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Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán

Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next year. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride, heeding a call by the city’s mayor to “come calmly and boldly to stand together for freedom, dignity and equal rights”. Jubilant crowds packed into the city’s streets on Saturday, waving Pride flags and signs that mocked the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as their peaceful procession inched forward at a snail’s pace. Organisers estimated that a record number of people turned up, far outstripping the expected turnout of 35,000-40,000 people. “We believe there are 180,000 to 200,000 people attending,” the president of Pride, Viktória Radványi told AFP. “It is hard to estimate because there have never been so many people at Budapest Pride.” The mass demonstration against the government was a bittersweet marking of Budapest Pride’s 30th anniversary; while the turnout on Saturday was expected to reach record levels, it had come after the government had doubled down on its targeting of the country’s LGBTQ+ community. View image in fullscreen Hungary Pride participants in the march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary. Photograph: Rudolf Karancsi/AP “We came because they tried to ban it,” said Timi, 49. The Hungarian national was marching with her daughter, Zsófi, 23, who had travelled from her home in Barcelona to join the rally. After the ruling Fidesz party, led by the rightwing populist Orbán, fast-tracked a law that made it an offence to hold or attend events that involve the “depiction or promotion” of homosexuality to minors, many Hungarians vowed to show their disapproval by attending Pride for the first time. Viki Márton was among those who had made good on the promise, turning up with her nine-year-old daughter. The pair had come equipped with hats, water spray, and a swimsuit, more worried about heat than rightwing protesters. “I want her to see the reality,” said Márton. “And I’m so excited to be here!”

via guardian: Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán

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Essex family found guilty of distributing neo-Nazi music – #28 #BH #Blood&Honour

A father and his two adult children have been found guilty of creating and distributing neo-Nazi music which promoted terrorism and incited racial hatred. Robert Talland, 56, his son Stephen, 36, and daughter Rosie, 34, all from Essex, were convicted following a nine-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court. All three were found guilty of stirring up racial hatred while Robert was also convicted of two offences of encouraging terrorism. He was described as a leading figure in the “Blood & Honour” network – a far-right extremist movement which organised gigs and sold merchandise for white power bands. Robert also ran a record label, Rampage Productions, which distributed CDs by groups promoting neo-Nazi ideology. His children Stephen and Rosie played in one of those bands, Embers Of An Empire, which he managed. The trio were arrested in October 2020 following a year-long investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. During the trial, jurors were told that Robert Talland organised a gig at the Corpus Christi Club in Leeds in September 2019, where Embers Of An Empire performed songs promoting racist violence. CCTV captured audience members making Nazi salutes. Police searching his home found hundreds of CDs containing white supremacist lyrics, along with neo-Nazi banners and Blood & Honour memorabilia. Some lyrics were found to encourage extreme right-wing terrorism. Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley, head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said: “Robert, Stephen and Rosie Talland were part of a network of hatred which had encouraged violence and extreme right-wing terrorism across Europe for decades. “Robert Talland dismissed the group as an ‘old man’s drinking club’, but through the gigs and events they organised, they promoted music which glorified acts of murder to audiences which included young children.

via echo news: Essex family found guilty of distributing neo-Nazi music

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CROWN SEEKING 14-YEAR SENTENCE IN NEO-NAZI TERRORISM CASE

In a two-day sentencing hearing, experts testified about the impact of Patrick Macdonald, the man once known as Dark Foreigner, and his work for the Atomwaffen Division. Patrick Macdonald sits behind his lawyer in a mostly empty court gallery. Despite being the focus of the legal proceedings taking place, he has been silent throughout.  With his two-day sentencing hearing on terrorism charges coming to a close, the man once known to the world only by the name Dark Foreigner addresses the court in a final statement. Reading quickly from prepared comments, he apologized for his work supporting neo-Nazi movements.

via antigate.ca: CROWN SEEKING 14-YEAR SENTENCE IN NEO-NAZI TERRORISM CASE

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Australia lists online white supremacist network #Terrorgram as #terrorist organisation

