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News Articles: far-right extremism

Damage is seen at Brazil's Congress one day after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in Brasília. The attack was planned by far-right groups on social media, according to Brazilian media and analysts.

The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media — and by Trump allies

The similarities are deep: In addition to aiming to subvert an election, some of the same U.S. voices that amplify former President Donald Trump are echoing Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

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By:
  • Bill Chappell,
  • Shannon Bond,
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A police officer observes participants in the demonstration of right-wing extremists and Reichsburger on March 20, 2021 in Berlin. German right-wing extremists and "Reich citizens" are growing in number and present a "high level of danger," according to German officials.

German far-right groups becoming increasingly organized, says a historian

The Reichsbürger or "Reich Citizens" movement believes Germany's modern democratic government is not legitimate, and has grown in the last year.

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By:
  • Mallory Yu
A police officer holds one of a group of men, among 31 arrested for conspiracy to riot and affiliated with the white nationalist group Patriot Front, after they were found in the rear of a U-Haul van in the vicinity of a North Idaho Pride Alliance LGBTQ+ event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on June 11, 2022.

Calls grow for a tougher legal approach to white nationalist group Patriot Front

Trials began this week in Idaho for 31 members of a far-right group accused of conspiring to riot at an LGBTQ event. But calls are growing for federal involvement to bring greater accountability.

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By:
  • Odette Yousef
FBI agents document evidence outside a bureau field office in Kenwood, Ohio, on Aug. 11, after an armed man tried to breach the building. He fled and was later killed by law enforcement, authorities said.

An attempted attack on an FBI office raises concerns about violent far-right rhetoric

Far-right extremists escalated their violent rhetoric after an FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. An attempted breach of an Ohio FBI office has those tracking extremism worried.

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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, holds a U.S. flag during a July protest in Miami as part of a show of solidarity for Cubans who were demonstrating against their government in Cuba.

After Arrests And Setbacks, Far-Right Proud Boys Press New Ambitions

One year ago Donald Trump infamously said of the far-right Proud Boys, "stand back and stand by." Some members are now in jail, but the once-fringe group hasn't gone away.

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By:
  • Odette Yousef
Pro-Trump rioters, including members of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, gather near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. At least 25 people charged in the attack appear to have links to the Proud Boys, according to court documents.

Conspiracy Charges Bring Proud Boys' History Of Violence Into Spotlight

Leading members of the far-right gang known as the Proud Boys are facing federal conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Ahead of the riot, members of the group called for "war."

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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Members of the Proud Boys march toward Freedom Plaza during a protest in December 2020 in Washington, D.C. The Proud Boys has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Number Of Hate Groups Declined Last Year — But Hate Did Not

"The far-right remains highly mobilized and extremely dangerous," with threat numbers as high as in the years before the Oklahoma City bombing, according to an expert at Southern Poverty Law Center.

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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech Thursday in Lansing. Thirteen members of two militia groups face criminal charges after allegedly plotting to kidnap Whitmer.

Michigan Domestic Terror Plot Sends Shockwaves Through Militia World

A slew of arrests in the alleged plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan sends a message to other armed groups agitating for political violence: You are being watched.

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By:
  • Hannah Allam