Kohti Vapautta!

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Kohti Vapautta! (transl. Towards Freedom![2]) is a Finnish neo-Nazi organization.[3] It was founded in 2019, and was named after traditional Independence Day rallies.[4] According to the Finnish government, the group is the Finnish branch of the Nordic Resistance Movement, which has been banned by the Pirkanmaa District Court.[5][6][7]

Formation and structure

In 2016, the Nordic Resistance Movement organized a neo-Nazi march in the Finnish capital

Nazi flags.[10]

In Spring 2019, the organizers of the march announced the formation of the Kohti Vapautta! group.[3] The group was formed in anticipation of the ban on the previous group, although the new group was for a time itself expected to be banned.[11] The National Bureau of Investigation suspects the Nordic Resistance Movement to be continuing its operations under the names Kohti Vapautta! and Suomalaisapu.[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Usein kysytyt kysymykset – Kohti Vapautta!". kohtivapautta.com (in Finnish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. JSTOR 26964724
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  3. ^ a b "Tietoa meistä – Kohti Vapautta!". kohtivapautta.com (in Finnish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Towards Freedom! – Kohti Vapautta!". kohtivapautta.com (in Finnish). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Uusnatsien yhdistys kokoontui Tampereen pääkirjasto Metsossa – KRP selvittää, jatkaako Pohjoismainen vastarintaliike toimintaansa uusilla nimillä". www.aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "White House Releases National Strategy for Counterterrorism". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ Owen, Tess (16 October 2019). "House Democrats Just Demanded These Neo-Nazi Groups Be Prosecuted as International Terrorists". Vice. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Poliisi turvaa myös uusnatsien marssin – "Poliisi ei määrittele, mikä mielipide on oikein ja mikä väärin"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Itsenäisyyspäivänä useita mielenosoituksia - myös uusnatsien marssi toteutumassa". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Police confiscate three swastika flags during neo-Nazi protest in Helsinki". www.helsinkitimes.fi. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. JSTOR 26964724
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  12. ^ "Krp epäilee: Uusnatsijärjestö jatkaa toimintaansa korkeimman oikeuden kiellosta huolimatta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Nordic Resistance Movement suspected of continuing activity despite prohibition". www.helsinkitimes.fi. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

External links

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