page 12 // Feature The beautiful game? A special report into racism and antisemitism in Polish and Ukrainian football

Wisla Krakow display a violent banner at the start of their local derby against Cracovia

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Next month Poland and the co-host here was still over four hours the 2012 European Championship finals. It is to kick-off but already the the premier football competition in Europe and away supporters were out in Tforce. Men with red and white striped UEFA is hoping that it will act as a catalyst to shirts filled the main square in Krakow, develop football in Eastern Europe. But with enjoying the sun and chatting amicably. racism and antisemitism rife within Polish and There was not a sip of alcohol in sight but Ukrainian football, Nick Lowles investigates rather a determination of what lay ahead. All around the square riot police, whether Europe’s pre-eminent competition will backed by dogs and a water cannon, be overshadowed by trouble or will the hosting watched on. At 3pm, with the game still many hours of the tournament be used to rid the game of away, the Cracovia fans began to group this problem. together. The threat of violence meant that they had only been allocated 1,000 tickets and all of those lucky recipients appeared to be here. Suddenly, out of the crowd, people emerged carrying large black binbags out of which they distributed free scarves to everyone. This would form part of their display within the ground. Their leader began to talk through a megaphone. The flares were light, bangers exploded and off they march, menacingly towards the ground of their fierce local rivals, Wisla Krakow. There are few football derbies in the world which share the intensity, and indeed violence, of the Krakow derby. Hardly a game goes by between Wisla Krakow and their close neighbours Cracovia without football hooliganism and outbursts of racism and antisemitism. Cracovia was founded in 1906 and before the Second World War was financed and supported by many local Jews. Of course that connection is long gone but it remains a reason for antisemitic abuse by the Wisla fans, whose hooligans are known as the Sharks. Wisla was historically linked to the Communist militia. This means, of course, there is a strong anti-Communist theme to the Cracovia hooligans, known

May-June 2012 // HOPE NOT HATE page 14 // Feature simply as Anty Wisla, but they also before being allowed in shortly before accompanying cards which were held up identify themselves as Jude Gang – Jude kick-off. by fans, involved thousands of people. being a Polish word for Jew. And then the aggressive chants began. A couple of weeks later the same fans The intensity of the hatred is such that chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews off to the the match is known as the ‘Holy War’. Unpleasant chanting gas,” at Łódz fans. Lodz, a city whose The term ‘Holy War’ was originally Violence, racism and antisemitism population was a third Jewish before the used to describe the rivalry of Krakow’s is common place in Polish football. war, often bears the brunt of antisemitic Jewish teams, Makkabi and Jutrzenka. According to research gathered by HOPE abuse. Legia Warszawa fans chanted A defender from the latter club later not hate’s sister organisation in Poland, “Your home is Auschwitz, whole Poland joined Cracovia and during the derby Never Again, there were at least 120 knows that the entire Jewish army is game against Wisla he is supposed to incidents of racism and antisemitism last going to the gas chamber” at Łódz fans have told his teammates, “Come on year in the top two divisions. And that last season. Łódz fans have also faced guys, let’s win this holy war.” The phrase was just what was reported to them and antisemitic chanting from supporters quickly became adopted by the fans. it is often believed that open displays of Slask Wrocław, Lech Poznan and OKS The rival gangs fight at football and in of racism and antisemitism are more 1945 Olsztyn. the community, with graffiti adorning common in the lower divisions. Not that the fans of ŁKS Łódz are tower blocks and street walls throughout Many of these incidents are displays of immune from antisemitism themselves. the city to mark territory. People are White Power banners or racist chanting At a game last March, hundreds of regularly killed in fights between the two towards black players of opposing teams. ŁKS Łódz fans danced to antisemitic gangs, both of whom refuse to adopt the But there have also been many more chanting. Last June they displayed an “Poznan agreement”, a no knives policy extreme incidents. At a Europa league antisemitic banner and in September accepted by most other football hooligan game against the Israeli team Hapoel Tel ŁKS Łódz directed antisemitic abuse at groups in the country. Aviv on 29 September 2011, fans of Legia Ruch Chorzów fans. The two stadiums are divided by a 500 Warszawa, arguably the most racist and Last May, Resovia fans displayed a metre park but still the police wanted to antisemitic in the country, displayed a banner at the home game against their bus the away fans in, but they refused huge Jihad banner behind the goal in local rivals Stal depicting a Jewish man and insisted on marching in from the city what clearly had antisemitic overtones. in an Auschwitz uniform with a no entry centre. They were held in a tight cordon This banner stretched the full length sign across his face and the slogan Death outside the ground for over an hour of one end of the ground and, with the to those with curved noses.

