far-left extremism

The district court of Leipzig has ordered warrants for the arrest of four far-left extremists accused of assaulting police officers and engaging in bodily harm on New Year’s Eve.

Police in the city of Leipzig have opened an attempted murder investigation after far-left extremists brutally attacked a police officer on New Year’s Eve, resulting in him needing emergency surgery.

Following a surge in left-wing extremist Antifa attacks this year, the Leipzig police say they will be increasing their presence in the city on New Year’s Eve to protect emergency services from potential attacks. The announcement comes after left-wing extremists

The former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party says that he was forced out of parliament because of abuse he suffered at the hands of the far-left within the party. Tom Watson, former MP for West Bromwich East, said that

A group of around 50 far-left activists stormed a nativity play involving children in Toulouse on Saturday, shouting at the children and telling them they were “fascists”.

A group of demonstrators, believed to belong to the far-left anarchist scene in Trieste, toasted the murder of two police officers who were killed by a migrant last month.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old far-left extremist at the first anniversary of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement on Saturday. The extremist has been accused of spying on police officers.

A far-left extremist attempted to physically assault Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini on the streets of Naples as a far-left organisation has warned Salvini not to come to a town in Romagna.

The German city of Leipzig has offered members of the public 100,000 euros to positively identify violent far-left Antifa extremists following a wave of attacks in the city.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities announced Saturday they had arrested three people and detained a further 15 in a “wide sweep” by the police’s counterterrorism squad on suspected left-wing extremists that also yielded an arms cache.

Nearly twenty Berlin police were said to have been brutally attacked by far-left Antifa extremists during a demonstration in one of the city’s strongholds for leftist extremism.

German far-left Antifa extremists broke into the apartment of a real estate company employee and viciously beat her in an ongoing war against a luxury apartment development in Leipzig.

Four far-left extremists were arrested in Hamilton, Ontario, Sunday after violent clashes broke out at a populist People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier event.

Two men, who are part of the far-left anarchist scene in France, have been fined 180,000 euros for setting a railway locomotive on fire and causing well over a million euros in damage.The men, aged 20 and 34, are said

Five far-left anarchist extremists have been arrested, accused of plotting to attack a hotel used as a temporary barracks for police officers during the forthcoming G7 summit in Biarritz.The five individuals, four men and one woman aged 24 to 45,

France has deported a 38-year-old German national believed to have previously been involved in far-left extremist activity ahead of the G7 summit this month.

Far-left groups have been accused of targetting and attacking tourist areas in Spain, including a recent attack on cars hired by tourists on the island of Mallorca.

The Paris prosecutor’s office has appealed a judicial move that could see the release of far-left Antifa extremist leader Antonin Bernanos.

French police say they are monitoring the possible prison release of Antifa extremist Antonin Bernanos, fearing he could lead violent protests at the G7 in August.

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has been criticised for wearing a T-shirt that could imply support for the far-left extremist Antifa group.

Figures and organisations across the political left in Germany reacted with horror at the suggestion of U.S. President Donald Trump that the far-left organisation Antifa could be recognised as a terrorist organisation, prompting many to out themselves as supporters of the violent group. 

A Swedish court has reduced the sentence for far-left extremist Jonas Linde who was convicted earlier this year for hoarding and assembling illegal firearms.

Far-left anarchist extremists are suspected to have been behind a fire at an Italian electrical hub for high-speed trains causing hours of delays.

Italian deputy prime minister and minister of the interior Matteo Salvini has blamed left-wing extremists after being sent an envelope containing a bullet in the latest death threat against the League leader.

The Swedish security service Sapo has sounded the alarm over the rise of extremists saying that the number of known extremists in some circles has risen from hundreds to thousands in a short period of time.Sapo have recommended and applied

Far-left anarchist graffiti was found on a war memorial to those who resisted and liberated the southern French commune of Névache from Nazi occupation during the Second World War.

Greek authorities say a far-left extremist convicted of 11 murders has been placed in intensive care after a 15-day hunger strike that has triggered violent protests by political sympathizers.

Dozens of far-left black-bloc Antifa anarchists stormed a Paris hospital during the May Day riots in the city this week with staff claiming the extremists threatened them and put patients at risk.

A member of the far-left extremist scene in Sweden faces charges of illegal weapons possession after police found semi-automatic rifles along with police uniforms in a rented storage unit last summer.The 32-year-old, who originally comes from Gislaved, faces prosecution on serious

Far-left Antifa extremists have been blamed for the attack on the the political management school in Lyon founded by French former populist MP Marion Maréchal.