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An honor guard stands at the coffin of assassinated German politician Walter Lübcke at his memorial service on June 13 in Kassel, Germany. Lübcke, a Christian Democrat, was outspoken in his pro-immigration views. His confessed killer is an avowed neo-Na

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A German Politician's Assassination Prompts New Fears About Far-Right Violence

3:42pm July 01, 2019

by Deborah Amos

Walter Lübcke, who supported Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy, was shot in the head in June. Political leaders and experts on extremism suggest Germany's far-right party may share some blame.

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Supporters cheer on leaders of the right-wing Vox party in Madrid's Plaza de Colón on Dec. 1.

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In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment

8:11pm February 19, 2019

by Lucia Benavides

The country had been a holdout from a trend already sweeping other parts of Europe and beyond. Now the right-wing Vox party shares power in Spain's largest region.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July during a joint press conference in Jerusalem.

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Israel's Netanyahu Embraces European Leaders With Controversial Views On Holocaust

10:49am December 17, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has befriended nationalist and far-right leaders who tend to be staunchly pro-Israel. But some Israelis say he's too lenient about their views on Holocaust history.

Meet The Jews Of The German Far Right

8:02am October 21, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

Fellow Jews in the country are baffled by a small Jewish faction within the Alternative for Germany, a party accused of racism and of downplaying the Nazis.

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Björn Höcke (center), a politician from the Alternative for Germany party, participates in a march in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, on Sept. 1, after several nationalist groups called for marches protesting the killing of a German man allegedly by migrants

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Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

8:02am September 30, 2018

by Simon Schütz

It is the latest sign that many citizens are drawn to a populist movement that is reshaping politics in Germany by focusing debate squarely on immigration.

An informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. AHA members filmed at this camp, gathering footage for their fundraising video

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A German Far-Right Group Aids Syrian Refugees — To Stop Them From Reaching Europe

8:33am September 03, 2018

A far-right movement is providing aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, but not for purely humanitarian reasons. The few refugees who received help didn't know the group aims to keep them out of Germany.

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Italian far-right party activists hold a banner reading "fatherland" during a demonstration against a government proposal to reform citizenship procedures for the descendants of immigrants living in Italy, in Rome, Nov. 4, 2017.

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Anti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race

7:12am February 21, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Far-right parties are campaigning for the March 4 elections, and they're not the only ones heightening the rhetoric against foreigners.

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After days of uncertainty, an event at the University of California, Berkeley, touted as "Free Speech Week" by organizers — including far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos — has been canceled.

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Milo Yiannopoulos' 'Free Speech Week' At Berkeley Falls Apart, Organizers Say

3:45pm September 22, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

The right-wing activist and a student group organized the event as a response to what they see as university efforts to shut down conservative speakers on campus. The event was meant to start Sunday.

Old posters on the wall of a school in San Cristóbal call on students to participate in a strike last November. The slogan warns, "Get out of the way, Francoists!" Spain's experience of decades of dictatorship helps protect against an embrace of the righ

Unlike Elsewhere In Europe, The Far Right In Spain Stays On The Fringe

9:40am March 16, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Amid the rise of far-right political parties in Europe, Spain has no similar movement. That may be due to its history under a dictatorship and Spaniards' own experience as impoverished migrants.

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Far-right leader and candidate in next spring's French presidential elections, Marine Le Pen, acknowledges applause at a meeting of European nationalists in Koblenz, Germany, last weekend.

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France's Far-Right Candidate For President Is A Contender

10:09am January 26, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

France's far-right National Front party has never had a real chance at the presidency. But the rise of populist nationalism has encouraged the party's candidate, Marine Le Pen.

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