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The extreme right in Norway
Who are they?Recruitment, beliefs and disbelieves
What is Monitor?
Ø IndependentMagazineØ First published 1994ØMember of the
Antifa-netØHuge contact
network in NorwayØ Presently published
only on the InternetCover, #4/98
Purpose: To protect democracy through:
Ø Exposing totalitarianmovements and theirleaders.
Ø Exposing theirideology andfalsification of history.
Ø Contribute to publicawareness.
Ø Conduct pro-activeinformation workamong youngsters.Cover, # 1/2002
Post-war trials in 1945
ØThe nazis and theirleaders were punished.Vidkun Quisling wasexecuted.ØAll together 42 000
persons wereconvicted.ØThe nazi party is
banned.ØNazism is believed to
be dead and buried.
Vidkun Quisling isbeing taken away after
receiving his deathsentence
The growth of post-war nazism
Ø In the sixties naziveterans recruits someyoungstersØ Several small
extremist groupsØNazis attract media
attention
The first post-war nazi party...
ØNorwegian Frontfounded in 1973Ø Führer for the new
party is young ErikBlücher from MossØ Several NS- and SS-
veterans join thenew party withenthusiasm
Terrorism in Norway
Ø 1. Mai 1979 NF-member PetterKristian Kyvik throwsa bomb into may-daydemonstration in Oslo.ØMore bombs during
the eighties.ØHardly no nazi activity
until mid-nineties
The extreme right in Norway
"Grumpy old men"Political parties and associationsMostly concisting of eldely men
The militant sceneOpen nazis and skinheads
Mostly younger men
Most groups on the extreme right areheavily involved with internalskirmishes. On rare occasions theymanage to act together like here whereBootboys, extreme Christians and anti-immigration groups demonstratetogether against Muslim calls for prayer.(Azan)
The National AllianceØFormerly known as WhiteEllectorial Alliance
ØLead by sheep farmer KjellTore Vogsland
ØSeveral hard-core nazisbehind the scenery
ØDid not stand in last yearselections.
Kjell Tore Vogsland
The Fatherlands Party
ØFounded by Harald Trefall
ØLocal representation in twolocal municipalities in earlynineties
ØTorn up by internalskirmishes
ØDid not stand at last yearselections.
Harald Trefall
Other Anti-immigration groups
ØAntiparasitta
ØPopular Movement AgainstImmigration
ØNorway Against Immigration
ØThe Norwegian AssociationRacist posterfrom the early
nineties
Institute for Norwegian Occupation history
ØOrganisation for oldtreatorsØGathers former
members of theWaffen-SS and the NSØ concentrates on
historical revisionism
Ørnulf Myklestadan extreme anti-Semite
among nazi veterans
The militant nazi scene
ØSeveral small groups
Øactive cadres along thecoast from Oslodown to thesouth and up to the Bergenarea.
ØApproximately 200 - 300people all together
ØMost activist havecommitted grievous crimes
National Youth (Bootboys)
Ø Founded in 1997ØGroups in Oslo, Bergen
and KristiansandØLess than 40 membersØMost leaders serving long
prison termsØ 80 - 85% of the members
have serious criminalconvictions
From a Bootboys party
Vigrid
Ø Sect-like nazi-pagangroupØ Subscribes to anti
Jewish conspiracytheoriesØUnder heavy attack by
security policeØRecruits children
down to 13 years oldØLead by Tore W.
Tvedt (63)Bizarre ceremony of baptism where
Vigrid initiates young people toOdin
Norwegian National Socialist Movement
ØLead by TerjeNordlienØLess than 50 membersØExtremely racist and
uniform-fixedØMost members +40ØOperates with its own
uniformed ”militia”Wedding picture of TerjeNordlien and his Polish wife
Magdalena
Norwegian Heathen Front
Ø Founded by convictedmurderer Varg Vikernes
Ø Lead by Vegard Chapmanand Kurt Jarle Øvrehus
Ø Mixes nazism and ancientNorse religion
Ø Sells NS-black metalØ Operates with extremely
racist programØ Wants to kill all gay,
disabled and infertilepeople.
Vegard Chapman and Kurt Jarle Øvrehus
Hwo are the nazis?
ØMainly menØAge from 18 - 27
yearsØMost activists have
criminal convictionsØUtterly fixated on
violenceØOften uniformed as
depicted.Morten Bakke, former headof ”Blood & Honour”
Norway
How many are they?
ØApproximately 200 - 300 active nazis in Norway
ØApproximately 1 000 persons have been candidates for racistparties, locally and in general elections, since 1976
ØOn its peak racist parties won 14 000 votes (in 1991)
Arne Myrdal, head of The PopularMovement against Immigration, about tolaunch an attack on anti-racists. I 1991 hewas convicted for plotting to bomb arefugee centre in southern Norway.
What do they believe in?
Ø Common racismØ Common anti-SemitismØDenial of the HolocaustØViolenceØ Some believe in Norse GodsØ Some claim to be ChristiansØDisbelief in DemocracyØHitler is worshipped as
Messiah
The belief that the Jewsare behind all evil holds a
strong position amongNorwegian nazis.
How do they recruit?
ØDrinking partiesØMusic saleØConcerts (mainly
in Sweden)Ø InternetØ ”Protection”ØCrimes
Nazi concert in Sweden 1996
For further information:
www.magasinet-monitor.netPhone. +47 - 48 02 72 22