(above) Resovia Rzeszow fans display an antisemitic banner during a match against local rivals Stala Rzeszow (below) Raków Cz stochowa fans give nazi salutes during a home match against Elana Toru (right) Lviv soccer fans at a game vs. Donetsk. The banner reads “Bandera – our hero” Photo: Pavlo Friend

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The most infamous antisemitic Columbian and German stray dogs.” incident was the huge banner depicting a In another outburst, he said: “Well, caricature of a Jewish face with a separate let’s face it – it’s shit what we have and banner, stretching across the back of the we are as primitive as the Negroes.” stand, reading Death to the Big Nose. He also said: “This shirt (of the Polish Racism, antisemitism and violence team) is now being profaned, sold, are often intertwined and together they given away to traitors. The traitors of create a very intimidating atmosphere the German nation.” inside the ground. “A lot of ordinary On both occasions he refused to people have been discouraged from apologise. going to football matches because of Players, managers and even a referee the unpleasant culture,” says Rafal have been accused of racism. In 2008 Pankowski, one of the leaders of ŁKS Łódz player Arkadiusz wore a shirt Never Again, HOPE not hate’s sister which read Death to the Widzew-Jewish groups. Only last month it was revealed organisation in Poland. whore after a match. He later claimed that antisemitic t-shirts were being And it is not just the fans who are that the shirt had been given to him by a sold outside the ŁKS Łódz ground. In racist. Jan Tomaszewski will be known fan and he had not read it before putting fact, at the Krakow derby, a fan with to some England fans as the man who it on. media accreditation stood up and gave thwarted England reaching the 1974 a minute-long nazi salute without World Cup finals. The former Polish Paltry fines any complaints from those around. international goalkeeper, Tomaszewski Officially, the football authorities take a Antisemitic t-shirts were being worn by has turned to politics and a right-wing harsh view of racism and antisemitism home supporters, which they said were version too. He has been an outspoken but others are less convinced. The Death bought from the fan club shop which is critic of immigration and foreigners to the Big Nose banner led to a paltry housed inside the ground. playing in and for Poland. 5,000 Zloty (£1,000) fine for the club. The situation appears to be worse “This hotchpotch lacks only a cannibal The fans seemed unconcerned and the in the Ukraine, if not somewhat more from Africa, who once ate a Polish banner was back a few games later. complex. In addition to displays of racism missionary”, Tomaszewski said last August. In most instances little is done and antisemitism, Ukrainian football “This is not a Polish team. There are against the hooligans and the ultra plays host to more general Russian and Ukrainian nationalism. Supporters of clubs in the western part of the country tend espouse Ukrainian ultra- nationalism, while those in the east tend to display Russian nationalist symbols. Arsenal Kyiv is one club whose supporters are proudly anti-racist but with their ultra group numbering no more than 100 they are vastly outnumbered by all their opponents and targeted for violence. The Lviv teams are probably the worst, with open displays of support for Stefan Bandera, the pre-war leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), an ultra-right nationalist party which collaborated with the Germans at the beginning of the Second World War. The support for the Banderites amongst the fans even persuaded Karpaty Lviv to change the colour of their away strip to the red and black of the OUN. Further east, the problem is from more traditional neo-Nazi groups.

A catalyst for change Euro 2012 appears to have been a catalyst for a more pro-active stance from the football authorities. Determined to portray their country in a more positive light, the Polish authorities have begun to crack down on some of the more extreme displays of racism and antisemitism. Over the last few months there have been fewer banners displayed within stadiums and the clubs and officials have been more proactive to remove them when they have appeared. The Polish FA, supported by the

