Monthly briefing - August 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
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Mr.AG: The Mixed Race Finnish Neo-Nazi Behind the UK’s Race Riots
We can reveal that the Finnish neo-Nazi who encouraged the United Kingdom’s worst race riots for a century is Charles-Emmanuel Mikko Rasanen from Espoo, in southern Finland. Using the pseudonym ‘Mr.AG,’ Rasanen, who is just 20 years old, was behind widely-publicised arson threats to English immigration-related services. Unusually
Neo-Nazi who Posted Arson Threats is in Private Chats of Patriotic Alternative
We can exclusively reveal that the neo-Nazi behind widely-publicised arson threats to immigration-related services, is in the private Telegram chats of fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA). Using the pseudonym “Mr.AG” an abbreviation of “AryanizedGoebbelboo”, this Finnish neo-Nazi remains an active member of the private PA Gaming group chat on
Things to Consider When Evaluating Far-Right Threats
Over the past week we have seen social media users spreading rumours and speculation about far-right protests - sharing unattributed screenshots of callouts, or even just forwarded messages - without any corroborating evidence that the purported threat amounts to anything. It is important to try and avoid propagating rumours. While
Neo-Nazis Call for Arson Attacks on Immigration-related Charities, Advice Centres and Solicitors
A far-right Telegram group with 13,000 members is sharing a list of 39 immigration-related charities, advice centres and solicitors as targets for arson attacks on Wednesday night. The group also includes calls to murder ethnic minorities, anti-fascists and government ministers. An administrator of the group is repeatedly posting a
Convicted Neo-Nazi Terrorist was at Southport Riot
One of the far-right activists who travelled to Southport on Tuesday night was Matthew Hankinson, an unrepentant neo-Nazi terrorist, who was jailed for six years for his membership of the proscribed neo-Nazi youth group National Action (NA). Posts on Hankinson’s account on X (formerly Twitter) reveal he was present
Monthly briefing - July 2024
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Turning Point UK: Conservative Hooligans
Report: Conservative-endorsed “Youth” Group Turning Point UK Linked to Political Violence
Our report, Turning Point UK: Conservative hooligans, details our undercover infiltration of Turning Point UK (TPUK) which saw members of the group’s secret “elite” Direct Action Team offering to sell offensive weapons to other members ahead of protests which subsequently saw outbreaks of violent disorder. TPUK has previously been
Monthly briefing - June 2024
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Monthly briefing - May 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Monthly briefing - April 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Monthly briefing - March 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Anti-Khan Protest to Take Place in Newham During Palestine March
Anti-ULEZ campaigners could be joined by far-right football hooligans as they descend on City Hall in Newham this Saturday for a protest against London mayor Sadiq Khan. This is the same day there is a national pro-Palestine march in central London, expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands of
“Hull Hitler” Forms Another New Far-Right Party
A new far-right party, the National Rebirth Party (NRP), has been registered with the Electoral Commision by former supporters of fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA). This is the second split from PA to be registered as a political party so far this year. The NRP’s leader is Alek Yerbury,
Leading Patriotic Alternative Organiser Jailed for Two Years
Patriotic Alternative (PA)’s Yorkshire regional organiser Samuel Melia, has been jailed for two years today in a major blow to the fascist group. Melia is the husband of PA’s deputy leader Laura Towler (real name Laura Melia) and the couple, who are expecting their second child, have been
How Close to Neo-Nazi Terrorism is the New Fascist Homeland Party?
Last month the Homeland Party (Homeland) became the first British fascist party to register with the Electoral Commission in over a decade. Homeland split from Patriotic Alternative (PA) last year, which we reported on at the time. In an inaugural meeting held on the anniversary of Hitler’s birthday, Homeland’
Britain's Newest Fascist Party are Going Viral on TikTok
Last month, the fascist Homeland Party (Homeland), the breakaway split from Patriotic Alternative (PA), scored an unexpected coup within the ethnonationalist far right. It officially registered as a political party with the Electoral Commission - something PA has failed to do for years. The fledgling party has bragged about its
Monthly briefing - February 2024
Welcome to the first of our monthly briefings. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Please Donate to Support Anti-Fascist Investigations
We want to take our investigations to the next level and to have even more of an impact - to do so we need your help to pay for server costs, travel and equipment hire. For the past year, we have worked tirelessly to expose key organisers and activists within
Far-Right Intent on Violence Following Inflammatory Statements by Leading Politicians
Tomorrow a significant number of far-right activists, from across the UK, are planning on protesting in central London and are intent on violence following inflammatory statements by leading politicians. We have seen messages in which far-right activists discuss attacking pro-Palestinian protestors, anti-fascists and ethnic minorities. These threats should be taken
Key Organiser in Homeland Party had Three Shotguns Seized by Police
A key organiser in the new fascist Homeland Party had three shotguns seized by police after we exposed him as a neo-Nazi who had shared links to terrorist manifestos.
Neo-Nazi Streamer and Patriotic Alternative activist “Yuro” Exposed as Stefan Rutland
Red Flare can reveal the identity of “Yuro” - a founding host of the now-defunct, virulently racist neo-Nazi podcast, The Absolute State of Britain (TASOB), and a key figure in fascist party Patriotic Alternative (PA) - as Stefan Kelvin Rutland
Neo-Nazi Homeland Party Fall Out With Cannock Anti-Migrant Protestors
Following our exposés last week, the neo-Nazi Homeland Party have been asked to leave the anti-migrant campaign in Cannock, Staffordshire by local residents and the council candidate they had been supporting. This is a major blow to their community organising. Shunned by locals, Homeland held a poorly-attended protest by themselves,
Independent Council Candidate Linked to Neo-Nazis
An ‘independent’ council candidate in next week’s local elections is an anti-Semite closely linked to neo-Nazis. David Hyden-Milakovic has helped promote anti-migrant protests - in return fascists and neo-Nazis have supported his electoral campaign. Hyden-Milakovic is standing to be an independent councillor for Cannock South in Staffordshire and has