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 …
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Being Antifascist in Europe today
20. Dezember 2018
Solidarity with the antifascist veterans-organization ANPI
9. Dezember 2018
FIR, the umbrella organization of federations of former veterans, partisans, deported and pursued ones and today’s antifascists is deeply concerned about the neo-fascist attack against the traditional Italian veteran organization ANPI.
The “heroes” of the neo-fascist Forza Nuova tried to attack the empty organization’s office with posters and Bengali fires this weekend.
We assure our Italian comrades …
FIR very concerned about political developments in Europe
3. Juni 2018
Austria, Europe, Hungary, Italy, Poland
Government formation in Italy last week clearly underlined the danger of increasing right wing developments in Europe. Meanwhile, four government parties in Europe, Poland, Hungary, Austria, and now Italy have put their campaign and political profile under the motto of xenophobia and nationalism.
For many years, in Hungary, under the government of Viktor Orban, we have …
Commemoration of the liberation
29. April 2018
While in recent weeks we have had repeatedly to warn of historical oblivion and historical revisionism, this time we can name various positive examples of anti-fascist remembrance work.
In recent days, commemorative events honoring the liberation from fascism and war took place in concentration camp memorials and other places in Europe. The prelude was traditionally the …
Appeal of the Russian Union of Veterans (RUV) to peoples, veterans and all antifascist forces – forces of good will in the world
22. April 2018
For RUV, veterans of Russia of all generations, the sudden massive missile strike inflicted by the NATO clique led by the US on April 14 at 4.00 Moscow time on the objects of Syria vividly revived the historical memory on June 22, 1941, when also at 4.00 the fascist regime of Hitler suddenly attacked the …
Parliamentary election in Hungary, 2018
14. April 2018
FIDESZ, Hungary, right wing populism
On the morning of the day after the elections, it seems that the ruling coalition party, FIDESZ-KDNP has won a two-thirds majority in the parliament; its leader Viktor Orbán will be ruling the country for the third time consecutively and overall it being his fourth cycle of governing. From 2010, he transformed the country from …
Peace movement today more important than ever!
30. März 2018
The FIR welcomes the various activities of the German peace movement and the peace forces in other countries on these Easter holidays. As United Nations “Ambassadors of Peace”, the FIR and its member federations have been working for decades to overcome the East-West conflict, to achieve comprehensive disarmament and to eliminate the causes of war. …
FIR supports activities for the International Day against Racism
17. März 2018
Demonstrations and other events in several European countries, March 17, 2018
The UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was inaugurated in 1966 to commemorate the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, which saw 69 anti-apartheid protestors killed and 178 wounded for taking to the streets against the regime’s racist pass laws. In commemorating the massacre, the …
80 Years of the German annexation of Austrian – Never forget!
11. März 2018
These days we have to remember the political and military occupation of Austria by the German Wehrmacht on March 12, 1938. After resign of Bundeskanzler Schuschnigg, he was a right wing politician, forced by Austrian Nazi-groups one could see swastika-banners in several Austrian cities and the German Wehrmacht crossed the border.
The “Anschluss” marked the final …
75 years “White Rose” – FIR remembers the German antifascist resistance
11. Februar 2018
In all from German fascism and its allies occupied countries, resistance fight is well known. Also in fascist Germany one can find resistance groups they sacrificed their life for freedom and peace. One of the most popular groups is the clandestine student group “White Rose” at the Munich University.
The members of the group came together …
