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It’s final: Czech neo-Nazi to serve three years for threatening violence against the Government, unlawfully possessing a submachine gun, and spreading hate on the Internet

Pavel Matějný during a demonstration by neo-Nazis to support the arsonists who attacked a Romani family in Vítkov, Czech Republic, severely injuring a two-year-old, 16 April 2016. (PHOTO: Petr Zewlakk Vrabec) Pavel Matějný, who threatened to bring a firearm to the Office of the Czech Government last year, will serve three years in prison. He has not appealed his unconditional prison sentence, just protested (to no avail) the confiscation of his electronic devices by the Central Bohemian Regional Court. The verdict has taken effect. The court has punished Matějný for supporting and promoting a movement aimed at suppressing human rights and freedoms, for committing violence against a group of people, for inciting a crime, and for illegal possession of weapons. Matějný made his threats in the context of a demonstration by farmers that took place in the capital in February 2024. He wrote on Facebook that once their tractors made it to Prague, he would join them with his AK-47, i.e., a Kalashnikov assault rifle. The message was intercepted by detectives from the Prague Police’s Department on Extremism and Terrorism. They arrested Matějný and, during a search of his home, found electronic devices with neo-Nazi content and an illegally-held submachine gun. (…) The court did not agree with his argument. It pointed out, among other matters, that Matějný used the seized phones to connect to Facebook, where he made illegal posts, and that the computer disk held photographs of him giving the Nazi salute. Matějný has three previous convictions, most recently a suspended sentence for violence against an official. The Czech Interior Ministry’s report on extremism describes him as a “veteran neo-Nazi.”

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Defendant shouted “Ukrainians, go home!”, gave the Nazi salute, and stabbed a Belarusian man – now he tells a Czech court it was just a “run-of-the-mill, drunken conflict”

Petr Zemánek, who faces attempted murder charges for stabbing a Belarusian man in Prague this spring, admitted to the assault at the Prague Municipal Court on Wednesday. However, he denied attacking the man because of his presumed nationality. According to the indictment, Zemánek assaulted the man because he thought he was Ukrainian. He told the court he regretted the conflict. The 40-year-old faces a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison for attempted murder motivated by prejudice against a nation. The main trial is scheduled for next week. According to the indictment, Zemánek attacked two men – one from Ukraine, the other from Belarus – in front of a grocery store in the Radotín neighborhood of Prague in March this year. He was acting under the influence of alcohol. According to prosecutor Simona Krupová, Zemánek overheard the men speaking Russian and thought that it was Ukrainian. According to Krupová, he spat at one of the men and then started swearing at them, including saying “Fucking Ukrainians, what are you doing here, go back to Ukraine.” According to the indictment, when the men asked Zemánek if he was a nationalist or a racist, he began to give the Nazi salute and shout Nazi slogans, then punched the Belarusian twice. He reportedly then said “Yeah, I’ll kill you, I’m getting my knife and my gun” and went to his unit in the residential hotel, which was in the same building as the grocery store. (…) The men had allegedly filmed the defendant, but he was unable to specify at what point in the conflict. He claimed he remembered falling to the ground once or twice during the scuffle at the station and said it was possible he panicked and pulled his knife on them. “I don’t know, I have abrasions, I feel like I remember getting up off the ground,” Zemánek told the court. He also said he routinely carried the knife with him. Zemánek denied any connection to fascist or Nazi movements. On the day of the attack he was returning from a football match. When asked by one of the judges, the defendant said that while he used to be a member of the football “ultras”, he is no longer one today. He testified that he “doesn’t mind” Ukrainians, has many Ukrainian acquaintances, and regularly works with foreign nationals.

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‘Go to Mars’: Sikorski and Musk rekindle spat over US attack on EU

Poland’s foreign minister has told Elon Musk to “Go to Mars” after the billionaire called for the abolishment of the European Union—part of a wave of criticism by top U.S. figures targeting the bloc’s migration policy and democratic credentials. Radosław Sikorski rekindled the duo’s much-publicized dispute on Saturday evening after Musk wrote on social media site X, which he owns: “How long before the EU is gone? AbolishTheEU” Poland’s top diplomat replied: “Go to Mars. There’s no censorship of Nazi salutes there.” Sikorski was likely referring to images of Musk making what some commenters called a Nazi salute at President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. Musk’s SpaceX is also trying to send a rocket to Mars and wants to establish a “a self-sufficient city” on the red planet.

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Prague Police searching for three men who gave the Nazi salute in front of a Jewish shop

A man giving the Nazi salute in front of a shop with Jewish souvenirs in Prague, 11 October 2025. (PHOTO: Policie ČR) The Prague Police are searching for three men who were captured on video giving the Nazi salute in front of a Jewish souvenir shop on Belgická Street in October. They are all now suspected of showing sympathy for a movement aimed at suppressing human rights and freedoms, a charge that could carry up to three years in prison should they be caught and convicted. Police spokesperson Richard Hrdina announced the search today on the police website, where they also published the video recording capturing the suspects in action. Hrdina said the incident happened on 11 October just before 3 AM. The eight-member group was walking down Belgická Street at the time, and as they approached the Jewish store, one of the men turned to the others and began to give the Nazi salute. He was then joined by two others, who also had their photos taken in front of the store with their right hands raised, the spokesperson said.

