The Extremism Atlas
A structured database of extremist groups, movements, and organisations — searchable by ideology and region.
Extremist Network Map
This network map visualises the ideological relationships between extremist groups and individuals active in Europe. Each node represents a group or individual actor — colour-coded by ideology. Arrows indicate ideological inspiration: follow them to trace how ideas, tactics, and narratives flow between actors and across movements. Click any node to explore its full profile.
764
Transnational decentralised online network. Sextortion, coercion of minors, CSAM, and glorification of violence. Dutch DTN June 2025 names 764. At least 70 Dutch participants estimated.
Not found in sources
Active Club movement
Right-wing extremist movement using fitness and combat training to recruit. Dutch Active Club presence documented.
United States
Al-Qaeda
Transnational jihadist network. AIVD frames global jihadism as Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Dutch case-law includes AQAP prosecutions. Dutch Supreme Court addressed evidentiary questions.
Afghanistan
Alek Minassian
Perpetrator of the 2018 Toronto van attack. Explicitly framed in incel ideology; referenced across online incel forums active in Europe.
Canada
Anders Behring Breivik
Norwegian far-right terrorist responsible for the 2011 attacks in Oslo and Utøya. Author of a manifesto widely circulated in accelerationist networks. Highly influential martyr figure across European extremist ecosystems.
Norway
Anis Amri
Perpetrator of the 2016 Berlin truck attack. Used prominently in ISIS propaganda as a martyr figure.
Tunisia
Anton Lundin Pettersson
School attacker (2015) referenced as a martyr figure in Nordic and broader European far-right communities.
Sweden
Atomwaffen Division (AWD)
Neo-Nazi accelerationist network emerging from Iron March online subcultures. UK proscribed as National Socialist Order. Catalysed transnational skull mask militant scene.
United States
Blood & Honour Netherlands
Transnational neo-Nazi white-power music network. Dutch regional divisions documented from 2003, collapsed 2007. Canada listed 2019. UK asset freeze imposed January 2025.
United Kingdom
Brenton Tarrant
Perpetrator of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks. Livestreamed the attack and published a manifesto; widely memeified in online extremist communities with strong presence in Dutch and European accelerationist spaces.
New Zealand
Com network
Fragmented transnational ecosystem of overlapping violent online groups. HCSS: ~70 Dutch participants, Dutch victims, suspects in custody, one conviction. Europol Project Compass targets The Com.
Not found in sources
Combat 18 Netherlands
Violent neo-Nazi formation historically linked to Blood & Honour. Dutch branch in Rijnmond area largely disappeared by 2010. Germany banned Combat 18 Deutschland January 2020.
United Kingdom
CVLT
Online neo-Nazi group engaged in coordinated child sexual exploitation. US federal charges January 2025. Council of EU identifies CVLT as predecessor of 764 within The Com analysis.
United States
David Lane
White supremacist and originator of the 14 Words slogan. Core ideological figure whose symbolism is widely used across European extremist movements.
United States
Dylann Roof
White supremacist who attacked a Black church in Charleston (2015). Frequently referenced as a martyr figure in international far-right propaganda streams.
United States
Elliot Rodger
Foundational martyr figure in incel extremism. His manifesto and video statements circulate widely in European incel communities as a canonical reference.
United States
Erkenbrand
Dutch alt-right/ethno-nationalist study association. AIVD 2018 categorises as right-wing extremist with white ethnostate objective. Participants linked to civic and local political contexts.
Netherlands
Feuerkrieg Division (FKD)
Accelerationist neo-Nazi network emerged online with strong youth focus and international reach. UK proscribed. Documented Dutch chapter activity including targeting of Dutch politician.
Estonia
Generation Identity
Pan-European identitarian/ethnonationalist milieu. Dutch node Identitair Verzet named by AIVD as visible representative of anti-Islam/identity framing within Dutch right-wing extremism.
France
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Syria-based Islamist armed actor emerged from Jabhat al-Nusra. US revoked FTO designation July 2025. Netherlands sent envoy to HTS-led interim government January 2025.
Syria
Identitair Verzet
Dutch identitarian organisation. AIVD explicitly names as visible representative of anti-Islam/identity framing in Dutch right-wing extremism. Rooftop protests, building occupations, Telegram mobilisation.
Netherlands
Islamic State (ISIS)
Transnational jihadist organisation. Approximately 300 Dutch travellers joined since 2012. Dutch courts pursue ISIS cases including war crimes. TikTok propaganda arrests 2026.
