Anti-fascist research group Kafka explained

Anti-fascist research group Kafka, commonly abbreviated to Kafka, is a Dutch anti-fascist and far-left research group, founded by Hans van Drunen. Its name was said to be an acronym for Dutch; Flemish: Kollektief Anti-Fascistisch/-Kapitalistisch Archief (English: Collective Anti-Fascist/[[Anti-capitalism|-Capitalist]] Archive) before 1994, but the research group has since indicated that they had named themselves after the writer Franz Kafka.[1]

History

Kafka finds its origins in the squatters' movement. It conducts research into groups and individuals in the Netherlands whom it considers to be far-right, and the developments related to them. The results are published on the website of the research group.[2] Kafka is funded by gifts and donations, rather than subsidies.[3] Jaap van Beek has been the group's spokesperson since at least 2010.[4]

In the run-up to the provincial elections of 2011, Kafka published a report which showed that various Party for Freedom (Dutch; Flemish: Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) candidate members and party supporters (who had signed its "Declaration of support for a list of candidates" document) had ties to the far-right. Among them were former Centre Democrats and members or candidate members of the Dutch People's Union.[5] [6]

In December 2017, the research group published a report on, who had been presented as PVV's lead candidate in Rotterdam for the 2018 municipal elections. Kafka revealed that Hegedüs was a member of the alt-right Dutch; Flemish: [[Studiegenootschap Erkenbrand]] and had shared, among other things, antisemitic and antiziganist opinions and his belief in a coming civil war in Western Europe on that group's podcast.[7] [8]

In 2023, two White Lives Matter (WLM) activists were arrested on suspicion of projecting white nationalist slogans on the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam and other structures in Alkmaar and Eindhoven.[9] Dutch media cited Kafka's report on WLM in their coverage,[10] and the group's spokesperson voiced his concerns about right-wing extremists' attempts to normalize racism and the increased use of ethnonationalist rhetoric in mainstream political discourse.[11] [12]

AIVD scrutiny

In the 2008 annual threat report of the General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch; Flemish: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst, AIVD), under the heading 'left-wing extremism', Kafka was mentioned as the information supplier of the left-wing activist group Dutch; Flemish: [[Anti-Fascistische Aktie]] (AFA).[13] In 2010, the AIVD wrote in its report Dutch; Flemish: Afkalvend front, blijvend beladen (English: Calving Front, Permanently Fraught) that Kafka and AFA strove to "keep everything that is considered right-wing out of the public space." Kafka and AFA would allegedly pursue this anti-democratic goal through undemocratic means, such as (inciting) violence and intimidation.[14]

Selected dossiers

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAQ. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Over Kafka. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Steun Kafka. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 8 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Storm op komst. Selevcek. Miroslav. 24 October 2010. Art.1. nl. 11 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235857/https://www.art1.nl/artikel/5988-Storm_op_komst. 15 July 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Rechtsextremisten actief bij de PVV. 16 February 2011. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 11 May 2022.
  6. Web site: PVV krijgt steun extreem-rechts. Heijmans. Toine. 16 February 2011. de Volkskrant. nl. 11 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220170544/http://www.volkskrant.nl:80/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/1835192/2011/02/16/PVV-krijgt-steun-extreem-rechts.dhtml. 20 February 2012. dead.
  7. Web site: De bruine wortels van de Rotterdamse PVV-lijsttrekker Géza Hegedüs. 15 December 2017. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 8 September 2023.
  8. News: Beek. Monica. 15 December 2017. Kafka: Lijsttrekker Rotterdamse PVV heeft extreemrechtse ideeën. nl. Algemeen Dagblad. 8 September 2023.
  9. News: Bolle. Joram. Kraak. Haro. 24 February 2023. Politie arresteert twee verdachten voor racistische projecties op Erasmusbrug en stadhuizen in Alkmaar en Eindhoven. nl. de Volkskrant. 8 September 2023.
  10. Web site: White Lives Matter onder de loep. 18 February 2023. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 8 September 2023.
  11. News: 25 February 2023. Racistische laserprojecties baren zorgen: 'Symptoom van groter probleem'. NOS. 8 September 2023.
  12. News: Klei. Ewout. 17 January 2023. 'Extreemrechts wordt steeds meer mainstream', ziet Jaap van Beek (Kafka). nl. de Kanttekening. 8 September 2023.
  13. Web site: AIVD Jaarverslag 2008. Horst. Guus ter. 21 April 2009. General Intelligence and Security Service. nl. 11 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050751/https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/jaarverslagen/2009/04/21/aivd-jaarverslag-2008. 22 December 2017. dead.
  14. Web site: AIVD-publicatie: Afkalvend front, blijvend beladen. 2 November 2010. General Intelligence and Security Service. nl. 11 May 2022.
  15. Web site: Blood & Honour (B&H). Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Centrumdemocraten CD. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  17. Web site: Centrumpartij '86 CP'86. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  18. Web site: Nederlands Blok NB. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  19. Web site: Nederlandse Volks-Unie NVU. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  20. Web site: Forum voor Democratie Archieven. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  21. Web site: Taalpuristen. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  22. Web site: Lonsdalejongeren. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  23. Web site: Nationale Alliantie NA. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  24. Web site: Nationalistische Volks Beweging NVB. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  25. Web site: Nieuwe Nationale Partij NNP / Volksnationalisten Nederland VNN. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  26. Web site: Nieuw Rechts NR. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  27. Web site: Oud-Strijders Legioen OSL. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  28. Web site: Partij Voor de Vrijheid PVV. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  29. Web site: Lijst Pim Fortuyn LPF. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  30. Web site: internetforum Stormfront. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.
  31. Web site: Voorpost. Anti-fascist research group Kafka. nl. 6 September 2023.

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