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The Informationsdienst gegen Rechtsextremismus (IDGR) ''(Information Service against Right-Wing Extremism)'' was a German-language internet portal devoted to collecting information about persons, organisations and publications which promote
far-right extremism 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 ...
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antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...
and
Holocaust denial Holocaust denial is an antisemitic conspiracy theory that falsely asserts that the Nazi genocide of Jews, known as the Holocaust, is a myth, fabrication, or exaggeration. Holocaust deniers make one or more of the following false statements: ...
. It was founded in 1998 and maintained until 2006 by Margret Chatwin. Right-wing critics have accused the IDGR of engaging in unduly exposing and defaming individuals on the
political right 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, auth ...
, and of being associated with far-left extremism.Macht ihnen ihr soziales Umfeld zur Hölle
(make their social setting hell) by C.-M. Wolfschlag, February 28, 2003


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Further reading

* Albrecht Kolthoff: ''Der Informationsdienst gegen Rechtsextremismus (IDGR)''. In: Stephan Braun, Daniel Hörsch (Hrsg.): ''Rechte Netzwerke - eine Gefahr''. VS - Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 2004, S. 231-242. (in German) {{Authority control Anti-fascism in Germany Anti-nationalism in Europe Defunct websites Holocaust denial Jewish German history