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The AfD welcomed a US State Department move to designate Germany’s Antifa Ost and three other European networks as terrorist organisations, urging Berlin to follow suit. Historians and security scholars warned the step sets a dangerous precedent as far-right parties gain ground, conflating diverse leftwing and revolutionary groups under “antifa.” The listing could freeze US held assets and bar entry. Antifa Ost members have been prosecuted in Germany, and a prominent member awaits trial in Hungary, while Italian and Greek groups are linked to past bomb attacks. Critics say the label risks broader crackdowns.

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