Increased police investigations into far-right extremism have now seen the prison population swell to them making up a fifth of terrorists currently behind bars. New figures from the Home Office show of the 209 terrorism offenders behind bars, 42 of them are classified as holding extreme rightwing views. It is a growth of 18 per … Read more
Protesters brought May Day into the age of coronavirus today by keeping their distance at a rally in Greece – but authorities in Germany were bracing for extremists to hijack protests in Berlin by rallying against the lockdown. The International Workers’ Day protests on May 1 typically attract thousands of people across Europe, but many … Read more
Fringe protesters in Germany are planning rallies against the coronavirus lockdown today under cover of traditional May 1 workers’ demonstrations. While the usual left-wing protesters have vowed to observe social distancing, others are plotting a ‘hygiene demo’ which typically attracts conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers who scorn the lockdown measures. Extremists from left and right have … Read more
A report reveals the controversial face recognition software Clearview AI was developed with help from far-right extremists. The Huffington Post claims founder Hoan Ton-That has close ties with several extremists, attended dinners organized by alt-right groups and had employees famous for hate speech. It includes Charles Johnson, owner of a crowdfunding platform for white supremacists … Read more
Julia Ebner spent years undercover in every kind of extremist group but, Going Dark, her book charting those encounters fails to bring them to life By Julia Llewellyn Smith For Mail On Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 19:03 GMT, 9 March 2020 Going Dark Julia Ebner … Read more