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Germany

Ex-German soldier jailed for planning attack posed as Syrian refugee

Prosecutors had described him as a "far-right terrorist" who had been inspired by extremist ideologies "for several years".

15/07/2022

Germany

Nazi camp guard, 101, jailed for 'complicity' in 3,518 murders

Josef Schütz was given a five-year jail term on Tuesday for complicity in the murder of 3,518 prisoners at the Sachsenhausen camp, north of Berlin, between 1942 and 1945.

28/06/2022

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Candles lit as St Petersburg remembers WW2 invasion

STORYLINE: Some 150 volunteers arranged 50-thousand candles in St Petersburg early on Wednesday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.

22/06/2022

Culture news

Manuscripts of pro-Nazi French author rediscovered after 78 years

'Guerre' (War) a novel written by one of France's most controversial literary figures, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, is set to arrive in bookstores on Thursday, some 78 years after its manuscript disappeared. A new exhibition in Paris aims to explore the mystery behind the rediscovered manuscripts.

04/05/2022

Russia

Russia accuses Israel of supporting neo-Nazism in Ukraine

The comments come just one day after Sergei Lavrov claimed Adolf Hitler had "Jewish blood".

03/05/2022

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Military vehicles roll through Moscow city center ahead of V-Day parade rehearsal

On Thursday evening, the centre of Moscow was filled with a wide array of military vehicles, which were seen driving toward Red Square for the first night training of the traditional Victory Day parade, which will be held on May 9th.

29/04/2022

Europe Decoded

Foreign student arrested in Russia on 'Nazism' charges for twerking

Investigators say the 21-year-old performed an "obscene dance" in front of a war memorial in Khanty-Mansiysk.

20/04/2022

Sport

Investigation launched into Russian karter's Nazi-style salute

Motor sport's governing body confirmed that it was probing Artem Severiukhin's "unacceptable conduct".

11/04/2022

Slovakia

Slovakian far-right leader loses mandate as MP over neo-Nazi symbols

Marian Kotleba will lose his parliament seat as an MP of the Our Slovakia People's Party.

05/04/2022

Bulgaria

Bulgarian MEP fined for perceived Nazi salute in European Parliament

President Roberta Metsola said his gesture had "damaged the dignity and reputation" of the Parliament.

05/04/2022

Culture news

Dutch publisher pulls Anne Frank betrayal book amid critique

In a 69-page written “refutation,” six historians and academics describe the cold case team’s findings as “a shaky house of cards.”

23/03/2022

Germany

Germany to give extra €647 million to support Holocaust survivors

Campaigners say the additional funds are the largest ever allocated for welfare services in a single year.

02/03/2022

Europe News

'Nazi salute' in EU parliament was 'an innocent wave', says MEP

Angel Dzhambazki raised his right hand after speaking in a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary.

17/02/2022

Europe News

Memory of Holocaust 'politically abused', says 100-year-old survivor

Margot Friedländer was herself caught and deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in the now Czech Republic.

27/01/2022

Poland

Tourist arrested for giving Nazi salute outside gates of Auschwitz

The 29-year-old woman was fined after telling prosecutors that her gesture was a "stupid joke".

24/01/2022

Italy

'Horrendous': Catholic Church slams swastika-draped coffin at funeral

The swastika-emblazoned Nazi flag was branded “a horrendous symbol irreconcilable with Christianity".

11/01/2022

Germany

'Justice has no expiry date': Ex-Nazi camp guard, 100, goes on trial

A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will become the oldest person yet to go on trial for alleged Nazi-era crimes in Germany.

07/10/2021

Netherlands

Dutch investigate images of COVID-19 protesters in Nazi clothing

Local authorities have said that the behaviour is "highly reprehensible and extremely inappropriate".

13/09/2021

Austria

Austrian town mulls removing soldiers' memorial after Nazi revelation

The western Austrian town of Imst is reportedly planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II.

13/08/2021

Germany

Ex-Nazi guard, 100, set to stand trial over concentration camp charges

The centenarian -- whose name was withheld in line with German privacy laws -- is considered fit enough to stand trial, despite his age.

02/08/2021