The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. Based in Montgomery,Alabama,it is known for its legal cases against white supremacist groups,for its classification of hate groups and other extremist organizations,and for promoting tolerance education programs. The SPLC was founded by Morris Dees,Joseph J. Levin Jr.,and Julian Bond in 1971 as a civil rights law firm in Montgomery.
A hate group is a social group that advocates and practices hatred,hostility,or violence towards members of a race,ethnicity,nation,religion,gender,gender identity,sexual orientation,or any other designated sector of society. According to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),a hate group's "primary purpose is to promote animosity,hostility,and malice against persons belonging to a race,religion,disability,sexual orientation,or ethnicity/national origin which differs from that of the members of the organization."
VDARE is an American far-right website promoting opposition to immigration to the United States. It is associated with white supremacy,white nationalism,and the alt-right. Anti-Immigration in the United States:A Historical Encyclopedia describes VDARE as "one of the most prolific anti-immigration media outlets in the United States" and states that it is "broadly concerned with race issues in the United States". Established in 1999,the website's editor is Peter Brimelow,who once stated that "whites built American culture" and that "it is at risk from non-whites who would seek to change it".
The Hammerskins are a white supremacist group formed in 1988 in Dallas,Texas. Their primary focus is the production and promotion of white power rock music,and many white power bands have been affiliated with the group. The Hammerskins were affiliated with the record label 9% Productions. The Hammerskins host several annual concerts,including Hammerfest,an annual event in both the United States and Europe in honor of deceased Hammerskin Joe Rowan,the lead singer of the band Nordic Thunder.
Les Identitaires,formerly the Bloc identitaire,is an Identitarian nationalist movement in France. Like the French New Right,scholars generally consider the movement far-right or sometimes as a syncretic mixture of multiple ideologies across the political spectrum.
Right-wing terrorism,hard right terrorism,extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different right-wing and far-right ideologies,most prominently,it is motivated by Ultranationalism,neo-Nazism,anti-communism,neo-fascism,ecofascism,ethnonationalism,religious nationalism,and anti-government patriot/sovereign citizen beliefs,and occasionally,it is motivated by opposition to abortion,tax resistance,and homophobia. Modern right-wing terrorism largely emerged in Western Europe in the 1970s,and after the Revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991,it emerged in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Autonome Nationalisten are German,British,Dutch and to a lesser degree Flemish Nationalists,who have adopted some of the far-left and Antifa's organizational concepts,demonstration tactics,symbolism,and elements of clothing,including Che Guevara T-shirts and keffiyehs. Similar groups have also appeared in some central and eastern European countries,beginning with Poland,the Czech Republic,Ukraine,Romania and Greece and others.
The Proud Boys is an exclusively male North American far-right neo-fascist militant organization that promotes and engages in political violence. The group's leaders have been convicted of violently opposing the US government,including the constitutionally prescribed transfer of presidential power. It has been called a street gang and was designated as a terrorist group in Canada and New Zealand. The Proud Boys are known for their opposition to left-wing and progressive groups and for their support of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP) was a far-right neo-Nazi political party active in the United States between 2013 and 2018,affiliated with the broader "alt-right" movement that became active within the U.S. during the 2010s. It was considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center's list.
Identity Evropa was an American neo-Nazi and white supremacist organization established in March 2016. It was rebranded as the American Identity Movement in March 2019. In November 2020,the group disbanded. Leaders and members of Identity Evropa,such as former leader Elliot Kline,praised Nazi Germany and pushed for what they described as the "Nazification of America".
Laura Elizabeth Loomer is an American far-right and anti-Muslim political activist,white nationalist,conspiracy theorist and internet personality. She was the Republican nominee to represent Florida's 21st congressional district in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections,losing to Democrat Lois Frankel. She also ran in the Republican primary for Florida's 11th congressional district in 2022,narrowly losing to incumbent Daniel Webster.
Antifa is a left-wing anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement in the United States. It consists of a highly decentralized array of autonomous groups that use nonviolent direct action,incivility,and violence to achieve their aims. Most antifa political activism is nonviolent,involving poster and flyer campaigns,mutual aid,speeches,protest marches,and community organizing. However,some who identify as antifa also use tactics involving digital activism,doxing,harassment,physical violence,and property damage. Members of antifa aim to combat far-right extremists,including neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
Post–World War II anti-fascism,including antifa groups,anti-fascist movements and anti-fascist action networks,saw the development of political movements describing themselves as anti-fascist and in opposition to fascism. Those movements have been active in several countries in the aftermath of World War II during the second half of the 20th and early 21st century.
The True Blue Crew (TBC) is an Australian far-right extremist group. Members and supporters have been linked to right-wing terrorism and vigilantism,and members have been arrested with weapons and on terrorism-related charges. Experts who have studied the group say it appears to be "committed to violence".
Andy Cuong Ngo is an American right-wing journalist,author,and social media influencer known for covering and video-recording demonstrators. He is the editor-at-large of The Post Millennial,a Canadian conservative news website. A regular guest on Fox News,Ngo has published columns in the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.
Martina Renner is a German politician of The Left who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013 and one of six deputy leaders of her party since 2018.
The boogaloo movement,whose adherents are often referred to as boogaloo boys or boogaloo bois,is a loosely organized far-right anti-government extremist movement in the United States. It has also been described as a militia. Adherents say they are preparing for,or seek to incite,a second American Civil War or second American Revolution which they call "the boogaloo" or "the boog".
DLive is an American video live streaming service which was founded in 2017. It was purchased by BitTorrent in 2019. Due to the site's lax enforcement of prohibited content guidelines,DLive has become a popular alternative to YouTube and Twitch among white nationalists,conspiracy theorists,neo-Nazis,and other extremists. The site is also used by gamers as an alternative to Twitch.
Paul Nicholas Miller,better known by his online alias GypsyCrusader,is an American far-right political commentator,streamer,white supremacist,former Muay Thai fighter and convicted felon. He is known for his livestreams on various media services that feature him cosplaying as an array of different characters including the Joker,the Riddler,Mario,and others while he tells his political beliefs to strangers on Omegle. He is known for his advocacy for a race war,espousing white supremacy and neo-Nazism. He has been tied to multiple alt-right and far-right organizations,including the Proud Boys and the Boogaloo movement.
The Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) is a Canadian nonprofit organization that monitors hate groups,far-right groups,and hate crimes in Canada. It was formed in 2018 in Toronto,Ontario and receives funding from the Government of Canada. CAHN provides information to journalists and the media,researchers,law enforcement,policy makers,and community organizations. The organization is modelled after and supported by the American Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
