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Story Publication logo June 27, 2013

Fascism and Ultranationalism on the Rise in Countries Across Europe

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Greece Hungary
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Europe's Siege on Democracy

Europe’s economic crisis has become intertwined with disturbing anti-democratic trends and the rise...

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The anti-immigrant rhetoric from the far right does not go unchallenged. Tensions with leftist, anti-fascist groups have spilled over into violent conflict. Image by William Wheeler. Greece, 2012.

Fascism and ultranationalism are on the rise in countries across the EU. Immigration and xenophobia in Athens have led to the Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party becoming the third or fourth most popular party in Greece. In Hungary, anti-Semitism and anti-Roma sentiments are made worse by economic strains.

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