Germany: Right-Wing Extremist Demonstration In Aachen Sparks Large Counter-Protest

A right-wing extremist group held a demonstration in Aachen, Germany, on Saturday evening, January 18. Thousands of counter-protesters gathered in the eastern district at almost the same time.

US: Neo-Nazi Group Marches Through Downtown Nashville, TN

A group of neo-Nazis wearing black balaclavas and red shirts, believed to be members of the white supremacist group ’Blood Tribe,’ marched through downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, February 17, holding giant swastika flags.

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

Vandalized Jewish memorial plaque

20.11.2023, Tartu. A memorial plaque placed in June, marking the location of a synagogue destroyed in 1944. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities did not allow the Jewish community to be restored in Tartu. Over the weekend the memorial plaque was bent and scribbled with swastika and number 88, which is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

U.S. Texas mall shooting suspect identified as possible neo-Nazi sympathizer: local media

STORY: U.S. Texas mall shooting suspect identified as possible neo-Nazi sympathizer: local media DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting site 2. SOUNDBTIE(English): JOSEPH GALLAGHER, Store manager at Allen Premium Outlets STORYLINE: Local media reported on Sunday that the gunman who killed eight people and injured seven others at an outlet mall in the U.S. state of Texas was identified as a suspected neo-Nazi sympathizer. Two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News that Mauricio Garcia, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was killed by a police officer after opening fire on Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets, about 48 km north of Dallas. Garcia, 33, had several social media accounts and appeared to be drawn to neo-Nazi and white supremacist content, said the NBC News report, adding that he was wearing a patch on his chest with a right-wing acronym. However, authorities said that it was too early to ascribe a mo

Racism, white supremacist terrorism behind hate crimes

STORY: Racism, white supremacist terrorism behind hate crimes DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: NEW YORK, the United States CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor 2. various of the street view of Buffalo STORYLINE: The mass shooting in a Black-dominated community in Buffalo, New York, last weekend once again highlighted the threat from white supremacy and racism in the United States. At least 10 people died in the Buffalo shooting, which is seen as one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent memory. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor "And to see that sense of security shattered by an individual, a white supremacist who has engaged in an act of terrorism and will be prosecuted as such, in a cold-hearted, cruel calculating way, a military-style execution targeting people who simply want to buy groceries in a neighborhood store. It strikes us in our very hearts to know that there is such evil that lurks out there." The New

Vigil held for Buffalo mass shooting victims in New York

STORY: Vigil held for Buffalo mass shooting victims in New York DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a vigil held near the supermarket 2. various of the area cordoned off by police STORYLINE: Community members gathered for a vigil outside the Tops supermarket Sunday, a day after a gunman killed 10 people in the city of Buffalo, New York State. New York Governor Kathy Hochul Sunday announced flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff on May 16 in honor of the victims of the horrific shooting. "The violence we witnessed at the hands of this white supremacist is sickening, unacceptable and it must stop here," Hochul said, adding that "an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and we must confront white supremacy head on." An 18-year-old U.S. white man was arraigned on Saturday night hours after shocking the nation by live-streaming his mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo. The heavily armed shooter surrendered to

New York governor calls Buffalo shooting act of "white supremacist terrorism"

STORY: New York governor calls Buffalo shooting act of "white supremacist terrorism" DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor STORYLINE: Speaking at a press briefing after a mass shooting that killed at least 10 people in Buffalo of New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul denounced the attack as "white supremacist terrorism" and called for an end to the violence fueled by white supremacists. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor "And to see that sense of security shattered by an individual, a white supremacist who has engaged in an act of terrorism and will be prosecuted as such, in a cold-hearted, cruel calculating way, a military-style execution targeting people who simply want to buy groceries in a neighborhood store. It strikes us in our very hearts to know that there is such evil that lurks out there. Yes, I'm here to console the families in a community that is feeling so much pai

Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Members of Proud Boys, a white-supremacist group supporting U.S. President Donald Trump, stage a rally in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020, protesting the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden won.

Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Members of Proud Boys, a white-supremacist group supporting U.S. President Donald Trump, stage a rally in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020, protesting the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden won.

Protest against white supremacists in Washington

Protest against white supremacists in Washington

Anti-racist protesters march in Washington on Aug. 12, 2018, the anniversary of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that exploded into violence and left a woman dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

40,000 join anti-racial discrimination rally in Boston

40,000 join anti-racial discrimination rally in Boston

Around 40,000 people join an anti-racial discrimination rally in Boston on Aug. 19, 2017, a week after a violent white supremacist rally in the Virginia college town of Charlottesville. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo