US EditionTrump administration designates four European Antifa groups as terrorists
- On Thursday, the U.S. State Department said it was moving to designate four self-styled "antifa" groups, including Germany-based Antifa Ost, and named groups in Italy and Greece, including the Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front .
- Amid a policy push, the administration said the designation aligns with President Donald Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 and cited attacks in Germany and Hungary, with Hungary already designating Antifa Ost a terrorist entity.
- The State Department noted that Antifa Ost conducted numerous attacks in Germany between 2018 and 2023 and is accused of attacks in Budapest in mid-February 2023.
- If finalised, the listings would take effect on November 20, and the State Department said this would make it illegal for U.S. citizens to seek membership or support, including donations.
- Extending the approach abroad, officials are targeting Antifa Ost after the September Antifa domestic designation and Hungary's terrorist label, marking a rare U.S. step against anti-fascist groups overseas.
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Trump Cracks Down: U.S. Blacklists Antifa Groups in Europe
The United States has blacklisted German, Italian, and Greek anti-fascist and anarchist militants as terrorist groups, part of President Donald Trump’s broad crackdown on “Antifa” activists. The designation makes group members ineligible to enter the United States, freezes any assets they may have in the world’s largest economy, and makes it a crime to provide material support to them. The groups being designated include Germany’s Antifa Ost, wh…
US brands four European anti-fascist groups as terrorists
The Trump administration has escalated its crackdown on people who oppose fascism by designating four European anti-fascist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, reports The Guardian. The State Department announced Thursday it would label Germany's Antifa Ost, Italy's International Revolutionary Front, and two Greek organizations as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists," claiming they conspire to "undermine the foundations of Western Civ…
The designation refers to the East Antifa, Germany, as well as the other three groups in Italy and Greece, which will be considered as "foreign terrorist organisations from 20 November".
The German Antifa group "has carried out numerous attacks on people," according to the U.S. government.
In addition to the German left-wing extreme group "Antifa Ost", three groups from Italy and Greece will also be led as foreign terrorist organizations, so-called "Foreign Terrorist Organisation" (FTO) from 20 November.
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