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Neo-Nazi group rallies at Central High, is cited by LR police for traffic violations

The neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe near Little Rock Central High Credit: Matt White About two dozen members of an out-of-state group of neo-Nazi white supremacists rallied outside Little Rock Central High on Saturday, holding up a 1950s segregationist slogan in front of the civil rights landmark.  The group, which calls itself Blood Tribe, was founded by a former Marine named Christopher Pohlhaus in 2021, according to George Washington University’s program on extremism. They’re known for staging rallies at state capitols and disrupting LGBTQ events across the U.S., clad in garish red and black costumes and face coverings and flying flags with swastikas. After rallying at the Arkansas Capitol, the group of masked protesters walked to Central High and unfurled a banner that read “race mixing is communism,” punctuated with two Stars of David. That phrase was commonly used by Arkansas segregationists protesting the integration of Central High by the Little Rock Nine in 1957. Little Rock photographer Matt White documented the racist group’s march through the predominately Black neighborhood surrounding the Central High historic site: After staging the action at Central, the white supremacists then piled into the back of a U-Haul box truck and headed east on Interstate 630. It’s generally not permitted to transport people in a box truck, and the Little Rock Police Department pulled over the vehicle on Interstate 440 just west of Springer Boulevard with the assistance of the Arkansas State Police. “Twenty-two individuals were removed from the interior of the truck, and the driver was issued a citation in connection with the incident,” LRPD spokesman Mark Edwards said in a statement. The driver was identified as Zachary Platter, 36, of Indiana.  “After the stop, the individuals were transported to the Springer Boulevard exit and released from custody, and they were advised to arrange lawful transportation from that location. Patrol officers remained in the area to observe and confirm that the individuals left the location in private vehicles and did not pose an ongoing public safety concern,” Edwards said.

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Neue Studie – Homofeindlichkeit unter Migrant­*innen nimmt ab

Deutsche mit Migrationshintergrund und Ausländerinnen lehnen Lesben und Schwule nach einer neuen Studie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung seltener ab als vor zehn Jahren. Große Unterschiede gibt es bei den Herkunftsgruppen. Die neue Studie “Einwanderungsgesellschaft im Wandel” (PDF) der CDU-nahen Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hat auch die Einstellung von Zuwandererinnen und ihren Nachkommen gegenüber Homosexualität untersucht. Demnach lehnen in Deutschland lebende Ausländerinnen sowie Deutsche mit Migrationshintergrund Lesben und Schwule nun seltener ab als noch vor zehn Jahren. Laut der Studie stimmen 19 Prozent der Ausländerinnen der Aussage “Ich will keine homosexuellen Freunde” völlig oder eher zu. 2015 lag dieser Anteil noch bei 25 Prozent, er ist also um 6 Punkte gesunken. Ähnlich verhält es sich bei Deutschen mit Migrationshintergrund: Hier möchten 18 Prozent keine lesbischen oder schwulen Freundinnen haben – 2015 waren es noch 23 Prozent. Deutsche ohne Migrationshintergrund sind allerdings deutlich homofreundlicher: Hier lehnen nur 7 Prozent Lesben und Schwule im Freundeskreis ab. Im Vergleich zu 2015 hat sich die Zustimmung nicht verändert.

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Streit um AfD-Praktikum: Brandenburg stellt sich hinter Schulleiter

Ein Schulleiter im Kreis Potsdam-Mittelmark hat einem Zehntklässler ein Praktikum bei der AfD-Landtagsfraktion verboten. Die Entscheidung löste scharfe Kritik der AfD aus, während Brandenburgs Bildungsminister Steffen Freiberg (SPD) den Schulleiter öffentlich verteidigt. Das Ministerium bestätigte das Verbot und wies den Vorwurf eines Fehlverhaltens zurück. AfD-Landeschef René Springer forderte die Landesregierung auf, das Verbot rückgängig zu machen. Er erklärte: «Die AfD-Landtagsfraktion ist ein regulär anerkannter Ausbildungsbetrieb.» Weiter sagte Springer: «Wer einem Schüler den Zugang zu diesem Lernort verweigert, verhindert Bildungschancen und instrumentalisiert staatliche Institutionen für politische Ausgrenzung.» Minister stellt Kindeswohl in den Mittelpunkt Bildungsminister Freiberg verteidigte die Entscheidung im Bildungsausschuss. «Die Schulaufsicht hat den Vorgang geprüft und weist den Vorwurf eines Fehlverhaltens zurück», stellte er klar. Schulen seien zentrale Orte für Demokratie: «In jeder Bildungssituation muss die klare, demokratische und menschenrechtsorientierte Haltung entsprechend erkennbar sein.» (…) Freiberg bekräftigte: «Es wird hier das Wohl des Kindes in den Mittelpunkt gestellt. Das ist fachlich, sachlich und auch rechtlich im Übrigen an keiner Stelle zu beanstanden.»

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