Fascist Group Organizes Forum To Convene Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, Fascists, Revolutionaries, Identitarians From Across France
An active fascist group based in the French city of Lyon, with a youth branch and an affiliated think tank named after a French Holocaust denier, is organizing a Forum in March, to convene extremist groups from across France. These include neo-Nazi, white supremacist, fascist, identitarian and revolutionary groups. The report provides details.
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