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Dr William Allchorn
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Senior Research Fellow @ipppriataru.bsky.social, Assoc Prof @richmondunildn.bsky.social, & Gbl Far Right Co-Editor @manchesterup.bsky.social, researching Far-Right Movements and CVE Responses. https://www.aru.ac.uk/people/william-allchorn
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Dr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social · Dec 14
Great to be part of the Blue Sky community of researchers and practitioners in #extremism, #terrorism and #counter-terrorism studies - looking forward to posting more on forthcoming research on FRE movements and responses in due course!
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Paul Doyle pleads guilty to 31 Liverpool parade charges
Paul Doyle broke down in tears as he admitted seriously injuring fans at Liverpool's victory parade.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Suspect who shot National Guard soldiers in DC worked with CIA in Afghanistan
Officials also reveal the Afghan suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country from Washington state before the attack.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Man, 31, arrested over Manchester synagogue attack
Police arrest a man on suspicion of terror offences over the Manchester synagogue attack.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The Paradox of Europe’s Trumpian Right
How America’s weaponization of ideology could backfire.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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British far right leader Nigel Farage urged to clarify party's ties with Russia
The head of the Reform UK party faces mounting pressure after a colleague was sentenced to prison for accepting money from Ukrainian politicians acting on behalf of Moscow.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Far-right Puts Its Stamp On European Parliament
Far-right parties are riding high in the European Parliament after teaming up with the mainstream right to get key texts past the finish line -- fuelling ambitions to tilt the assembly their way.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Why hasn’t Canada declared Terrorgram a terrorist organization?
Australia, the U.S. and U.K. have labelled Terrorgram a terrorist group, and two men in Canada were recently convicted of spreading its propaganda
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November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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DC shooting: 2 National Guard members critical, terrorism suspected
Two West Virginia National Guard members were critically injured in a shooting near The White House on Wednesday afternoon, described as a targeted attack by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Terror group Palestine Action like the suffragettes, court hears www.bbc.com/news/article...
Palestine Action like the Suffragettes, court told
Lawyers for the group say the government's ban is unprecedented, as they launch a legal challenge.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Australian Senate suspends far-right leader over 'disrespectful' burqa stunt www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election www.reuters.com/world/french...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Antifa on trial: Members of far-left group face attempted murder charges
A trial starts in Dresden, Germany, of an Antifa group which has been declared a terrorist organization by the U.S.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Australian far-right senator wears burqa to parliament, sparking outrage www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Validation of a Model of Right-Wing Extremist Attitudes Based on a Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey in Germany pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/3011944
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Trump moves to designate some Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump moves to sanction some Muslim Brotherhood chapters
The executive order calls for a report into whether to label the group a terrorist organisation.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Protesters march over barracks asylum seeker plan www.bbc.com/news/article...
Protesters march over Crowborough barracks asylum seeker plan
Hundreds of people are protesting Home Office asylum seeker housing plans in East Sussex.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Inside the disgraced Hampshire charity that propped up a global network of neo-fascists @telegraph web.archive.org/web/20251123...
Inside the disgraced Hampshire charity that propped up a global network of neo-fascists
How an Italian terror attack, MI6 and a wealthy spinster shaped a tale of extremist politics and dubious financial dealings
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November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Ireland's Far-Right is a Melting Pot of Contradictions and Hypocrisy
Anna Crowley examines the recent rise in Irish far-right activity and finds that its confused narrative falls apart under scrutiny
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November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Chile's power broker says he won't endorse communist or far-right rival for president
As Chileans prepare to vote in a presidential runoff between a communist and a hard-right veteran politician, the man who has emerged as the election’s biggest power broker has refused to support eith...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’
Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscond
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November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity, leaving the Church in a dilemma www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity
The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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‘Bitcoin is the free speech of money’: fears grow over far right’s embrace of crypto | The Observer
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November 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
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November 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Nathan Gill: How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Use of Coded Language by Far-Right Extremists Online: Emojis, Numbers, and Symbols Reinforce In-Group Identity - VOX - Pol
How the far right on TikTok uses coded language to evade moderation and spread hate and disinformation.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM