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Kansas and Missouri “Freedom Rallies” for COVID Denialists, Anti-Vaxxers and Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists COVID-19Featured
October 8, 2021

Kansas and Missouri “Freedom Rallies” for COVID Denialists, Anti-Vaxxers and Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists

On September 18th, 2021, various “Freedom Rallies” were held in cities across the country. A look at several such rallies in Kansas and Missouri, and events that preceded them, confirms a key point about these mobilizations – that while focused most vocally on anti-vaxxer and COVID denial themes, these efforts…
KrisAnne Hall on the Road, Bridging the Gap Between Far-Right and White Nationalism COVID-19Featured
February 16, 2021

KrisAnne Hall on the Road, Bridging the Gap Between Far-Right and White Nationalism

In the wake of the January 6 insurrection and certification of Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, IREHR is tracking several trends in far-right and nationalist organizing. One is the tendency of the barriers between distinct segments of the far right to lower as these movements morph from jockeying for…
People’s Rights Leader in D.C. Jan. 6, Claims a Return for Inauguration COVID-19Featured
January 14, 2021

People’s Rights Leader in D.C. Jan. 6, Claims a Return for Inauguration

While Ammon Bundy’s far-right group, People’s Rights, had spent weeks using the January 6 pro-Trump rally in Washington D.C. as a recruiting tool,  Ruby Lefeau, the groups' Washington State Area 3 Assistant, had something else mind - making the trek from Lakewood, Washington across the country to attend the event that…
White Nationalists prominent at “Stop the Steal” mobilization in Georgia COVID-19Featured
November 24, 2020

White Nationalists prominent at “Stop the Steal” mobilization in Georgia

On Thursday, November 19, “groyper” leader Nick Fuentes rolled past the Capitol Building in Atlanta, Georgia in the armored vehicle bearing the name Infowars, the media outlet of far-right antisemitic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. As he passed by a crowd chanting “We Want Trump!,” Fuentes exhorted those gathered to turn…
“Stop the Steal” Mobilizations and Emerging Far-Right Coalitions COVID-19Featured
November 13, 2020

“Stop the Steal” Mobilizations and Emerging Far-Right Coalitions

With the last gasps of a Trump defeat, nationalists are morphing toward opposition--and possibly revolution. With a projected electoral victory for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris along with continued Trump administration maneuvers to undermine the transfer of power, a dramatic shift is visible amongst far-right and nationalist groups in the…
People’s Rights Protest Demonstrates Far Right Roots, Again COVID-19FeaturedUncategorized
August 17, 2020

People’s Rights Protest Demonstrates Far Right Roots, Again

Ammon Bundy’s Emmet, Idaho-based People’s Rights touts itself as protecting people from a tyrannical government. “Who would you call right now,” the group asks, “if you needed help protecting your rights?” – rights threatened by a government that won’t allow you to “educate your children” or “operate your business,” or…
Ammon Bundy and People’s Rights Mobilize Following Arrest of Idaho-Based Ally COVID-19FeaturedUncategorized
July 31, 2020

Ammon Bundy and People’s Rights Mobilize Following Arrest of Idaho-Based Ally

Far right figure Ammon Bundy’s group, People’s Rights, is holding a protest on Saturday in Nezperce, Idaho. Best known for leading the 2016 armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and, more recently, helping kick off protests against public policies aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, the…
“Canada Day” – far-right nationalists mobilize against COVID-19 restrictions and more COVID-19FeaturedUncategorized
July 24, 2020

“Canada Day” – far-right nationalists mobilize against COVID-19 restrictions and more

On July 1, thousands of Indigenous people and allies gathered from coast to coast under the auspices of the Idle No More movement’s Cancel Canada Day, a call to “honour all of the lives lost to the Canadian State – Indigenous lives, Black Lives, Migrant lives, Women and Trans and…