Criminalization of Antifascist Practices

With Andreas Kranebitter (DÖW), Markus Gönitzer (Društvo/Verein Peršman), Clemens Lahner (lawyer), G7 Solidarity Group, and Antifa Camp Organizing Committee
Moderator: Colette Schmidt
German

In recent years, attacks on anti-fascist initiatives have become increasingly frequent—around the world, but also in Austria. Prominent examples include the police raid on an Antifa camp on the grounds of the Peršmanhof Memorial last summer, as well as the heavy-handed police persecution and prosecution of several anti-fascists following an incident after the 2025 Graz Akademikerball. By what means are anti-fascist practices being criminalized? What else might be coming? And what can we do to counter this repression?

The talk is part of: Conference on Contemporary Fascism and Possibilities for Resistance.