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Legia Warsawa fans display a ‘Jihad’ banner to intimidate and abuse team Hapoel Tel Aviv players and dans during a Europa league game in September 2011 personal intervention of the Prime the country. Footballers spoke out against In reality there are unlikely to be Minister, has brought in Never Again to racism, leaflets were distributed and work overt racism or antisemitism within help change the climate. done in local schools and communities. grounds. The ultra groups will not have The European Championships provide Some clubs have been reluctant to the dominance within stadiums, even at a great opportunity to deal with some of acknowledge a problem. “A few clubs Poland matches, and the police are likely the more unpleasant aspects of Polish have even claimed we have exaggerated to be uncompromising in their approach football, says Rafal Pankowski. “This is an or even invented the problem,” he says. knowing that the world’s attention will opportunity for us to get our anti-racist However, improvements are being seen, be on them. message across,” he told HOPE not hate. even at Legia Warszawa whose fans have The more difficult question is whether “Not just to football fans but to the wider perhaps the worst reputation. “We have this reduction in overt racism will population at large.” been getting some positive reaction from continue after the Championships finish. Never Again has produced an anti- some Legia fans.” The clubs and Polish FA might not put as racist toolkit for clubs and has already Precautions are being taken for much emphasis on this issue afterwards trained 7,000 stewards to identify and the 2012 European Championships and stewards might not be as willing to deal with racism and antisemitism. themselves. Football Against Racism intervene without pressure from above. Pankowski is quick to point out that in Europe (FARE), of which Never Rafal Pankowski is keen to remind while the impetus for this was Euro 2012 Again is an affiliate, is planning to us that the racism in football is simply the legacy of this work will continue after have anti-racist monitors at every a reflection of a more general problem the Championships. game. More locally, Never Again will be within society and that it cannot be Last autumn Never Again held its holding positive fan activities in local solved by football alone. biggest anti-racist action week to date, communities to help generate a more Certainly there was no disguising the with activities at most grounds around positive atmosphere. intimidatory atmosphere at the Krakow

THE DAY BEFORE England play Sweden in Mark Perryman representing the Nazi-occupying military Kiev on 15 June a group of English fans will force during the Second World War. be holding a ceremony and football match The Ukrainians, who had all been to remember a game back in 1942 which imprisoned by the Germans were promised became known as the ‘Death Match’. all kinds of privileges if they would throw the Mark Perryman, of London England Fans, match. But in an act of defiance that inspired explains: their countrymen they played, won, were sent “The story of the ‘Death Match’ is best back to imprisonment and a number were known to most England fans via the movie executed for their bravery. Escape to Victory, with in When England play in Kiev on 15 June some goal, bossing it in midfield and England fans plan to visit both the statue to in the technical area! the executed players and leave a wreath to What few would realise is that it is based in the process of acquiring legendary their memory and visit the ground where the on a true story. status. But what is undeniable is that a ‘Death Match’ took place and play a game to The precise details have become hazy team of Ukrainians played and beat a team promote fan-friendship with Ukrainian fans”.

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butchered to death after being chased through the streets by rival Wisla hooligans. He was the latest to die in violent clashes involving machetes, axes and knives. As violence ensued during their latest encounter, Wisla fans taunted their opponents about this death. Later Anti-racism action organised by FARE’s partner organisation Never Again in Poland, at this match between Lech that night, after everyone else was Poznan and Korona . Photo: FARE network probably home in bed, the two rival gangs clashed in a wood outside the city. derby. The match began with the home The Cracovia fans responded to their Wisla Krakow fans displaying a huge team going one-nil down, a goal which Hope for future banner behind the goal depicting a Wisla condemned them to relegation, by The team at Never Again are excited Shark stirring a boiling cauldron which ripping up seats and attacking police about the forthcoming European clearly contained the body of a rival in an attempt to get at rival fans. There Championships but they are realistic Cracovia fan. must have been at least 100 bangers and about the problems they face. “We hope It might just have been a coincidence, rockets going off during the game and the change will continue” says Rafal. but the Cracovia fan slumped over the the police responded to the violence by a “I think the direction is good. side of the cauldron appeared to have a very liberal use of tear gas. “It is up to us to make sure the change black head. Last year a Cracovia fan was literally is for the long term.” G

