Overview
- The State Department named Antifa Ost in Germany, the FAI/FRI network linked to Italy, and Greece’s Justicia Proletaria Armada and Autodefensa de Clase Revolucionaria as specially designated global terrorists.
- Officials said the four groups will be added to the U.S. foreign terrorist organization list effective November 20, escalating legal and enforcement measures.
- U.S. statements allege Antifa Ost carried out attacks in Germany from 2018 to 2023 against people it labeled far right, while FAI/FRI has issued threats against political and economic institutions since 2003 across Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
- The Greek groups are accused of explosive and bomb attacks on government targets, including an attack claimed against Greece’s Ministry of Labour.
- Secretary Marco Rubio said the U.S. will use all available tools to cut off financing, as legal experts and European observers question applying terrorism designations to decentralized antifascist-linked actors.