The Polish Independence March as a Contact Hub and Model for European Extremism

This report analyzes and describes the function of the Independence March as an ideological “apparatus” and meeting hub for European neo-fascist, nationalist, nationalist-revolutionary, and neo-Nazi activists and supporters. The report demonstrates how it serves as a meeting place for VRWEs from the EU and the United States as well as outside the EU area, including several countries of the former Soviet Union (i.e., Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus).

Authors: Przemysław Witkowski, PhD et al

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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