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Confederate flags and banner A with a Celtic cross of the home team displayed Celtic saying Thank you for the black v Karpaty match home crossS E A bannerOF AZO V RUSSIAN fans display Russian a national team in opposition to two ok Jul: Tavriya fans display Celtic cross ultra-nationalist Zat black players in the national team sts'ka Dzhankoy banner and many fans woreFEDERATIO scarfs N banners K arkini Kerch Galati with Celtic crosses on Oct: Dynamo fans display Celtic Izmayil AUTONOMOUS uban' Braila Reni K cross banners at match against REP. OF CRIMEA Jul: TavriyaK fans wave Celtic cross UKRAINE e r Shakhtar Mouths of c Krasnodar Yevpatoriya Simferopol’ flags and wearh white power scarves at e the Danube Feodosiya n Novorossiysk Dec: Dynamo fans display banner match againsts Metalist ky P in memory of Russian nazi killed Sevastopol’ r Oct: At Tavria v oShakhtarl match, by police home fans displayiv Celtic cross banner b e Yalta Danu Constanta B LACK SE A

May-June 2012 // HOPE NOT HATE page 18 // Feature 18° Wejherowo POLAND INCIDENT MAP (Research based on the 2011 report by Never Again) Lebork Slupsk Gdynia B A LTIC SEA Sopot Sl up Gdansk GDYNIA SŁUPSK ia Feb: fans display a hooligan banner Apr: Gryf Słupsk fansKolobrzeg imitate WIEKOWO 11 with the ‘Chrobry’s sword’, a symbol used by the monkey noisesie at opposing ujsc Mar: Away fans at Wiekowianka pre-war Polish fascists, Drutex-Bytoviao Bytów player. Koszalin Wiekowo and Sława Sławno i a Aug: Arka Gdynia fans display ultra-nationalist Theyin also chant “You Coon.” n w match chanta racist abuse Starogard banner with nazi symbol on S r Gdanski Oct: Arka Gdynia fans display White Power banner CHOJNICE e BYDGOSZCZ Wolin Wolin Nov: Bałtyk Gdynia is fined after their fans chant I. Mar: Chojniczankam May: Fans of Legia racist abuse at black Tur Turek players Chojniceo fans display Chojnice Warszawa display violent nazi flagsSzczecinek Rock Against P Jul: Communism POZNAN SZCZECIN fans racially abuse banner at Polish Szczecin opposing16 black player Cup Final Feb: ‘Wiara Lecha’ Fan Association Jul: Polonia a organised March of Victory on the fans racially abuse w Stargard a la

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Greater Poland Uprising. 1,000 Szczecin player D W attend. WAGROWIEC Bydgoszcz Feb: In a match between Lech Jul: Elana Torun fansPila imitate 2 Poznan and Widzew Łódz, home STARGARD SZCZECINSKI monkey noises at black fans chanted: “We will win, we will O Nielba Wagrowiec players Mar: Kluczevia Stargard Notec´ Torun win, we will defeat Jews” d Aug: Nielba Wagrowiec fans Sep: Fans of Lech Poznan join far r fans create a sign, using the disability logo, aimed at racially abuse Calisia Kalisz right march through city a player fans of local rivals Błekitni Inowroclaw Nov: Lech Poznan hooligans join far Stargard right in attacking Equality march a art Gorzów W Wielkopolski G r e a t LUBING E R M A NY Sep: Visiting fans display fascist Gniezno banner at Motor v Wisła 5 Poznan Puławy match Sep: Stal removed 15 from pitchside after racist outburst O ta at opposing player dra ar JAROCIN Obra W Konin Oct: fans put up Jul: JarotaP Jarocin fans banner advertising far right march chant antisemiticro abuse at s P o l a nopposingn fansd Zielona Góra a N B GŁOGÓW ó Nowa Sól WROCŁAW y Leszno s b Kalisz Mar: Chrobrya Głogów r Mar: “Fans” of Slask Wrocław and Sparta a fans display White Power CZESTOCHOWA Wrocław join a far right march banners Zary Mar: Fans of Slask Wrocław and Sparta Glogów Mar: During RakówOstr Czestochowaów v Wrocław are among 150 who march in support S Elana Torun matchWielkopolski dozens of home fans of arrested neo-Nazis i give nazi salutes Sieradz Apr: Far right leaflets handed out before Slask Lubin l Aug: Raków Czestochowa fans display Wrocław and Wisła Kraków match Boleslawiec e White Power banner May: Fans of Slask Wrocław and Sparta Odra Sep: 100+ home fans great teams with Wrocław join far right demonstration Olesnica s Zgorzelec nazi salutes during Raków Czestochowa May: Fans of Slask Wrocław display Polish v Elana Torun matchi nationalist banner Legnica May: Slask Wrocław fans put up fascist 1 Wroclaw a stickers LEGNICA Jelenia Góra Aug: Slask Wrocław fans direct antisemitic Apr: Raków Czestochowa abuse at Widzew Łódz fans. They also display Brzeg fans chant ‘Legnica – city of Walbrzych Swidnica Czestochowa nazi banner Gypsies’ at Miedz Legnica fans 8 Sep: Fans of Slask Wrocław, Sparta Wrocław OPOLE

