we're in Sweden it's Mayday and we're on
we're in Sweden it's Mayday and we're on

our way to a small place called y
our way to a small place called y

shopping where a far-right political
shopping where a far-right political

party the SVP have gathered for a 300
party the SVP have gathered for a 300

Man March through the streets now they
Man March through the streets now they

say they're demonstrating against the
say they're demonstrating against the

European Union there's our leftists who
European Union there's our leftists who

are going to be there who are also known
are going to be there who are also known

for being quite extreme there's violence
for being quite extreme there's violence

on both sides there's apparently going
on both sides there's apparently going

to be 400 police there um and it sounds
to be 400 police there um and it sounds

like things are going to get quite
like things are going to get quite

serious Ali how serious is extremism in
serious Ali how serious is extremism in

Sweden do you think it's serious cuz
Sweden do you think it's serious cuz

it's growing it's growing fast I
it's growing it's growing fast I

couldn't imagine something like this
couldn't imagine something like this

that's about to happen today would
that's about to happen today would

happen 5 years ago in Europe the rise of
happen 5 years ago in Europe the rise of

the far right has become impossible to
the far right has become impossible to

ignore with a massive increase in
ignore with a massive increase in

nationalist popul ity over the last few
nationalist popul ity over the last few

years in Sweden though the emergence of
years in Sweden though the emergence of

a leftwing extremist group per seen
a leftwing extremist group per seen

anti-fascists Waging War against the far
anti-fascists Waging War against the far

right known as the Revolutionary front
right known as the Revolutionary front

the faction of militant socialists has
the faction of militant socialists has

now become one of the most violent
now become one of the most violent

groups in
groups in

Sweden one of their Affiliates was
Sweden one of their Affiliates was

recently jailed for attempted murder
recently jailed for attempted murder

after he stabbed a far-right supporter
after he stabbed a far-right supporter

twice in the
twice in the

back the Revolutionary front formed in
back the Revolutionary front formed in

2002 but there structure still remain
2002 but there structure still remain

shrouded in
shrouded in

secrecy nobody knows exactly how many
secrecy nobody knows exactly how many

members they have estimates range from
members they have estimates range from

the hundreds to the thousands and
the hundreds to the thousands and

they're believed to operate in at least
they're believed to operate in at least

five different districts in
five different districts in

Sweden so with demonstrations across
Sweden so with demonstrations across

Sweden on the increase we went to see if
Sweden on the increase we went to see if

we could find the Revolutionary front at
we could find the Revolutionary front at

the MayDay
the MayDay

rally we're at the front of the protest
rally we're at the front of the protest

right now everybody's lying down because
right now everybody's lying down because

they don't want the far right to move
they don't want the far right to move

through here and it seems like the
through here and it seems like the

police are just pushing forward now um
police are just pushing forward now um

and we'll see what happens whether they
and we'll see what happens whether they

let them lie there or whether they start
let them lie there or whether they start

moving them with Force but the far right
moving them with Force but the far right

are literally just on the other side of
are literally just on the other side of

this police
this police

barrier we made our way to the front of
barrier we made our way to the front of

the march to speak with the leader of
the march to speak with the leader of

the farri Nationalist party the SVP what
the farri Nationalist party the SVP what

is the protest for today what have you
is the protest for today what have you

marched the pro today is about
marched the pro today is about

us showing that we want to leave the
us showing that we want to leave the

European
European

Union all these people seem extremely
Union all these people seem extremely

angry that you're here why do you think
angry that you're here why do you think

that is
that is

the far right have become increasingly
the far right have become increasingly

angry with immigration in Sweden as
angry with immigration in Sweden as

nearly 50% of all Asylum applicants were
nearly 50% of all Asylum applicants were

approved last year as well as wanting
approved last year as well as wanting

out of the EU SVP also runs a white only
out of the EU SVP also runs a white only

Eugenics project and even wrote an open
Eugenics project and even wrote an open

letter of support to Greece's Neo-Nazi
letter of support to Greece's Neo-Nazi

party Golden
party Golden

Dawn the Revolutionary front say they're
Dawn the Revolutionary front say they're

at war with the extreme far right
at war with the extreme far right

clashing with the political SVP and also
clashing with the political SVP and also

with the militant Swedish resistance
with the militant Swedish resistance

movement whose leader is a convicted
movement whose leader is a convicted

murderer what do you think is going to
murderer what do you think is going to

happen here today do you think it's
happen here today do you think it's

going to kick off I hope so people have
going to kick off I hope so people have

to know what's really going on today in
to know what's really going on today in

Sweden why are you playing cup here they
Sweden why are you playing cup here they

gave permission uh Nazi scums to
gave permission uh Nazi scums to

demonstrate what about the more militant
demonstrate what about the more militant

left are they
left are they

here yeah uh yeah but uh actually I
here yeah uh yeah but uh actually I

don't know where they are revolutionary
don't know where they are revolutionary

front have never given a formal
front have never given a formal

interview to the media and are
interview to the media and are

notoriously hard to track
notoriously hard to track

down you've got decided to protect your
down you've got decided to protect your

identity because I've I've received
identity because I've I've received

threats for of in numerous accounts from
threats for of in numerous accounts from

these specific Nazis why I take an
these specific Nazis why I take an

active stance Against Racism and against
active stance Against Racism and against

