U.S. Designates Four Antifa-Linked Groups as Terrorist Organizations

The move lends U.S. sanctions power to European cases, increasing political pressure on MEP Ilaria Salis.

Overview

The State Department announcement, delivered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, places Antifa Ost/Hammerbande, Italy’s Federazione Anarchica Informale, and two Greek groups on the U.S. terrorist list, with restrictions taking effect on November 20.
The United States released material that includes an image tied to the 2023 Budapest assaults referenced in the Hungarian case involving Ilaria Salis.
The European Parliament recently declined to lift Salis’s immunity, leaving Hungarian criminal proceedings suspended for now despite renewed political scrutiny.
Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs and Italian MEP Carlo Fidanza cited the U.S. designation to portray Salis’s alleged associates as terrorists and to press for a tougher stance.
Hungary had already labeled Hammerbande a terrorist organization in September 2025, and the U.S. listing adds asset freezes, travel bans, and material-support penalties.