Radikalisierung von Jungnazis – Stille in Altdöbern – #terror

In Altdöbern und Wismar werden drei Teenager festgenommen. Sie sollen Anführer einer Rechtsterrorgruppe sein. Wie konnten sie sich so radikalisieren? (…) Der Brandanschlag auf das örtliche Kulturhaus, den Kultberg, aber sei eine „Katastrophe“, sagt Winzer. Für lokale Vereine gebe es nun keinen Treffpunkt mehr. Der Chef des Kegelvereins, in dem die Familie von Lenny M. aktiv ist, will nicht sprechen. „Und ich hoffe, dass auch niemand sonst vom Verein was dazu sagt“, sagt er. Der Präsident des örtlichen Fußballvereins will auch nicht sprechen. Pfarrerin Astrid Schlüter sagt, sie kenne die Familien auch nicht. Aber auch sie nennt die Sache mit dem Brandanschlag „eine Katastrophe“. Eine, die viele im Ort erschreckt habe. Es war am 23. Oktober vergangenen Jahres, als der Kultberg in Altdöbern niederbrannte. In dem Kulturhaus wurde schon vor hundert Jahren gefeiert, zu DDR-Zeiten unter dem Namen „Schützenhaus“. Der Sachschaden: 500.000 Euro. Dann folgte am 21. Mai die Festnahme von Lenny M. – im Auftrag der höchsten Ermittlungsbehörde, der Bundesanwaltschaft. Der Vorwurf: Bildung einer rechtsterroristischen Vereinigung, der „Letzten Verteidigungswelle“. Eine Gruppe, auf welche die taz schon Wochen zuvor hinwies. Und bei der Lenny M. einer der Anführer gewesen sein soll. Mit 15 Jahren. Mit ihm festgenommen wurden sieben weitere Rechtsextreme aus Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Thüringen und Hessen – der jüngste 14 Jahre alt, der älteste 21. Ein zweiter Festgenommener, Jerome M., auch 15 Jahre alt, kommt aus einem Vorort von Altdöbern. Bei den Razzien fanden Polizisten Softairwaffen, Schlagringe und einen Gegenstand, zu dem bis heute eine Sprengstoffuntersuchung läuft. Erst vor einem guten Jahr hatte sich die „Letzte Verteidigungswelle“ auf Tiktok und Instagram gegründet, zunächst mit einer Gruppe für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, dann mit Ablegern in anderen Bundesländern. Sie war eine von vielen jungen rechtsextremen Gruppen bundesweit, die ab dem Frühjahr 2024 plötzlich auf Social-Media-Plattformen auftauchten. Auf ihren Fotos posieren Teenager kahlgeschoren in Bomberjacken, mit Springerstiefeln, weißen Schnürsenkeln und Hitlergrüßen – wie in den Baseballschlägerjahren der Neunziger. In Kommentaren wird über „Zecken“, „respektlose Migranten“ oder CSD hergezogen, immer wieder mit Gewalt gedroht. Anders als andere Gruppen beließ es die „Letzte Verteidigungswelle“ nicht bei Gerede. Erst brannte in Altdöbern der Kultberg nieder. Ein Angriff auf eine Asylunterkunft im nahegelegenen Senftenberg soll kurz bevorgestanden haben. Zwei Kugelbomben hatte sich die Gruppe dafür in Tschechien besorgt. Im Thüringer Schmölln war ein solcher Angriff schon erfolgt: Hier filmten sich zwei Gruppenmitglieder dabei, wie sie eine Feuerwerksbatterie ins Innere einer Unterkunft schossen, offenbar um einen Brand zu legen, der letztlich nicht ausbrach. Zuvor wurden rechtsextreme Parolen auf die Wände geschmiert. Die Festnahmen sind eine Zäsur: Eine Rechtsterrorgruppe im Teenager­alter, das gab es bei der Bundesanwaltschaft bisher nicht. Nun bleiben Fragen. Wie kann es sein, dass sich Jugendliche derart radikalisieren – innerhalb so kurzer Zeit? Und wie wird darauf reagiert? (…) Die „Letzte Verteidigungswelle“, die Gruppe von Lenny M., fällt zuerst in Wismar auf. Auch dort ließ die Bundesanwaltschaft nun zwei Jugendliche festnehmen, die sie ebenfalls als Anführer sieht: den 18-Jährigen Jason R., der zuletzt in einem Supermarkt gearbeitet haben soll, und Benjamin H., ein 16-jähriger Schüler aus dem nahen Neubukow. Auch ihre Radikalisierung verlief online, aber nicht nur. Denn Wismar hat durchaus eine präsente rechtsextreme Szene. Schon die NPD war hier aktiv, zuletzt Neonazigruppen wie die „Division Schwerin“, „Mecklenburg Verteidigen“, „Neue Stärke“ oder „Aryan Circle“. Der als „Nazidorf“ bekannt gewordene Ort Jamel ist nicht weit. Die AfD kam in Wismar zuletzt auf knapp 30 Prozent der Stimmen. Aber es gibt auch einen wie Bürgermeister Thomas Beyer, ein Sozialdemokrat, dessen Partei in der Stadt lange vorne lag und der das Problem offen anspricht.

via taz: Radikalisierung von Jungnazis Stille in Altdöbern

In Altdöbern und Wismar werden drei Teenager festgenommen. Sie sollen Anführer einer Rechtsterrorgruppe sein. Wie konnten sie sich so radikalisieren?

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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

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

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.

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

‘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.