Congress | 24 August 2026
FIR – International Federation of Resistance Fighters, Association of Anti-Fascists
Live
6–8 November 2026, Lisbon
20th Regular Congress of FIR
Never again fascism! Never again war!
President Vilmos Hanti | Founded in 1951 in Vienna
The International Federation of Resistance Fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-fascists is the umbrella organisation of associations of former resistance fighters, partisans, members of the Anti-Hitler Coalition, persecuted victims of the Nazi regime and anti-fascists of today's generations from more than twenty countries of Europe and Israel.
Latest news
FIR has already had to speak out publicly several times against political reprisals targeting anti-fascist initiatives and even FIR member organisations. We are now witnessing a marked escalation.
Focus
50 panels on anti-fascist resistance across Europe – trilingual and available on loan.
Focus
“Antifa is neither criminal nor terrorist – anti-fascism stands for democracy, social justice and peace.”
Discover who leads FIR: President Vilmos Hanti, the vice-presidents and the Executive Committee.
FIR key areas of work
Latest documents
FIR concerned about increasing attacks on anti-fascist initiatives
FIR on the road to the 20th Congress
75 years of FIR – message from the President
A short history of FIR
Agenda
20th Regular Congress of FIR and ceremony for the 75th anniversary
Presentation of the Michel Vanderborght Award, FIR's highest honour
Commemoration with the association URAP at the Peniche prison fortress memorial
Binding registration confirmation of delegates and guests for the congress
FIR bodies
- President: Vilmos Hanti (Hungary)
- Vice-presidents: Filippo Giuffrida (Italy), Dr. Regina Girod (Germany)
- General Secretary: Dr. Ulrich Schneider (Germany)
Countries with member organisations
- Albania
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Germany
- Denmark
- France
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Croatia
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
- North Macedonia
- Netherlands
- Austria
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Czech Republic
- Ukraine
- Hungary
- Belarus
- Cyprus