Extremism
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges for funding extremists
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A federal grand jury in Alabama's Middle District indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts, including wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to conceal money laundering, for allegedly funneling over $3 million from 2014 to 2023 to informants in groups like the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and National Alliance. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accused the nonprofit of 'manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred.'
Singer Xavier Naidoo will perform on Saturday in Berlin on a truck bed during a demonstration, instead of on a large stage. He is organizing the event together with activists from the right-wing extremist scene. This signifies his full return to the right-wing conspiracy scene.
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In the latest move in France's crackdown on violent extremist groups, the far-right Bloc montpelliérain from Montpellier was dissolved on March 4, 2026, by the council of ministers for promoting violence, hatred, and discrimination. Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced further dissolutions targeting far-left and far-right groups.
A new investigative book uncovers the trajectory of Renaud Camus, a former left-wing activist turned proponent of the racist « great replacement » concept. Journalists Gaspard Dhellemmes and Olivier Faye portray the 79-year-old writer who influences figures like Éric Zemmour and Trumpist elites. The book will be published on January 28 by Flammarion.
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An independent monitoring group, Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA), has warned of a resurgence of violent extremism in Mindanao following an ambush in Lanao del Norte that killed four soldiers. The January 23 attack in Barangay Lininding, Munai town, was allegedly carried out by remnants of Dawlah Islamiyah (DI), contradicting military claims that militant groups in the area had been largely neutralized. The incident points to growing operational capacity among extremists amid upcoming elections in the Bangsamoro region.
The recent shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., has revived calls from the Trump administration for “reverse migration,” or “remigration.” The term, once associated with fringe movements, is now a recurring feature of the administration’s immigration message and traces back to ideas promoted by European extremists, according to NPR reporting.
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Reactions to the Salem March are marked by relief that the Nazis were not more numerous, but it is too early to relax. The manifestation's revival in 2025 is no coincidence given how its ideas have reached the highest political levels, writes DN's Gabriel Zetterström, who was present.
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