Home » English Defence League

English Defence League - EDL

Filter

Articles

3 Results

Pegida Netherlands – a first test

It was a test showed Edwin Wagensveld, the initiator of the first Pegida demonstration in Netherlands, know. A test to see if Pegida in the Netherlands would catch on, whether there would be enough support and whether a successful picture could be put down, as it worked with the Pegida demonstrations in Germany. An analysis of… Read more

Pegida Netherlands, a citizens' movement?

"Maybe walk all nationalists Saturday 28 February or jointly in one march. Then the first Pegida demonstration in the Netherlands, "muses a spokesman for the rightwing extremist group Identitair Resistance in the NRC at the beginning of this year. "We try connecting adventurers, neo-Nazis and prevent madmen "says Raffie Chohan of Pegida Netherlands in August… Read more

The parallel world of the English Defence League

It will not escape antifascist: Amsterdam West was 30 October turned into a safety zone, as the city had seen in years. Reason for this security was a demonstration, announced by an international alliance of Muslim haters. They wanted to protest in this way against the prosecution of Geert Wilders. The Amsterdam municipality estimated… Read more

Demonstrations

1 Results
30 Oct 2010
Door:
Dutch Defence League
Place:
Amsterdam
Participants:
Between 70 en 80 people
Extra:
Dutch Defense League and the English Defence League to hold a demonstration to support Geert Wilders in his criminal case. The original location, Museumplein, ban. The demonstration eventually takes place in the industrial area Sloterdijk. There are several confrontations took place with residents and Ajax hooligans. There are sympathizers from England, Duitsland, Austria and France present.
Organizations:

In de media

4 Results

Tommy Robinson, face disgruntled British underclass

Wednesday Tommy Robinson was on bail. Since he was in jail in London in late May for obstructing justice. According to himself and his supporters, he is a champion of freedom of expression, according to his opponents, he is a racist inciting Islamophobia in UK. Tommy Robinson's true enemy is the state, the domain of the middle class detested by him.

Chronicle

1 Results
*

De English Defence League (EDL) demonstrates in Dover against uncontrolled immigration. Here to do two Pegida-activists from Friesland to join. On a large flag EDL the slogan: “No More Mosques”.

Publications

7 Results

The waves of right-wing violence in Western Europe

Nature, seriousness and extent of the right-wing extremist violence threat in Western Europe, including Netherlands
Author:
Jaar:
2018
Taal:Aantal blz:
40
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

The NCTV published over the right-wing extremist violence threat since the first appearance of the Terrorist Threat Assessment Netherlands (DTN) in 2005. It is widely considered
threat to all developments which could potentially lead to terrorist violence. The history, but also the actuality, showed that terrorist violence is not confined to
jihadisme. In the National Counterterrorism Strategy 2016-2020 states that right-wing extremism, the attention of the NCTV.1 The right-wing extremism nevertheless became the
imaging is often obscured by the Jihadism. This is largely understandable because the jihadist threat of violence, in any case in the Netherlands, the last decade
determining factor has been the threat of terrorism.
The NCTV also published for this reason in recent years, several studies phenomenon in terms of Jihadism (For example, "Minors at ISIS 'from 2017). New domestic and international events and developments in the field of right-wing extremism and right-terrorism cause the phenomenon has gained in recent years of relevance to the threat.

Factsheet extreme right in Dutch Towns

update March 2017
Jaar:
2017
Taal:Aantal blz:
42
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

Before you is the update of the 'fact sheet far right Dutch municipalities' dated March 2017, in which a current picture sketched by the extreme right-wing organizations active in the Netherlands. This fact sheet should provide insight into the extent, Geographically, meaning and involvement in violent incidents of various extreme right-wing organizations in Netherlands. The composition of the list of organizations and presented facts about these organizations gathered under the Project Monitor Racism, Anti-Semitism and extreme right violence in the Netherlands.

Countering Far Right Extremism

Jaar:
2014
Taal:Aantal blz:
20
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

This paper has been prepared by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue as a background briefing for the European Policy Planners’ Network on Countering Polarisation and Radicalisation (VAT). It aims to provide an overview of recent developments in far-right extremism across Europe, highlight case studies of projects seeking to combat this threat, and offer practical lessons learned for policy makers and frontline workers.

VJI 1e rapportage Racisme, antisemitisme, extreemrechts geweld en discriminatie in Nederland 2013

Racism, antisemitisme, extreemrechts geweld en discriminatie in Nederland
ISBN:
978-90-5830-568-8
Jaar:
2013
Taal:Aantal blz:
94
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

The subjects racism, wing extremist violence, anti-Semitism and discrimination are widely discussed topics in Netherlands. Not for nothing concerning equal treatment and equal Article 1 of our Constitution. This shows how important this issue for our society. A recurring question in the social and political discussions: how often is violating the prohibition of discrimination? This monitor this question quantitatively worked for years 2010 en 2011. The content is based on a new method of data collection by the police, Those comparisons with other data sources makes it possible.

This report was commissioned by the Anne Frank Foundation. Reading is how often the subjects in police records, with the number of reports, suspects and the nature of the incident. Also shown are regional differences in the Netherlands and you can read how matters are handled by the Public Prosecutor.

Lees verder in de rapportage

AIVD jaarverslag 2011

Jaar:
2012
Taal:Aantal blz:
64
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

2.4 Right-wing extremism

In 2011 No major changes occurred in the picture sketched in the note receding front, permanently laden November 2010 about the threat of the extreme right and extreme right. The threat of right-wing extremism goes against the democratic system in the Netherlands is small. There is organizational
Fragmentation, ideological divergences and a small, especially socially friendly basis organized grassroots.

Developments 2011

Such as the attacks in Norway by Anders Breivik and the discovery of a possible right-wing terrorist network in Germany, de National Socialist Underground (NSU),
have on the Dutch right-wing extremism hardly had any influence. The AIVD has found no links between Anders Breivik, his ideology and right-wing extremists in the Netherlands or between the NSU and right-wing extremists in Netherlands. These developments abroad have recognized the importance of vigilance (Violent) outgrowths from a right-wing extremist ideology does underline.

Read more in the annual report

Particulars: Extreme right p 16

AFS Monitor Racisme & Extremism

Ninth report
ISBN:
978 90 8555 043 3
Jaar:
2010
Taal:Aantal blz:
254
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

Politicians present themselves to their statements about ethnic or religious
to account for minority groups to court? Or is this
accountability to take place solely in the public debate?
This question can also be raised for cartoonists,
columnists, or comedians. This is an important social
question: where does the boundary of free speech
and start of the ban on discrimination?
That limit is not static, but depending on time, place and circumstances.
In the Netherlands plays this clash of rights expressly
in the legal prosecution of PVV leader Geert Wilders. Begin
2010 is the persecution ordered by the Amsterdam Court. De
lawsuit is of great importance for the determination of the boundary between
two fundamental rights in the Netherlands, but does not determine everything. Likewise
factor is that Netherlands to international human rights treaties
has committed and must abide by the Charter of Fundamental Rights
of the European Union.
Related to this discussion is to find and identify the
border between victim and perpetrator in incidents in which racism or discrimination
plays a role. In everyday practice shows role reversal
easily to be able to take place. Muslims have been victims
of Islamophobic violence, but radical Muslims may also be offenders
terrorist offenses. Sometimes commit extreme right youth violence,
because they have been victims of earlier immigrant violence.
In the aforementioned example of Geert Wilders this goes double
role, in particular,. When accused of inciting hatred against Muslims include
he is also a victim of threats against his person a
take many years for 24-hour security necessary.

Read more in the monitor