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THE TIMES OF INDIA, NEW DELHI

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

ANTIFA: TAKING THE

FIGHT TO THE
FAR RIGHT
US prez Donald Trump called them the alt-left and blamed
them for violence at white supremacist rallies. The liberals do
not agree with their tactics,
saying its against the right to
free speech. So, who are the
Antifa and why do they think
its okay to take the law into
their hands when opposing
right-wingers and white
supremacists?

MAKING A STAND IN THEY ROSE UP IN EUROPE

CHARLOTTESVILLE Anti-fascist groups rst The militant activism In US, it grew out of left
Antifa (short for anti-fascist) sprung up in Europe, in Antifa born in 80s in politics of late 80s. They
activists confronted white supremacists Italy against Mussolini and UK with the group do not conform to the
at a rally in the university town in Virginia against Hitler in Germany Anti-Fascist Action Democratic party platform
Clashes ensued and one anti-racism
activist was killed when a right-wing
supporter drove his car into a crowd
Speaking on the violence, Trump
railed at what he termed the alt-left
and said they were equally responsible PHILOSOPHY
for the violence Left or far left. Generally
anti-racist, anti-sexist,
VIOLENCE OKAY WHEN anti-homophobia and against
OPPOSING FASCISTS amassing of wealth by elites
Members say they use
violence in self-defence. The movement has no unied
Property destruction does not structure or leadership but
equate to violence, works through local
they argue groups nationwide
Primary goal is to stop neo-
Nazis and white supremacists
from gaining a public forum and
protecting counter-protesters
Antifa also active in THE BLACK BLOC
exposing neo-Nazis to Some Antifa activists dress head to toe
prevent employers from
ANTIFA IN
in black and are called the Black Bloc
hiring them and put social ACTION
pressure on them In US and Europe, black bloc Apart from
tactics generally include rioting, Charlottesville,
The idea in vandalism and protesting they caused
without a permit cancellation
Antifa is of a speech
that we go where by right-wing
they (right-wingers) supporter Milo
go. That hate speech is Yiannopoulos
at University
not free speech... And of California,
so we go to cause Berkeley
conict... because They also
we dont believe protested
that Nazis or fascists Donald Trumps
inauguration in
of any stripe should January
have a mouthpiece
A FORMER ANTIFA ORGANISER
Source: Agencies; News reports

50 BIG KILLERS AROUND

THE WORLD
Heart diseases cause the highest number of
deaths worldwide, followed by stroke. But
non-natural causes also occupy a prominent
Size of circle represents number of deaths in millions in 2016 spot in the global list of killers...
Deaths by disease Others

Other
Hepatitis B Pancreatic Other cardiovascular
Asthma
Alcohol-related cancer neoplasms and circulatory
diseases Interpersonal diseases
Oesophageal
violence cancer Congenital
Prostate
Tracheal, anomalies
cancer Neonatal,
bronchus
Hepatitis C 1.7m and lung
cancer
nutritional
disorders
Diarrhoeal
Cardiomyopathy
diseases
Lower
Meningitis respiratory
infections Breast
Rheumatic Diabetes cancer
heart mellitus
disease

9.5m
Neonatal
Leukaemia
preterm

Protein-energy
Road
injuries
Ischaemic heart
disease
2.4m
Alzheimers
birth

malnutrition
(Blockage reducing blood
disease
0.7
supply to the heart) Falls
Drowning
Other
neonatal
infections Malaria
Hodgkins Chronic
lymphoma Tuberculosis obstructive
Urinary pulmonary
diseases diease
Liver
Intestinal
Cervical cancer

5.5m
obstruction
cancer
Peptic
ulcer Cerebrovascular Stomach
Brain and
disease disease cancer Suicide
nervous
system (Stroke) Self-harm
cancer Maternal
Cirrhosis and sepsis
liver diseases Hypertensive
heart disease Colon
Parkinsons
disease Chronic and
HIV/AIDS rectum
0.2 Atrial kidney
disease cancer
fibrillation
Source: The Lancet
THE INDIA PICTURE

6m
Died of non-communicable
7 OF THE
TOP 10
causes of death in all
Self-harm
largest cause of
death in 10-24
0.9m
the worlds largest
diseases (NCDs) | Ischaemic heart age-groups from age group number of deaths
NCDs or injuries for kids under-5
disease leading cause of death