Nazism and that's enough for them to
Nazism and that's enough for them to

threaten my life are you affiliated with
threaten my life are you affiliated with

any specific far-left group I'm not no I
any specific far-left group I'm not no I

don't represent any organization I speak
don't represent any organization I speak

from myself and I think people have this
from myself and I think people have this

idea that it's the far right versus the
idea that it's the far right versus the

far left it's it's a very broad kind of
far left it's it's a very broad kind of

resistance against them it's not just
resistance against them it's not just

specific anti-fascist groups with their
specific anti-fascist groups with their

policies is violence against us it's
policies is violence against us it's

violence against all of my friends who
violence against all of my friends who

might be homosexual or just a different
might be homosexual or just a different

skin
skin

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color whoa the far right March has been
color whoa the far right March has been

allowed to move on but the farle don't
allowed to move on but the farle don't

seem happy about it it there was a stone
seem happy about it it there was a stone

grenade for Just 2 minutes ago there's a
grenade for Just 2 minutes ago there's a

lot of confusion in the far right seem
lot of confusion in the far right seem

to be trying to tell the police what to
to be trying to tell the police what to

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do judging by people in masks sunglasses
do judging by people in masks sunglasses

and the fact there's a lot of uh
and the fact there's a lot of uh

flashbangs going off I think it's safe
flashbangs going off I think it's safe

to say the Red Front are probably in
to say the Red Front are probably in

attendance helmet
attendance helmet

me of the far left started attacking far
me of the far left started attacking far

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right police are really getting pissed
right police are really getting pissed

off
off

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now seems that they're using the dogs
now seems that they're using the dogs

more of a deterrent to disperse people
more of a deterrent to disperse people

away from the March as it goes down here
away from the March as it goes down here

they set the dogss on people here to
they set the dogss on people here to

move them out the way and then the far
move them out the way and then the far

right March can pass
right March can pass

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freely despite the aggression the police
freely despite the aggression the police

managed to stop any major violence
managed to stop any major violence

breaking out at the March but there's
breaking out at the March but there's

been an escalation in targeted attacks
been an escalation in targeted attacks

between the two
between the two

sides this footage of the Revolutionary
sides this footage of the Revolutionary

front smashing the home of a suspected
front smashing the home of a suspected

fascist is one of the many attacks they
fascist is one of the many attacks they

film and publish on the internet
film and publish on the internet

we met with a guy whose house is being
we met with a guy whose house is being

trashed in this video he asked us to
trashed in this video he asked us to

withhold his name and identity for fear
withhold his name and identity for fear

of further attacks even though he denies
of further attacks even though he denies

being a member of any extreme right-wing
being a member of any extreme right-wing

groups I woke up one night to them uh
groups I woke up one night to them uh

smashing my front Oran with an
smashing my front Oran with an

axe and uh they also smashed my car the
axe and uh they also smashed my car the

same night yeah and uh tagged my door
same night yeah and uh tagged my door

with RF basically they um open those
with RF basically they um open those

Gates yeah went in
Gates yeah went in

smash the windows and threw in the smoke
smash the windows and threw in the smoke

grenade and this is the same way they
grenade and this is the same way they

came when they smashed my place
came when they smashed my place

up we went to the court case where
up we went to the court case where

alleged members of the Revolutionary
alleged members of the Revolutionary

front were on trial for ransacking the
front were on trial for ransacking the

victim's home to see if we could get any
victim's home to see if we could get any

closer to meeting them you're the
closer to meeting them you're the

accused what are they trying to convict
accused what are they trying to convict

you with
you with

here they seem to keep mentioning
here they seem to keep mentioning

revolutionary front why is
revolutionary front why is

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that and those guys in there seem to
that and those guys in there seem to

think you're part of SMR is that correct
think you're part of SMR is that correct

they know that I'm a nationalist they
they know that I'm a nationalist they

seem to think that nationalist means you
seem to think that nationalist means you

