Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/23/2012

Has there been a coordinated crackdown against Counterjihad activists across the European Union? Besides the takedown of the EDL and British Freedom, four leaders of the Génération Identitaire group that occupied the mosque in Poitiers have been arrested. Meanwhile several leaders of the German group Pro-Köln are being investigated for fraud, and have had their houses searched and their computers confiscated. All of these incidents occurred within the space of three days.

In financial news, the Moody’s ratings agency downgraded the debt of five major Spanish regions — Catalonia, Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, and Murcia — to junk status, below investment grade.

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