Members of an online white supremacist network, which has successfully orchestrated terror attacks across the world, are now facing up to 25 years in jail in Australia. Terrorgram is described as a “nationalist and racist violent extremist organisation” which primarily operates on Telegram, sharing material and instructions about attacks that target minority groups, critical infrastructure and certain individuals. The group has successfully inspired terrorist attacks in the US, Europe and Asia. Today, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced Terrorgram has been officially listed as a terrorist organisation under the law following consultations with national security and intelligence agencies. “This listing will give Australian police and security and intelligence agencies significantly more power to keep Australians safe and restrict the operation of extremists in our country,” he said in a statement. “This group fosters and promotes an ideology that would seek to make some Australians feel unwelcome in their home, it is this extremist hatred which is not welcome and has no place in Australia.” Terrorgram members, their associates, and anyone who recruits, trains, helps move funds or provides support to the group now face up to 25 years imprisonment.

via 9news: Australia lists online white supremacist network Terrorgram as terrorist organisation

siehe auch: Australian members of Terrorgram white supremacist network face 25 years jail. Australians who join, recruit or fund a white supremacist network that has told its members how to attack politicians and minority groups, will face up to 25 years in prison after the Albanese government listed Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation. The online network, which seeks to incite a race war, will become the fourth white supremacist group to be listed as a terrorist organisation and the first given that designation by the Albanese government. (…) Telegram has previously shut down Terrorgram channels, but the decentralised group continues to pop up and at its peak had 50 channels with hundreds of members, with other communication channels operating underground.

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Self-proclaimed skinhead convicted of threatening pregnant Black woman faces at least 38 years in prison

Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer makes a statement in Sacramento Superior Court at CSU Sacramento. (Randall Benton / Associated Press) By Andrew J. Campa Staff Writer Follow June 25, 2025 6:51 PM PT Tyson Theodore Mayfield was convicted of two felonies, including a hate crime, and will spend at least 38 years in prison. Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer appealed an judge’s early sentence of five years. A swastika-tattooed man was convicted Monday of berating and menacing a pregnant Black woman and threatening the life of her unborn child and now faces at least 38 years in prison after the Orange County district attorney appealed an earlier sentence he called too “lenient.” The case began nearly seven years ago, when Tyson Theodore Mayfield, a self-proclaimed skinhead, berated and menaced a pregnant Black woman waiting for her bus on a Fullerton bench, according to prosecutors. The then-42-year-old Mission Viejo man clenched his fists and threatened the life of the woman’s unborn child, according to a criminal complaint. The woman, known as Jane Doe in court documents, fled and called Fullerton police, who didn’t locate the man. She soon returned to the bench and so did Mayfield, who threatened her again amid a barrage of racial slurs, according to court documents. This time, Doe tucked into a nearby restaurant and called the police, who found and apprehended Mayfield. That arrest and a guilty plea on two felony counts and one misdemeanor count initially resulted in a five-year sentence. After a series of court disputes and pressure from groups, including the Orange County district attorney’s office, Mayfield will serve at least 38 years, according to prosecutors.

via latimes: Self-proclaimed skinhead convicted of threatening pregnant Black woman faces at least 38 years in prison

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‘Neo-nazi’ teen wanted to go on ‘#terrorist rampage inspired by Jo Cox murder’

A neo-nazi teenager who was caught by MI5 as he tried to buy a gun for an attack has said he was inspired by the murder of MP Jo Cox. Alfie Coleman was detained during an undercover operation while he paid £3,500 for a Makarov pistol and ammunition in a supermarket car park. Coleman, who is now 21, believed in ‘the supremacy of white people and neo-Nazism’ and idolised Thomas Mair, who killed the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, jurors heard. The teenager had approached far-right organisation Patriotic Alternative in July 2021, saying he wanted to participate in its activism. The Old Bailey heard that he had allegedly planned a terrorist attack in 2022 on ‘Mayor of London house’, with his target specified as the address of the Lord Mayor of London. His plan included a reference to planting an explosive in a cash machine and the use of knives and crossbows, but was later abandoned, jurors heard. Another file outlined another planned attack, this time a plane hijacking. In a ‘diary’ document, Coleman had also expressed interest in going to France, which he said was close to an ‘all out race war’ and was ‘where I feel most useful and where I can create the biggest impact. Coleman, of Great Notley, Essex, was caught after agreeing to buy a Makarov pistol, five magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition.  He made the purchases after conversing with undercover officers on social networks including Telegram and Wire for several months, believing they were sympathetic to his views. The former Tesco worker was led to believe that the goods would be delivered in a Land Rover Discovery at a Morrisons car park in Stratford, East London on September 29, 2023. Just two days before he picked up his equipment, Coleman allegedly told a contact: ‘Just something has gotta be done, how long can we sit here and talk over the internet.’