know nazi racist I don't call me uh
know nazi racist I don't call me uh

racist would you prefer Sweden if there
racist would you prefer Sweden if there

was only one race yes so what would you
was only one race yes so what would you

do with the people that aren't I don't
do with the people that aren't I don't

know why I want to send them home these
know why I want to send them home these

are exactly the kind of views the
are exactly the kind of views the

Revolutionary front are fighting
Revolutionary front are fighting

against so after months of negotiation
against so after months of negotiation

the Rev front have agreed to meet us
the Rev front have agreed to meet us

which is actually quite rare considering
which is actually quite rare considering

they're a far-left organization so we're
they're a far-left organization so we're

going to go and meet them now they said
going to go and meet them now they said

they're going to pick us up in a car
they're going to pick us up in a car

drive us to an unknown location and
drive us to an unknown location and

hopefully the interview will take place
hopefully the interview will take place

there member of the Red Front has picked
there member of the Red Front has picked

us up now we don't exactly know where
us up now we don't exactly know where

we're going it all feels quite secretive
we're going it all feels quite secretive

but hopefully it's to meet other members
but hopefully it's to meet other members

of rev
of rev

front to gauge the uh level of security
front to gauge the uh level of security

that these guys um hold up they've asked
that these guys um hold up they've asked

us to leave our phones in the car
us to leave our phones in the car

been told got this uh slightly spooky
been told got this uh slightly spooky

tunnel we've got one guy down there who
tunnel we've got one guy down there who

was our driver essentially keeping guard
was our driver essentially keeping guard

and we're told that there are uh
and we're told that there are uh

reference members at the top of this
reference members at the top of this

this hill so we're just going to go and
this hill so we're just going to go and

mute them
mute them

now seems like the prime location for
now seems like the prime location for

kidna
kidna

tunist nice to meet you guys thanks for
tunist nice to meet you guys thanks for

taking the time to meet us are we doing
taking the time to meet us are we doing

it in English or you guys rather the
it in English or you guys rather the

Swedish Swedish considering you to a
Swedish Swedish considering you to a

members of red front if you could
members of red front if you could

explain to us exactly what it is Red
explain to us exactly what it is Red

Front stands
Front stands

for there were a lot of far-left groups
for there were a lot of far-left groups

who were pacifists and you know they
who were pacifists and you know they

condemn violence why did you guys
condemn violence why did you guys

specifically decide to take up arms
specifically decide to take up arms

against the fascists it's not good to
against the fascists it's not good to

use violence but it's a tool and um when
use violence but it's a tool and um when

it comes to the
it comes to the

anti-fascist war against the Nazi
anti-fascist war against the Nazi

Movement we can't afford to think about
Movement we can't afford to think about

the public opinion
the public opinion

it's being a Nazi in Sweden today means
it's being a Nazi in Sweden today means

a world full of hurt when you guys are
a world full of hurt when you guys are

fighting and stuff what kind of weapons
fighting and stuff what kind of weapons

would you bring with you for
would you bring with you for

self-defense I all this
self-defense I all this

Jas my homemade Knuckles homemade yes
Jas my homemade Knuckles homemade yes

and if uh if there're too many I switch
and if uh if there're too many I switch

to uh
to uh

the knife you know very short could I
the knife you know very short could I

see is that okay are you sure you want
see is that okay are you sure you want

fingerprints on
fingerprints on

this
this

wow I've read that some some media
wow I've read that some some media

reports will say you guys are
reports will say you guys are

essentially terrorists or you're
essentially terrorists or you're

extremist what do you think to that the
extremist what do you think to that the

working class build this Society where
working class build this Society where

every house you see every road you see
every house you see every road you see

the work class build and still we got
the work class build and still we got

nothing to say about how we how this
nothing to say about how we how this

Society has is going to progress MH so
Society has is going to progress MH so

if the the the same society that pieces
if the the the same society that pieces

me on everyday basis call me a terrorist
me on everyday basis call me a terrorist

then I'm feeling kind of proud
then I'm feeling kind of proud

actually after meeting the Revolutionary
actually after meeting the Revolutionary

front I couldn't help thinking that
front I couldn't help thinking that

despite their willingness to use
despite their willingness to use

violence to combat fascism the far right
violence to combat fascism the far right

continues to gain popularity the irony
continues to gain popularity the irony

is that both sides claim to be fighting
is that both sides claim to be fighting

a battle for the working class and the
a battle for the working class and the

so-called war is playing out in ordinary
so-called war is playing out in ordinary

towns and CI across
towns and CI across

Sweden but with racial attacks on the
Sweden but with racial attacks on the

rise regardless of the politics the sad
rise regardless of the politics the sad

truth about this wave of extremism is
truth about this wave of extremism is

the only thing on the increase is the
the only thing on the increase is the

number of victims
number of victims