and Promien Zary join far right demonstration Bielawa a Apr: A banner on the pitch fence s Oct: Slask Wrocław fans display 10 metre with an inscription Opole Silesia y banner advertising far right rally N Opole always PolishKlodzko at home game Nov: Hooligans from several clubs join far right May: Fans of join far demonstration and are involved in violence right demonstration Nysa Tarnowskie Góry Dec: Fans of five clubs join far right Dec: Odra Opole and MKS Gliwice demonstration S Kluczbork fans join far right Zabrze demonstrationu d Katowice e Rybnik Tychy t Racibórz e Oswiecim n Wodzislaw Slaski PIOTRÓWK A M Mar: 50 fans of o Ostrava Energetyk ROW u Rybnik chant n t Cieszyn CZECH racist abuse at LZS CHORZÓW a Piotrówka player i n May: Ruch Chorzów fans s REPUBLIC chant racist abuse at black Zagłebie Lubin players Nov: Ruch Chorzów Warsaw: 11 fans chant ‘Jude, Jude, r November Polish Cracovia’ at Cracovia fans a Independence Day C

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la GDANSK Gdynia tu is Sopot V FEDERATION Feb: ‘Wrzeszcz. We don’t like strangers’ e POLAND painted near entrance to stadium of Gdansk th of MALBORK Lechia Gdansk. Bay LITHUANIAMar: fans racially abuse P Oct: Pomezania Lechia Gdansk player a Suwalki s na Malbork displayJezioro May: Arka Gdynia display banner: Elblag t y White Power flag ek L Mamry United Patriots – Tolerance is the virtue Tczew a of people without beliefs Jul: GKS Wybrzeze Gdansk fans chant Malbork OLSZTYN Jezioro Elk homophobic abuse at rivals 14Sep: OKS 1945Sniardwy Olsztyn fans direct Aug: Lechia Gdansk fans shout nazi antisemitic abuse at Widzew Łódz slogans Olsztyn visiting fans Nov: OKS 1945i and Stomila Olsztyn paint swasikas and Celtic crosses SOKÓŁKA Ilawa r on buildings across city Grudziadz u Aug: Sokół Sokółka fans throw bananas 10 at opposing player a s sl IŁAWA BIAŁYSTOK a Mar: Away fans at Jeziorak May: Jagielloniaew BiałystokLomza fans Bialystok WARSAW Iława v Wisła Płock match distributea rfar right leaflets M display racist flag Sep: FansN of Jagiellonia Białystok Jan: Racist stickers at Hutnik Warszawa Sep: Fans of Jeziorak Iława join far right attack on anti-racist Jan: Antisemitic stickers at Legia Torun chant racist abuse at black Ostrolekademonstation Warszawa Pogon Siedlce player Feb: Legia Warszawa fans chant Kosovo Ciechanów belongs to Serbia’ NOWY DWÓR MAZOWIECKI Feb: Legia Warszawa fans put up White W Power stickers k Sep: Antisemitic stickers put r Mar: Large White Power banner WloclawekTORUN a up before Swit Nowy aDwór Mazowieckii v KSZO Ostrowiec displayed during Legia Warszawa v Nov: Elana Torun fans display 7 Polonia Warszawa match white power bannerPlock v Swietokrzyski match o Oct: OKS 1945 OlsztynB fansug Mar: During Legia Warszawa v Slask Wisla chant racist abuse at black Swit Wrocław, away fans display ‘Blood & Legionowo Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki players Honour’ banners z Mar: LegiaBELARUS Warszawa display racist Kutno Warszawa (Warsaw) flags during cup game a Siedlce Mar: Legia Warszawa fans sing ‘Jews Pruszków Minsk to gas chambers’ repeating the chorus Mazowiecki ‘Auschwitz-Birkenau sia la la…’. M Zyrardeów OtwockŁÓDZ Biala Apr: Legia Warszawa fans chant ‘Your Podlaska home is Auschwitz, whole Poland knows Skierniewice Mar: Large numbers of ŁKS