Tag: neo-Nazi

IN DEPTH: If US Keeps Arming Ukraine, War Can Spiral out of Control: International Security Expert

July 24, 2023
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Continuous arming of Ukraine could lead to an escalation of the war with Russia that could eventually spiral out of control, expanding outside Ukraine, said an international security expert. “I do not believe that continuously [and] indefinitely arming the Ukrainians is going to force [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to simply leave all of the post-1991…

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FBI Arrests Michigan Man Suspected of Plotting Mass Shooting at Synagogue

June 18, 2023
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FBI agents arrested a Michigan man on June 16 after he threatened a mass shooting at a synagogue in East Lansing, Michigan, according to federal court documents filed in the Western District of Michigan. Seann Patrick Pietila, 19, was charged with “transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure another,” U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced…

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Victorian Holocaust Survivors Call for Salute Ban

January 27, 2023
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Holocaust survivors are calling on the Victorian premier to ban the Nazi salute, saying the gesture brings back the memories and pain of millions of Jewish people murdered. The push for change on International Holocaust Remembrance Day follows a spate of recent incidents in the state – among them, neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell giving the salute…

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‘The View’ Apologizes to Turning Point USA After Lawsuit Threat

July 28, 2022
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ABC’s “The View” apologized on air Wednesday to leading conservative youth organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) after it threatened to sue over the co-hosts’ comments linking the group to so-called neo-Nazis. Co-host Sarah Haines read a statement on air correcting her co-hosts’ remarks made during the July 25 show to make clear that so-called neo-Nazi…

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German Authorities Arrest 4 in Nationwide Raids on Neo-Nazi Groups

April 7, 2022
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Authorities in Germany have conducted nationwide raids on alleged neo-Nazi groups and arrested four suspects, the country’s federal prosecutor’s office announced. The raids, which began early in the morning on March 6, saw more than 800 police officers from 11 of Germany’s 16 federal states take part in detaining the suspects and conducting searches. Officials said they searched the residences of…

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Neo-Nazi Groups Account For Half of Australia’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Caseload: Spy Chief

August 16, 2021
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Australia’s domestic intelligence chief has said half of Australia’s priority onshore counter-terrorism cases are being dedicated to far-right groups that promote acts of violence, with the Australian government listing the far-right neo-Nazi group, Sonnenkrieg Division  (SKD), a terrorist organisation, on Aug. 11. This comes after a joint investigation by The Age and 60 Minutes has revealed…

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UK Police Officer Jailed for Membership of Neo-Nazi Group

April 30, 2021
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A British police officer was convicted on Friday of belonging to a neo-Nazi group and was jailed for more than four years. Ben Hannam, 22, was found guilty of being a member of the National Action (NA), a banned right-wing extremist group, from 2016 to 2017. Hannam, who pleaded guilty to possessing an indecent image…

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