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The Future of White Lives Matter Activism

This text is part of the quarterly research results 2 23 How to proceed after the convictions of the most important WLM activists? Three members of White Lives Matter (WLM) were convicted in March for racism and violence. During the hearing in court it turned out that these activists have all come into contact with the Ministry of Justice before. What effect… Read more

White Lives Matter, arrests and prosecutions for violence

In February an article about White Lives Matter was published on our website, which describes which two members may be involved in the laser action on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. A few days after this publication, these two men were arrested by the police. These arrests are also (parts of) weapons found. De… Read more

White Lives Matter under the microscope

Dreaming of a 'white' world without Jews Rarely has an extreme right-wing activist group in the Netherlands gained as much name recognition in such a short time as White Lives Matter Netherlands (WLM). During the turn of the year, the group projected racist texts on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam with a laser, the location of the (canceled and adjusted) national fireworks display. This show became… Read more

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Monitor the extreme right in the Netherlands 2020

Jaar:
2022
Taal:Aantal blz:
23
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

In this monitor report right-wing extremism, attention is paid to the development of the extreme right-wing field in the Netherlands in 2020. This is done in a longitudinal context, whereby we always place the research period within the framework of a longer development. We first pay attention to the definition and demarcation of the term extreme right. We then provide insight into the manifestations and manifestations of the extreme right. Finally, we will discuss various forms of (government)response to the phenomenon.
Open sources have been used for the compilation of this overview, to a large extent primary sources: Publications, websites and other digital media channels of extreme right-wing organizations and their supporters, conversations with (voormalige) right-wing extremists and observations of public activities (demonstraties) of these organizations. The collected data was further analyzed and framed using existing literature on right-wing extremism in the Netherlands and compared and interpreted with insights from other observers of the extreme right field..

Factsheet right-wing extremists in Dutch municipalities

Update april 2021
Jaar:
2021
Taal:Aantal blz:
77
Soort Uitgave:
Beschrijving:

In spring 2021 the active support of the organized extreme right is consistently small and fragmented, the number of actions carried out modest and the threat of violence minimal. Recently, however, there has been a change in the dynamics surrounding the extreme right, the new
poses threats. In addition, in recent years there has been a reduction in
seeing the social and political resistance to the extreme right, extreme right
opinions and organizations.