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Lord Eric Pickles with the Holocaust survivor Ivor Perl

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In plain sight: Q&A with IHRA Chair Lord Eric Pickles on the UK IHRA Presidency

With the start of the UK IHRA Presidency, IHRA Chair Lord Eric Pickles discussed his motivations for holding this important position and his hopes and plans for the year.

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Austria presents National Strategy against Antisemitism

The strategy comprises measures for applying the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and for better protecting Jewish communities and institutions.

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The IHRA partners with the European Commission, the UN and UNESCO to raise global awareness of how to counter Holocaust distortion

This month, the IHRA will launch three important international initiatives to further its work of raising awareness of Holocaust distortion on multiple fronts.

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IHRA Grant recipient #FakeImages to open

During World War II, antisemitic propaganda made clever use of stereotyping and conspiracy thinking. The exhibition #FakeImages, a 2020 IHRA Grant project, exposes how this kind of imaging works.

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Italian government amends racial persecution and compensation laws

Important changes to the law governing how victims of racial persecution in Italy and their relatives could seek compensation were made on 30 December, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) announced early this week.

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EU Handbook for the practical use of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism published

The Handbook presents the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and relates its guiding examples to the contexts of real-world antisemitic incidents and crimes.

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The IHRA reflects on 2020 as a historic year for Holocaust remembrance, and looks ahead to Greek Presidency in 2021, at Leipzig plenary

The IHRA brought together over 250 delegates from all over the world at an online plenary to discuss Holocaust education, remembrance and research at the end of an historic year with landmark anniversaries that also saw a global shift to digital platforms during the pandemic.

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The IHRA adopts working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination

The IHRA announces the adoption of an internationally accepted non-legally binding working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination, emphasising the importance of remembering the genocide of Roma, and acknowledging that the neglect of this genocide has contributed to the prejudice and discrimination that many Roma communities experience today.

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Finland Supreme Court bans Neo-Nazi group

The Supreme Court of Finland ruled to uphold a ban on the neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). This makes Finland the first to ban this group, which is still active in other countries in Northern Europe.

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In plain sight: Q&A with IHRA Chair Lord Eric Pickles on the UK IHRA Presidency

Austria presents National Strategy against Antisemitism

The IHRA partners with the European Commission, the UN and UNESCO to raise global awareness of how to counter Holocaust distortion

IHRA Grant recipient #FakeImages to open

Italian government amends racial persecution and compensation laws

EU Handbook for the practical use of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism published

The IHRA reflects on 2020 as a historic year for Holocaust remembrance, and looks ahead to Greek Presidency in 2021, at Leipzig plenary

The IHRA adopts working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination

Finland Supreme Court bans Neo-Nazi group

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