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| '''Neo-Nazism in Estonia''' refers to sympathy for Nazi aims and ideology, its symbolism and pro-Nazi historical revisionism in ]. It often manifests itself through racist attacks, discrimination against Estonia's ethnic minorities, vandalism and graffiti and attempts to gloss over or excuse Estonia's actiions in the Second World War | |||
| Neo-nazism has also found support amongst a minority of Estonia's ] population, who have engaged in violent attacks against foreigners and are known to have ties to neo-Nazis in the ]. | |||
| == Incidents == | |||
| In 2001 An African-American student studying in Tartu, Estonia has told a local newspaper that he is considering leaving the country before his semester ends because of constant harassment and threats from skinheads. | |||
| On April 22, 2001 several dozen skinheads in Tartu, Estonia held a torch-bearing demonstration to mark Hitler's birthday, according to broadcast on Estonian Television. | |||
| On February 6, 2006 Estonian skinheads, displaying Swastikas and Iron Crosses on their clothing, confronted an American Embassy employee of Asian descent in front of McDonalds at approximately 1830 hours. A verbal exchange ensued but the American escaped from the situation physically unharmed. | |||
| On 12 August, 2006 participants in a LGBT Pride march in Tallinn were attacked by more than a dozen counter-demonstrators. More than ten participants in the march were injured and one person was hospitalized with head injuries. The counter-demonstrators, who defined themselves as Estonian nationalists, physically and verbally attacked marchers, spat on them as well as throwing stones and eggs at them . The counter-demonstrators were able to attack the marchers without being stopped by law enforcement officials. | |||
| According to the Communist Party of Estonia, Estonia is the only European country where goods with Nazi symbols are sold openly in the city centre. | |||
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