FIR Obituary for General Mikhail A. Moiseev
It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell today to the Chairman of the Russian Union of Veterans, General Mikhail Alexeyevich Moiseev. He died […]
International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR) and World Veterans Federation (WVF): Common appeal for Peace
The world’s largest international associations of former participants in the war and persecutees of Nazism in all countries, the World Veterans Federation (WVF) and the […]
30 years ago – wave of racist violence in Germany
The FIR reminds of the fact that with the end of the GDR more than 30 years ago from 1990 neo-fascist violence practiced their inhuman […]
FIR: Protest letter against destruction of soviet memorial in Riga, Latvia
With horror and indignation the International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR) had to learn on Tuesday that the state institutions of Latvia have actually begun […]
International antifascist conference of FIR and SUBNOR in October 2022
“Anti-fascism today and the danger of right-wing politics in Europe“ – Under this slogan, FIR organizes an international antifascist conference in Belgrade on October 24, […]
75 years ago, India became independent
This time we recall that the liberation from fascism and war in 1945 also meant an upswing for the anti-colonial movement, especially in Asia. The […]
Raoul Wallenberg – Swedish diplomat and „Righteous among the Nations“
The FIR honors with this newsletter the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, born 110 years ago, who made an important contribution to the rescue of Hungarian […]
The FIR is dismayed about the attitude of the German foreign minister Baerbock to the reparation question
Those who expected that the new German government would show a more realistic attitude than previous governments on the issue of recognizing Greek reparations claims […]
75 years “Het Achterhuis” – The Dairy of a young girl
75 years ago, probably the best-known book about the persecution of Jewish people during World War II was published under the title „Het Achterhuis,“ known […]
100 Years of Nationalist Terror in Germany
The International Federation of Resistance Fighters – Association of Antifascists (FIR) commemorates the assassination of the German Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau 100 years ago. Anyone […]