2. September 2021
One year ago, the FIR congratulated the legendary Greek composer and anti-fascist Mikis Theodorakis with a “newsletter” on his 95th birthday. Today we have to announce with regret that he has passed away.
We remember his fantastic musical contributions, his diverse compositions, his folk songs as well as the great setting of the “Canto General” based …
18. August 2021
We have all seen the dramatic pictures of the last few days from Kabul and some other parts of Afghanistan, where the advance of the Taliban has been proceeding at high speed following the announcement of the withdrawal of foreign forces. The short conclusion of these events can be summed up in the following balance: …
10. Juli 2021
On July 10, 2021, we received the sad news that Esther Bejarano, survivor of the Auschwitz death camp and active for decades in the anti-fascist movement in Germany, honorary chair of the German VVN-BdA passed away at the age of 96 after a short serious illness. We are affected and saddened.
In its obituary, the VVN-BdA …
1. Juli 2021
From June 30 to July 3, 1951 in Vienna took place the International peace congress of the resistance movement. This was the birthday of the International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR), the umbrella organization of veterans of the antifascist fight, deported ones and victims of Nazi-persecution from all parts of Europe. Since seventy years Internationalism …
23. Juni 2021
The FIR and its member federations used the 80th anniversary of the Hitler fascist invasion of the Soviet Union for various commemorative events.
Despite all restrictions caused by the pandemic, public honors took place of course in the states of the former Soviet Union. Together with the Belorussian veteran federation, several hundred people gathered on June …
22. Juni 2021
Message of Vilmos Hanti, President of FIR, to the ANPI conference of June 22,2021
In my capacity as President of the Fédération Internationale des Résistants, I welcome with great respect the organizers and participants of this conference convened on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the attack of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany.
I also …
14. Mai 2021
Once again, we have to witness that in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict violence as a means of conflict primarily affects the civilian population. The clashes began many days ago with the attempt to enforce the settlement policy, which has been unequivocally condemned by the United Nations, and which amounts to the expulsion of the Palestinian population …
22. April 2021
The International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-Fascists greets all participants of the celebrations of Liberation Day, Victory Day and the commemorative actions “immortal regiment”.
May 8 / 9, 1945 is and remains for anti-fascists in all parts of the world the “dawn of human history” (Peter Gingold). In many places of the …
31. März 2021
With great sadness, we heard today that Günter Pappenheim, survivor of Buchenwald concentration camp, first vice-president of the International Committee Buchenwald-Dora and Commandos, chairman of the camp working group Buchenwald-Dora and member of the honorary presidency of the FIR has died at the age of 95.
As a young man, he was arrested and deported to …
7. März 2021
Since the II International Conference of Communist Women in 1921, 8 March has been celebrated as an International Day of Action for Equal Rights for Women. As early as 1910, at the suggestion of Clara Zetkin, the International Women’s Congress in Stuttgart had decided on an annual day of agitation for women’s suffrage. This was …
