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A Swiss police officer stands as diplomatic delegation cars arrive outside the hotel for a second day of US-mediated talks with Russia and Ukraine seeking to find an end to the four-year war, in Geneva on February 18, 2026 (Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP)
June 19, 2026, 10:39 pm
Switzerland moves to ban all use of Nazi symbols amid rise in antisemitism
Bill goes further than current law already prosecuting use of Nazi, racist or violence-glorifying symbols and would add a $250 fine for public swastika display or Hitler salute
By AFP
The US Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba sits docked during a visit with crew by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in Panama City, June 24, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool photo via AP)
December 25, 2025, 11:06 am
After backlash, US Coast Guard again retracts policy easing rules against swastikas
In second reversal, Coast Guard now explicitly lists swastika and noose as hate symbols; move clears way for branch’s new chief to be sworn in, after objection from Jewish senator
By Andrew Lapin
Tattoo artist Mischa Ostberg talks with a visitor at the Ghost Rose Tattoo parlor, November 3, 2025, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
November 11, 2025, 7:06 pm
Maine tattoo artist, swept up in US Senate race, unfazed by Nazi symbol ‘cover-up’
‘We all make mistakes,’ says Mischa Ostberg, who helped candidate Graham Platner modify a skull-and-crossbones tattoo he got in the army, saying he was ignorant of its SS ties
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Illustrative: A swastika flag displayed in a showcase during the press preview at the new permanent exhibition of former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany, April 13, 2016.(AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
August 2, 2025, 7:52 pm
Belgian politician apologizes after compromising photo shows him draped in Nazi flag
Nivelles town councillor says photograph of him in his underwear with flag around him was ‘crass mistake’ during a ‘far too drunken’ evening
By AFP
St Pauli supporters light flares during the German first division Bundesliga football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and FC St Pauli in Dortmund, western Germany on October 18, 2024. (Ina Fassbender/AFP)
November 9, 2024, 3:16 pm
German politician quits after sex doll post with Nazi logo targeting local soccer team
Christian Democrat politician also apologizes after Hamburg club threatens legal action
By Reuters
German far-right politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Björn Höcke arrives for a session of his trial over the alleged use of Nazi phrases, at the regional court in Halle, eastern Germany, April 23, 2024. (Jens Schlueter/Pool Photo via AP)
July 3, 2024, 7:59 am
Court fines far-right German politician for again using a banned Nazi phrase
Björn Höcke, a leader of AfD party, fined €16,900 for chanting first two words ‘Everything For Germany,’ goading pub crowd to complete stormtrooper slogan
By Andrew Lapin
Bjoern Hoecke, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the eastern federal state of Thuringia, waits for a session of his trial over the alleged use of Nazi phrases, at the regional court in Halle, eastern Germany on May 14, 2024. (Ronny Hartmann/Pool/AFP)
May 14, 2024, 10:31 pm
German court convicts prominent far-right politician of using Nazi slogan
Björn Höcke of the Alternative for Germany party must pay a fine of $14,000 for using the phrase ‘Everything for Germany!’ during a campaign rally in 2021
By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and Geir Moulson
Far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke, Thuringia's AfD parliamentary group leader, speaks at the special plenary session of the Thuringia state parliament in Erfurt, Germany, January 20, 2021. (Michael Reichel/dpa via AP, File)
April 18, 2024, 11:38 am
Prominent figure in German far-right party on trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan
Björn Höcke accused of ending a speech by declaring ‘Everything for Germany!’ while knowing phrase originated with Nazis’ SA stormtroopers; he denies being aware of significance
By Geir Moulson and Kerstin Sopke
File: Members of the Swiss Parliament attend the closing day of the 51st legislature of the Swiss National Council, on September 29, 2023 in Bern. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
April 17, 2024, 7:06 pm
Swiss lawmakers vote to ban Nazi symbols including flags, gestures and speech
Parliament says ban to begin with easily identifiable symbols, such as swastikas, and later widen to include other racist ideologies
By AFP
Germany leaves the field after the World Cup Group E soccer game between Costa Rica and Germany at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 2, 2024, 3:04 pm
Germany redesigns soccer uniform that some say evokes Nazi insignia
Ahead of the European championship, Adidas halts sale of customizable jerseys; German federation denies resemblance to SS symbol, but intends to update uniform regardless
By AP and ToI Staff
An exterior view of Adolf Hitler's birth house, front, in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on September 27, 2012. (AP Photo / Kerstin Joensson, File)
October 2, 2023, 4:35 pm
Work begins in Austria on turning Hitler’s birthplace into police station
Move approved in 2019 seeks to make site in Braunau Am Inn unattractive for admirers of the Nazi dictator
By AP
A swastika flag, left, is displayed for sale at a store at the Gladstone Harbour Festival in central Queensland, April 11, 2006. (Chris Donaghy/AAP Image via AP)
June 8, 2023, 5:36 am
Australia plans to ban swastikas, other Nazi symbols in legislation next week
While most states already ban Nazi symbols, the federal law would go further by also banning the trade in such material, attorney general says
By Rod McGuirk
People look on at a makeshift memorial by the mall where several people were killed in Saturday's mass shooting, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Allen, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
May 9, 2023, 7:45 am
Texas mall shooter had swastika, SS tattoos, online posts show
Mauricio Garcia’s activity on Russian social media site reveals fascination with white supremacy and massacres; gunman researched Dallas-area outlet mall before killing 8 there
By Jake Bleiberg, Gene Johnson and Lolita C. Baldor
Lazio fans cheer before the start of a Serie A soccer match between Roma and Lazio at Rome's Olympic stadium, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
April 4, 2023, 7:37 pm
Rome’s Lazio soccer club handed suspended stadium ban for antisemitic chants
Three fans were banned for life by club after pictures of supporters performing fascist salutes and wearing the number 88, a numerical code for ‘Heil Hitler,’ circulated online
By AP
An undated screenshot showing some of the Valentine's Day products bearing Hitler's image that were listed and later removed from the website of Australian company Spicy Baboon. (Anti-Defamation Commission)
January 30, 2023, 3:15 pm
Sale of Nazi-themed Valentine’s Day merchandise halted in Australia after outrage
Store owner says he thought items would be seen as cheeky fun ‘between couples’; Australia’s Anti-Defamation Commission rejects ‘non-apology’
By Tobias Siegal
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