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Stop the movement: Antifa has been declared a terrorist organization in the United States
US President Donald Trump has signed a decree recognizing the Antifa movement as an internal terrorist organization due to acts of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining government and the law. This step will make it possible to investigate and suppress the activities of movement activists at the federal level. The initiative was supported by Hungary: Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on the European Union to impose similar restrictions due to terrorist attacks and attacks related to the movement in European countries. Read more about the situation in the Izvestia article.
Trump signed a decree recognizing the Antifa movement as a terrorist organization.
On September 23, US President Donald Trump signed a decree recognizing the Antifa movement as a terrorist organization. A decree published by the White House calls it "a militaristic anarchist group calling for the overthrow of the US government, law enforcement agencies and the legal system, as well as using illegal methods, including violence and terrorism."
"Due to the aforementioned pattern of political violence aimed at suppressing legitimate political activity and undermining the rule of law, I hereby declare Antifa an internal terrorist organization," the decree says.
This decree allows the federal government to "investigate, disrupt and eliminate" all traffic operations, as well as sources of financing for such operations.
"Antifa" is an abbreviation of the word anti-fascist, which means "antifascists". The movement's members are fighting against what they consider authoritarianism, homophobia, racism, and xenophobia. It is a decentralized and disparate anti-fascist movement in the United States without a leader, formal membership roles, and a centralized structure, meaning it cannot formally be considered an organization.
It includes people with common protest tactics and goals, united in local groups, activists, and online communities. Due to the lack of an organized structure, it is impossible to accurately determine the size of the movement.
Why Trump recognized Antifa as a terrorist organization
This is not the first time the American leader has criticized the Antifa movement. The last time he spoke about this was in the summer of 2020, towards the end of his first term. Then, after the murder of George Floyd by a policeman in Minneapolis, BLM protests broke out in the United States. Ed.), which escalated into mass riots with smashing of shop windows and looting.
It was reported about a possible connection between Antifa and the BLM and their common goal of undermining American society. The American media, mostly pro-democratic, wrote that Trump, calling the anti-fascists terrorists, was trying to shift responsibility for the protests onto them.
In 2025, Trump again talked about banning traffic after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10. The day after the incident, investigators found engravings with characteristic movement slogans on a rifle with bullets, presumably belonging to the shooter, but specific phrases were not disclosed.
In addition, experts believe that the 47th American president can use this law as pressure on his rivals.
Sergei Mikhailov, a leading RISI expert, called Trump's decision an element of the political struggle.
— This is an element of strengthening Trump's political positions and an attempt to weaken the positions of opponents. First of all, we are talking about rivals from the Democratic Party," the expert shared his point of view in a conversation with Izvestia.
At the same time, he stressed that mass repression against the participants is unlikely, but the decision itself will become a powerful information pressure.
Do other countries recognize Antifa as a terrorist organization
Among European countries, only the Hungarian authorities expressed support for the recognition of Antifa as a terrorist organization. Moreover, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that he would initiate a similar law in Hungary, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto sent a letter with this proposal to the head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas.
In a letter quoted by the media, he calls on the European Union to follow the example of the United States and include Antifa in the list of terrorists, as well as impose restrictions on groups and individuals associated with the movement. According to Szijjarto, the decree of the President of the United States creates the necessary legal basis for this step.
The minister noted that over the past few years, individuals and groups associated with Antifa have committed numerous terrorist attacks in EU countries, including Germany, France and Italy. He recalled that in 2023, members of the movement carried out five armed attacks in Budapest. Some of the suspects were granted asylum in EU countries that refused to extradite them to Hungary. Of particular concern was the case when the investigation had to be suspended, as one of the suspects, Italian activist Ilaria Salis, was elected a member of the European Parliament and received immunity.
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