====== Antifa ======

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**Antifa** is a loosely-associated political movement that professes to combat [[fascism]] and [[racism]].

===== History =====

In 2016, masked protestors were arrested following a violent anti-[[Islam]] demonstration in [[australia:victoria:Melbourne]], [[Australia]].((Australian Associated Press. (2016, May 29). //Victorian protesters could face mask ban under laws flagged after violent rally.// The Guardian. https://archive.ph/ghozg))

In 2018, [[republican_party|Republican]] Representative [[Dan Donovan]] of [[united_states:New York]] introduced Bill HR 6054, also called the “Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018”, seeking to "punish anyone wearing a mask or disguise who 'injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates' someone else exercising a right guaranteed under the Constitution."((Andone, D. (2018, July 12). //A new bill aims to send masked Antifa activists to jail for 15 years.// CNN. https://archive.ph/6yUXk))

===== External links =====

  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)|Wikipedia]]
  * [[https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Antifa|Wikispooks]]