Łódz fans dance to that the entire Jewish army is going to antisemtic chants the gas chamber’ at Widzew Łódz fans Zgierz Lódz May: Fans of ŁKS Łódz and Widzew Łódz attack Jun: Legia Warszawa fans attack gay anti-gay rights march iep rights march 3 a W z Pabianice Pili c June: ŁKS Łódz fans display antisemitic banner Jun: Okecie Warszawa fans display Sep: Home fans chant antisemitic abuse at ŁKS White Power flag Elana Torun match dozens of home fans Tomaszów Sieradz Zdunska Wola Mazowiecki Łódz and Ruch Chorzów Aug: Slask Wrocław fans involved in Pulawy BEŁCHATÓW Nov: ŁKS Łódz hooligans chant antisemitic4 racist incidents on return from match Raków Czestochowa fans display Piotrków slogans during away match at KS Bełchatów in Warsaw Trybunalski Feb: Hooligan fanzine reproduces photoRadom Lublin Sep: Polonia Warszawa fans display 100+ home fans great teams with of fascist flags at Olimpia Elblag Chelm large Death’s Head banner across stand nazi salutes during Raków Czestochowa Sep: GKS Bełchatów fans direct monkey LIPSKO Sep: Leiga Warszawa fans display a chants at Skarzysko-black Widzew Łódz player Nov: Powislanka Lipsko Jihad Legia banner behind the goal at RadomskoNov: BełchatówKamienna fanzine carries advertStarachowice fans display stolen one end of the ground before match v for far right march Radomiak flag Hapoel Tel Aviv with of David Oct: White Power stickers go up around Ostrowiec daubed across it Legia Warszawa ground Czestochowa KIELCE Swietokrzyski Oct: Legia Warszawa fans chant Zamosc‘Hamas, Hamas Jude auf dem Gas’ at Apr: Fanzine contains Kielce Widzew Łódz fans racist article 13 Tarnobrzeg Apr: Fans of Zagłebie Sosnowiec Nov: 30 skinheads, including Legia Stalowa Wola Warszawa hooligans, attack public 12 la) display Blood & Honour flag, which also c tu contained the slogan: It always was a debate on patriotism m w ie s o ó w Zawiercie i white country and it will be forever Nov: hooligans from several clubs start ry t z o (V y r n la Apr: Fans of Zagłebie Sosnowiec display riot during Polish Independence Day B o s L i t is t l e demonstration h o Dabrowa W huge skinhead banner C S Dec: Legia Warszawa hooligans attack Górnicza Mielec Aug: Zagłebie SosnowiecSa fans display Blood & Honour flagn Young Socialists Katowice Chrzanów Dec: Legia Warszawa fans display White Power banners Tychy Tarnów Oswiecim Rzeszów Jaroslaw Kraków 9 RZESZÓW Apr: Stal Rzeszów is fined 5,000 Polish zloty JAWORZNO P o l and for racist chanting by fans at home match the Bielsko-Biala Przemysl Feb: White Power 6 Krosno previous month banners displayed at CRACOW Nowy Sacz May: Fans of Resovia Rzeszów take part in far Sanok right demonstration GKS Victoria Jaworzno May: Fans of Wisła Kraków DEBICA a n Aug: Resovia Rzeszów fans display nazi banner h i attack gay Staryrights march Sacz M Oct: Visiting Wisłoka Debica fans UKRAINE a t Aug: Before Wisła Kraków v odisplayu ‘No Queers Allowed’ banner Sep: Stal Rzeszów fans chant ‘Jew, Jew – f… p Apoel Nicosia game, visiting at match withn Iglopolt Debica ck Resovia’ at Resovia Rzeszów fans r fans desecrate the National Nov: Igloopol Debica fansa display Dec: Resovia Rzeszów fans join far right a Zakopane i demodemonstration Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau White Power flag n s SLOVAKIA May-June 2012 // HOPE NOT HATE