Iraq
Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP)
ISIS-linked branch rooted in Afghanistan driving network-directed attacks targeting Europe. Dutch arrests of Central Asian suspects. Cross-border Germany-Netherlands ISKP arrests documented.
Afghanistan
Jabhat al-Nusra
Al-Qaeda-linked formation in Syria. Multiple Dutch prosecutions including appellate-level convictions for participation and leadership roles. NCTV kennisbank includes NL-relevance section.
Syria
James Mason
Author of Siege, the foundational accelerationist text. Direct ideological influence on European accelerationist groups including Active Club networks operating in the Netherlands.
United States
Khalid Masood
Perpetrator of the 2017 Westminster Bridge attack. Cited as tactical reference in jihadist networks.
United Kingdom
Maniac Murder Cult (MKY)
Violent extremist formation combining accelerationist neo-Nazi ideology with nihilistic violence culture. US federal cases allege mass-casualty hate crime solicitation. Canada listed December 2025.
Not found in sources
Maniac Murder Cult
Violent extremist formation combining accelerationist neo-Nazi ideology with nihilistic violence. Part of The Com ecosystem. Dutch DTN June 2025 names MKY. HCSS identifies as Offline Com brand.
Not found in sources
Mehdi Nemmouche
Perpetrator of the 2014 Brussels Jewish Museum attack. One of the earliest ISIS-linked lone actors in Europe.
France
Mohamed Merah
Early modern lone jihadist who carried out killings in Toulouse (2012). Widely referenced in European jihadist narratives as a tactical inspiration.
France
Nederlandse Volks-Unie (NVU)
Long-standing Dutch far-right party with neo-Nazi/antisemitic tradition. Multiple criminal convictions linked to demonstrations. Joined Alliance for Peace and Freedom November 2024.
Netherlands
No Lives Matter
Violence-forward splinter from Com/764 ecosystem. Dutch prosecution explicitly describes NLM as terrorist organisation in January 2026 Rotterdam proceedings. Justin B. arrested as alleged founder.
Not found in sources
Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM)
Transnational neo-Nazi movement centred in Nordic countries. Finnish Supreme Court banned NRM. US State Department terrorism designation and sanctions 2024. Dutch relevance indirect.
Sweden
Order of Nine Angles
Decentralised transnational occult/Sinister Tradition milieu intersecting with militant accelerationism. Dutch DTN June 2025 names O9A. New Zealand designated O9A as terrorist entity.
United Kingdom
Pavlo Lapshyn
Neo-Nazi who committed a racially motivated murder and mosque bombings in the UK (2013). Referenced as an early lone-actor model in extremist discussions.
Ukraine
Pegida Netherlands
Dutch anti-Islam protest movement. AIVD 2015 documents emergence as protest actor. DTN 51 lists among Dutch right-wing extremist action groups. Multiple legal cases including Hoge Raad acquittal.
Netherlands
Salman Abedi
Perpetrator of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Linked to ISIS networks; referenced in European jihadist discourse.
United Kingdom
Stephan Balliet
Perpetrator of the 2019 Halle synagogue attack. Livestreamed the attack; cited as tactical inspiration for later lone actors in European extremist online communities.
Germany
Ted Kaczynski
Anti-industrial ideologue and Unabomber. His manifesto has growing crossover relevance across eco-extremism, anti-tech, and anti-system extremist subcultures in Europe.
United States
Terrorgram Collective
Online accelerationist network on Telegram promoting terrorism and violence. UK proscribed. US terrorism designation January 2025. Dutch people documented as involved.
United States
The Base
Transnational accelerationist neo-Nazi terrorist organisation promoting race war ideology. Added to EU terrorist list July 2024. Dutch members convicted and arrested.
United States
Tobias Rathjen
Perpetrator of the 2020 Hanau attack. Left a manifesto with conspiratorial content; referenced in conspiracy-extremism overlap spaces.
Germany
William Luther Pierce
Neo-Nazi ideologue and author of The Turner Diaries. His works are referenced as foundational texts across European far-right and accelerationist spaces.
United States
Wolvenrad
Dutch neo-Nazi brotherhood based in Limburg, continuation of Volksverzet with around 20 members. Joint training with Active Club Dietsland. Sticker and graffiti campaigns nationally.
Netherlands