Picture from the Lukov march in the centre of Sofia in 2019.
The march was scheduled to darken the streets of Sofia once again on February 13, but the police did not allow those who convened for the march to disrupt the public order thanks to Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, Bulgaria Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Anti-Semitism Coordinator Georg Georgiev.
A planned neo-Nazi march in the streets of Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, was finally not allowed to take place.
The march was meant to honor WWII-era general and Nazi collaborator Hristo Lukov.
February 2021: Antisemitism in review 04 Mar 2021 share this on
When: 2 February
Where: Vienna, Austria
What: An
Austrian rapper known as ‘Mr. Bond’ was arrested by Vienna police for
broadcasting several neo-Nazi songs, some of which were played during the Halle
synagogue shooting. At his residence, police found weapons, a military flag
from the Third Reich, a mixing desk, and hard disks. Click here to read more.
Additionally, the entrance of the
Lauder Chabad synagogue in Vienna was vandalized with candles, children s shoes, a
sanitary napkin smeared with ketchup and garbage.
Australia
When: 12 February
Where: Brisbane, Australia
What: Congregants
leaving the Margaret Street Synagogue were punched and spit at by a group
Picture from the Lukov march in the centre of Sofia in 2019.
The march was scheduled to darken the streets of Sofia once again on February 13, but the police did not allow those who convened for the march to disrupt the public order thanks to Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, Bulgaria Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Anti-Semitism Coordinator Georg Georgiev.
A planned neo-Nazi march in the streets of Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, was finally not allowed to take place.
The march was meant to honor WWII-era general and Nazi collaborator Hristo Lukov.
March extolling Neo-Nazism, Fascism in Bulgaria thwarted 13 Feb 2021 share this on
NEW
YORK For years, the Lukov March in Sofia,
Bulgaria, brought neo-Nazis and fascists from across the European continent to
Bulgaria’s capital city, casting disrepute on the country through the mobilization
of hatred. The march was scheduled to darken the streets of Sofia once again on
February 13, but thanks to Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, Bulgaria Prime
Minister Boyko Borisov, the Supreme Administrative Prosecutor s Office, the Ministry of
Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs and National Anti-Semitism Coordinator Georg Georgiev, the police did not allow those who convened for the march to
Praise has come in for the banning of the “Lukov March” in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, an event held in tribute to a pro-Nazi Bulgarian general who led the fascist Union of Bulgarian National Legions in the 1930s up till his assassination in the 1940s.
First held in Sofia in 2003, the Lukov March annually has drawn neo-Nazis from elsewhere in Europe to Bulgaria’s capital to join in a torchlight procession in honour of Lukov, whom local extremists falsely seek to portray as a patriotic hero.
Successfully banned in 2020, the February 13 2021 event again was the subject of a banning order by Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova. Police prevented a large-scale procession going ahead, though wreaths were laid outside Lukov’s house in central Sofia.