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=== Manifests and declarations === === Manifests and declarations ===
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Most of SAFKA's public declarations concern ], ], and Estonia's right to exist as a sovereign country.


During their demonstrations in SAFKA delivered a manifest titled "Manifest of antifascists in Helsinki", signed by seven so called "antifascist" organizations of Europe, condemning what they claim as "apartheid policies of Estonia and Latvia". In addition, they condemned the alleged glorification of Fascism and the rehabilitation of Nazi collaborators. According to the manifest, the alleged attempt of the Baltic regimes at equating Communism with Fascism is a "form of Holocaust denial as it denies the unique nature of Nazi crimes".<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://antifasistit.blogspot.com/2009/03/manifest-of-antifascists-in-helsinki.html |title = Manifest of Antifascists in Helsinki | publisher =SAFKA | date = 2009-03-23 | accessdate= 2009-03-31 }}</ref> During their demonstrations in SAFKA delivered a manifest titled "Manifest of antifascists in Helsinki", signed by seven so called "antifascist" organizations of Europe, condemning what they claim as "apartheid policies of Estonia and Latvia". In addition, they condemned the alleged glorification of Fascism and the rehabilitation of Nazi collaborators. According to the manifest, the alleged attempt of the Baltic regimes at equating Communism with Fascism is a "form of Holocaust denial as it denies the unique nature of Nazi crimes".<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://antifasistit.blogspot.com/2009/03/manifest-of-antifascists-in-helsinki.html |title = Manifest of Antifascists in Helsinki | publisher =SAFKA | date = 2009-03-23 | accessdate= 2009-03-31 }}</ref>

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Protest action organised by the Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee in 2009

The Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee (Template:Lang-fi), also known by its Finnish abbreviation of SAFKA, is a political organisation based in Helsinki, Finland. The founding activists of the committee are Johan Bäckman, Leena Hietanen and Petri Krohn; there are other members.

Activities

On 23 March 2009, Safka staged a protest in central Helsinki together with Nochnoy Dozor and Nashi against a seminar arranged by the Estonia's embassy in Helsinki discussing the Soviet deportations from Baltic states. Safka claimed in its blog that the event "worshipped Nazi ideology" and was "anti-Russian" in nature. The protest was joined by the prospective Finnish Islamic Party represented by Abdullah Tammi The protest, attended by only a few dozen protesters received huge media interest in Finland. In comparison, the seminar drew about 300 people.

Committee member Johan Bäckman with Arnold Meri, chairman of the Estonian Anti-Fascist Committee

Manifests and declarations

See also: Anti-Estonian_sentiment § Accusations_of_sympathies_with_Nazism

Most of SAFKA's public declarations concern Republic of Estonia, history of Estonia, and Estonia's right to exist as a sovereign country.

During their demonstrations in SAFKA delivered a manifest titled "Manifest of antifascists in Helsinki", signed by seven so called "antifascist" organizations of Europe, condemning what they claim as "apartheid policies of Estonia and Latvia". In addition, they condemned the alleged glorification of Fascism and the rehabilitation of Nazi collaborators. According to the manifest, the alleged attempt of the Baltic regimes at equating Communism with Fascism is a "form of Holocaust denial as it denies the unique nature of Nazi crimes".

Earlier in December 2008 SAFKA had delivered a similar manifest condemning what it sees as other alleged "fascist" phenomena: school shootings, political activism against the Paris Peace Treaty, death of the political left and homosexuality in fascist organisations.

Following publication of the final report of the Estonian International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity, SAFKA claimed that its chairman, the Finnish diplomat and one-time UN Secretary-General candidate Max Jakobson, is the "ideological father of the criminal apartheid regime of Estonia" and declared as the "misanthropist of the year" by SAFKA. .

Recently active SAFKA member Leena Hietanen concluded that Finnish reporters writing about Estonia uncritically are "Nazis" and the Finnish media is like a "criminal gang" committed to a "Finnish Lebensraum project".

Reactions

Estonian Internet news portal DELFI has claimed that the committee specialises in justifying Stalinism, particularly reinterpreting the Soviet deportations from Estonia as benign and making accusations regarding supposed human rights violations in Estonia. An article in the business daily Ärileht characterised the committee as a neo-Stalinist organization.

Alleged ties to supposed former KGB affiliates

The Estonian counter intelligence agency Kaitsepolitseiamet has stated that SAFKA has close ties with former KGB affiliates. In particular, the committee members have once appeared publicly with Abdullah Tammi (born Risto Tammi), who claims he was former KGB informant. A book by Johan Bäckman, one committee members, has been published by Estonian publishing house Tarbeinfo, owned by Mr. Vladimir Ilyashevich, who, according to Kaitsepolitseiamet, has worked as KGB operative in Soviet times.

Political ambitions

According to the business newspaper Ärileht, the committee would be a platform of Johan Bäckman in his bid for European Parliament elections.

Sister organisations

SAFKA has sister organisations in the Baltic states, including the Estonian Anti-Fascist Committee, the Latvian Anti-Fascist Committee and Nochnoy Dozor.

Notes

  1. ^ Eesti Ekspress 17 March 2009: Soome ekstremist tahab Eesti seminari ajal putinjuugendi Helsingi tänavatele tuua, edited by Askur Alas
  2. Yleisradio 3 November 2008: Abdullah Tammi KGB:n agenttina by Jukka Lindfors
  3. Helsingin Sanomat 23 March 2009 13:04–15:24: Viro-kirjan julkaisu keräsi Sanomataloon 300 hengen yleisön
  4. "Manifest of Antifascists in Helsinki". SAFKA. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  5. "Suomen antifasistisen komitean julistus nro 1" (in Template:Fi icon). KomNL. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. "Suomen antifasistisen komitean julistus nro 1" (in Template:Fi icon). SAFKA. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. Misanthropist of the Year 2009
  8. Mauno Koivisto was wrong
  9. Delfi 23 March 2009 12:37: Bäckman: küüditamine oli päästmine sõja eest
  10. ^ Ärileht 27 March 2009: Stalinism sünnib Soomes uuesti by Heiki Suurkask
  11. ^ Askur Alas (18 March 2009). "Üheskoos Eesti vastu: antifašist Bäckman ja natsimeelne Teinonen". Eesti Ekspress (in Template:Et icon). Retrieved 2009-03-31. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. Kaitsepolitseiamet 29 February 2000: Endise NSV Liidu luure- või vastuluureorganite teenistuses olnud isikute kohta koostatud Kaitsepolitseiameti teadaanne, published in Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja
  13. "Финские антифашисты против шествия легионеров" (in Template:Ru icon). chas-daily.com. 17.02.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. "Антифашисты Эстонии и Латвии объединятся с финскими союзниками" (in Template:Ru icon). informpskov.ru. 17.02.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. "Антифашисты Финляндии, Эстонии и Латвии собрались в Риге" (in Template:Ru icon). tatar-inform. 18.2.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. "Финские антифашисты уже высадились" (in Template:Ru icon). kriminal.lv. 11.3.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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