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AfD hails US ban on European leftwing groups as historians fear anti-fascist crackdown German far-right party urges Berlin and other European nations to also designate networks as terrorist organisations Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has welcomed the US government’s decision to classify a prominent German anti-fascist group and three other European networks as terrorist organisations, calling on Berlin and other European governments to follow the example. But historians of antifascism warned that at a time when far-right groups were making electoral gains across the continent, the move set a dangerous precedent that could prepare the ground for a broader crackdown on leftwing activism. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/14/afd-hails-us-ban-european-leftwing-groups-historians-fear-anti-fascist-crackdown?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu