Overview
- The State Department named Antifa Ost (Germany), the Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front or FAI/FRI (Italy), Armed Proletarian Justice (Greece), and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense (Greece).
- Specially Designated Global Terrorist listings took effect with Thursday’s announcement, with Foreign Terrorist Organization status slated to take effect Nov. 20 upon Federal Register publication.
- U.S. officials cite bombings, IED attacks, shootings, and assaults since 2018, including German cases linked to Antifa Ost and alleged hammer attacks in Budapest in 2023.
- The designations freeze U.S.-linked assets, bar members’ entry to the United States, and criminalize knowingly providing material support under U.S. jurisdiction.
- Officials describe this as the first application of FTO tools to Antifa-linked groups, a move that spotlights enforcement and coordination with European authorities.