via metro: ‘Neo-nazi’ teen wanted to go on ‘terrorist rampage inspired by Jo Cox murder’

siehe auch: White supremacist ‘plotted terror attack’ in city, A white supremacist who “idolised Hitler” planned to carry out a terrorist attack at the Lord Mayor of London’s residence, a court heard. Alfie Coleman is accused of buying a pistol and 188 rounds of ammunition with a dream of “sparking a race war” in September 2023. But he was snared by undercover police officers and MI5 in a “highly sophisticated operation” in a supermarket car park, after paying £3,500 in exchange for what he thought was the weapons, the Old Bailey was told. The 21-year-old, from Great Notley in Essex, admits possessing a firearm, ammunition and 10 offences of having a document useful to terrorism, but denies preparing an attack. The court was told Mr Coleman was inspired by Thomas Mair, who murdered the MP Jo Cox in 2016, and penned a manifesto “seething with hatred” and several detailed notes planning different terrorist scenarios. He was arrested by armed police after the supermarket snare in Stratford, east London, on 23 September 2023.

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Kanye to headline Slovakia festival despite pro-Hitler song

“Hip-hop visionary, cultural icon and controversial genius YE will perform July 20, 2025 exclusively at the Rubicon Festival in Bratislava. It will be his only confirmed live performance in Europe in 2025 — and ever first show in Slovakia in history,” organizers confirmed on the event’s website on Monday. “Rubicon Festival is raising the bar for European festivals to a whole new level.” His participation in the festival has sparked anger. More than 3,000 people have already signed a petition asking the festival to cancel the performance of the rapper, who is formerly known as Kanye West. The authors of the petition point out that Ye has in recent years repeatedly and openly adopted the symbolism and ideology associated with Nazi Germany, having written, for example, “I am a Nazi” and “I love Hitler” on social media platforms. “He trivializes the crimes of the totalitarian dictatorial regime and the war atrocities that also affected the Slovak population,” the petition reads. The petition refers to Ye’s latest track, “Heil Hitler,” which was released on May 8 — the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The song references the Nazi salute which was used while Adolf Hitler was in power. The single’s artwork resembles a swastika, and the song ends with a lengthy sample from a Hitler speech. As the petition also mentions, the song is banned in Germany. Nazi symbols prohibited in Germany Within Germany, Ye’s video cannot be seen among his posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Changing one’s location to the United States with a VPN makes the post visible.

via dw: Kanye to headline Slovakia festival despite pro-Hitler song

siehe auch: Petition launched to stop Kanye West appearing at Slovakian festival The rapper is booked to headline the Rubicon festival in Bratislava, which protesters have called ‘a debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime’ A petition has been launched calling on the mayor of Bratislava to prevent Kanye West – legally known as Ye – from headlining a festival in Bratislava, calling the planned appearance “an insult to historic memory, a glorification of wartime violence and debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime”. The Rubicon festival in the Slovakian capital claimed that they had secured an exclusive performance by the “hip-hop visionary, cultural icon and controversial genius” for mid-July. More than 3,500 people have signed the petition, endorsed by representatives from organisations such as Peace for Ukraine and Cities for Democracy, calling for West’s removal from the bill, accusing him of “repeatedly and openly adhering to symbols and [an] ideology connected with the darkest period of modern global history”. The petition calls West “one of the world’s most famous antisemites” and cites him selling a T-shirt depicting a swastika on his website.

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