Just a few years ago it would have been a scandal if a winner of the Eurovision Song Contest had shown the Nazi salute or if a moderator had shouted fascist slogans into the camera. Both happened at the final of this year’s ESC on Sunday. Without consequences. by Anton Gentzen Not surprisingly, Ukraine won […]
12 Apr 2022 6:14 p.m A 15-year-old racing driver from Russia celebrated his victory at the European Kart Championship in Portugal with a gesture that can be interpreted as a Nazi salute. This has far-reaching consequences for the athlete. The 15-year-old Russian Artjom Severukhin was previously little known, even among motorsport fans. Now everyone is […]
17 Feb 2022 4:22 pm After a debate in the European Parliament, the Bulgarian MEP Angel Djambazki said goodbye not with his head held high, but with his right arm raised. Was it a Hitler salute and therefore a provocation – or just a misunderstanding? A Bulgarian MEP caused outrage in the EU Parliament with […]
10 Feb 2022 10:03 am The Swiss government still does not want a ban on Nazi symbols. The Federal Council rejected the mandate to enshrine a ban in law. It should be accepted that objectionable views may also be represented, even if they are untenable for the majority. The Swiss Federal Council rejects a ban […]
24 Jan 2022 7:21 pm A tourist from the Netherlands posed for a photo in front of the famous main gate of the former concentration camp Auschwitz with a Nazi salute – with her husband behind the camera. The “stupid joke”, as the woman justified her act, cost her dearly. On Sunday, a blatant incident […]