busana (Reggio Emilia).
Born on December 6, 1927, he – like his brother Giuseppe – …
