3. March 2022.
Some pro-Russian groups in Bosnia have expressed support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Others are still silent.
The Far Right in the Balkans
1. March 2022.
A Serbian far-right organisation called the People’s Patrols announced a rally in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming that Vladimir Putin is fighting against a “Nazi and pro-Western government”.
1. March 2022.
Volunteer fighters heading to Ukraine say Ukrainians supported their independence struggle in the 1990s – and now they wish to repay the debt.
24. February 2022.
Shunned by many traditional media outlets, right-wing and far-right groups in North Macedonia are expanding their social media presence, but can they convert it into votes?
16. February 2022.
Figures on the French far-right and groups such as Solidarité Kosovo are pushing a revisionist version of what went on in Kosovo to further an anti-immigration agenda, and it’s become part of France’s presidential election.
2. February 2022.
‘Day of Honour’, held in memory of Nazi garrison in besieged Budapest at end of World War II, is prohibited this year – with police citing extremism and fears for public order.
2. February 2022.
Cooperating with international agencies such as Europol is crucial if North Macedonia and the rest of the Western Balkans are to win the fight against terrorism and extremism.
28. January 2022.
The night before the Day of Republika Srpska was marked in defiance of a Constitutional Court ruling, Bosnian Serb football fan groups celebrated with fireworks and nationalist symbols in what appeared to be synchronised events tolerated by local authorities.
27. January 2022.
Having focused before on the threat of Islamic extremism, experts say Bosnia must now address right-wing dangers. But it faces resistance.
13. January 2022.
Symbols of neo-Nazi organisations and slogans glorifying the Srebrenica genocide have been spraypainted in part of the Bosnian town of Prijedor that is mainly populated by Bosniaks who returned after fleeing during the war.
Sva prava zadržana BIRN BiH.