Anti-fascist research group Kafka is a Dutch

anti-fascist Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. Beginning in European countries in the 1920s, it was at its most significant shortly before and during World War II, where the Axis powers were ...

and

far-left Far-left politics, also known as the radical left or the extreme left, are politics further to the left on the left–right political spectrum than the standard political left. The term does not have a single definition. Some scholars consider ...

research group. Its name is originally an

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for ''Kollektief Anti-Fascistisch/-Kapitalistisch Archief'' ( en, Collective Anti-Fascist/ -Capitalist Archive).

Background

The research group finds its origins in the squatters' movement. It conducts research into groups and individuals in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

whom it considers to be

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

, and the developments related to them. The results are published on Kafka's website and in the quarterly magazine '' Alert!'' of the left-wing activist group

Anti-Fascist Action Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) was a militant anti-fascist organisation, founded in the UK in 1985 by a wide range of anti-racist and anti-fascist organisations. It was active in fighting far-right organisations, particularly the National Front an ...

(AFA). Kafka is funded by donations, rather than direct subsidies. Jaap van Beek is one of Kafka's spokespersons. Groups investigated include New Right, the Nederlands Zuid-Afrikaanse Werkgemeenschap, the Unification Church,

Voorpost Voorpost ("Outpost (military), outpost, Picket (military), picket") is an ethnic nationalism, ethno-nationalist (''völkisch movement, volksnationalist'') group founded in Flanders, Belgium by Karel Dillen in 1976 as a splinter from the Volksunie. ...

, the

Dutch People's Union The Dutch People's Union ( nl, Nederlandse Volks-Unie, , NVU) is a Dutch Neo-Nazi political party. The party supports a merger between the Netherlands and Flanders. History The party was founded as a political party on 27 May 1971 by Guus Loo ...

and the

Party for Freedom The Party for Freedom ( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nine ...

( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV).

Research into the PVV

In February 2011, in the run-up to the Dutch provincial elections, the anti-fascist research group Kafka published a report in which it stated that various PVV candidate members and party supporters (who signed the “Declaration of support for a list of candidates”) had ties to the far-right. Among them were former Centre Democrats and members or candidate members of the Dutch People's Union.

AIVD

In the 2008 annual report of the

General Intelligence and Security Service The General Intelligence and Security Service ( nl, Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD; ) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national se ...

( nl, Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD), under the heading 'left-wing extremism', Kafka was also mentioned as information supplier of Anti-Fascist Action. In 2010, the AIVD wrote in its report ''Afkalvend Front'' that Kafka and AFA would strive to "keep everything that is considered

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

out of the public space." Kafka and AFA would pursue this anti-democratic goal through undemocratic means, such as (inciting)

violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or Power (social and p ...

and intimidation.

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Official website
Anti-capitalism Anti-fascism Dutch political activists Far-left politics Political extremism in the Netherlands

Background

Research into the PVV

AIVD

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