Michael Colborne

2 months ago | bellingcat.com | Michael Colborne

A branch of an international neo-Nazi network the UK government suspects of involvement in terrorist activity is organising a two-day concert in Budapest. It won’t be for the first time. “More than 10 bands from Europe” will take the stage in early February, according to the Hungarian affiliate of Blood & Honour (B&H), a UK-founded international neo-Nazi music network.

Oct 9, 2024 | bellingcat.com | Michael Colborne

A Bellingcat investigation has found that a far-right fashion brand affiliated with the white supremacist Active Club movement has its products designed by a streetwear shop in the Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora. The decentralised Active Club movement was founded by American neo-Nazi Robert Rundo.

Mar 15, 2024 | bellingcat.com | Michael Colborne

When white nationalists met up in a small town in north Texas to take part in yet another fight night event, we set about locating where it took place. Billed as the third in a series dating back to 2022, the event was hosted by white nationalist group Patriot Front. Last year, Bellingcat geolocated an event to a gym space in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Feb 7, 2024 | bellingcat.com | Michael Colborne

Bellingcat partnered with magazines De Groene Amsterdammer, Knack and Le Vif to investigate Active Clubs and related far-right movements in the Netherlands and Belgium, and worked with volunteers from the Netherlands-based Capitol Terrorist Exposers collective. Read additional stories from this collaboration at De Groene Amsterdammer, Knack and Le Vif.

Nov 16, 2023 | bellingcat.com | Michael Colborne |Kolina Koltai |Tristan Lee

Chapters of an emerging white nationalist network from across the United States participated in a joint combat sports event in the Los Angeles area this August, according to open source evidence geolocated by Bellingcat. Several Active Clubs, which experts say form a dangerous bedrock for far-right activity and recruitment, joined the second annual tournament alongside extremist groups like Patriot Front and the Hammerskins.