State Department Designates Antifa Groups as Terrorist Organizations

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On Thursday, the Department of State designated four Antifa groups as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The groups are located in Germany, Italy, and Greece, highlighting how the US throws its weight around regardless of the country in question. Similar to the aggression we have seen the United States impose on many countries from Africa and the Middle East to Latin America and the Caribbean.

According to sources in each country, the United States did not consult with representatives from Germany, Italy, or Greece before declaring the groups as terrorist organizations. A Greek official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “We are against any terrorist act and terrorist organization,” according to Reuters.

“Today, building on President Trump’s historic commitment to confront Antifa’s campaign of political violence, the Department of State is designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with three other violent Antifa groups in Italy and Greece, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and intends to designate all four groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, effective November 20, 2025,” reads a statement from the Department of State.

According to the Department of State, the designation of these Antifa groups is based on the White House’s National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7). What makes these groups so scary to the Trump administration stems from a different viewpoint, and not terrorism. The State Department justified the designations, saying the groups adhere to revolutionary anarchist or Marxist ideologies, including anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity, and use them to incite and justify violent assaults domestically and overseas.

They provided no evidence of the assertions. Instead, the White House continues to manufacture narratives to attempt to validate much of the Trump campaign’s rhetoric leading up to the election. It’s a strategy Marco Rubio seems to have adopted from Trump adviser Stephen Miller, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristin Noem, and other cronies in Trump’s immediate circle.

Below are some of the allegations from the State Department.

Antifa Ost

• Antifa Ost (also known as Antifa East and Hammerbande) is a Germany-based militant group. Antifa Ost conducted numerous attacks against individuals it perceives as “fascists” or part of the “right-wing scene” in Germany between 2018 and 2023, and is accused of having conducted a series of attacks in Budapest in mid-February 2023.
• On September 26, 2025, Hungary declared Antifa Ost to be a terrorist organization and added the group to its national anti-terrorism list.

Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front (FAI/FRI)

• FAI/FRI is a militant anarchist group that primarily operates in Italy with historical self-proclaimed affiliates across Europe, South America, and Asia. FAI/FRI declares the necessity of the revolutionary armed struggle against nation-states and “The Fortress Europe.”
• Since 2003, FAI/FRI has claimed responsibility for threats of violence, bombs, and letter bombs against political and economic institutions, including a courthouse and other “capitalist institutions.”

Armed Proletarian Justice

• Armed Proletarian Justice is a Greek anarchist and “anti-capitalist” group that has attempted and conducted improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against Greek government targets.
• Armed Proletarian Justice claimed responsibility for planting a bomb near the Greek riot police headquarters in Goudi, Greece, on December 18, 2023.

Revolutionary Class Self-Defense

• Revolutionary Class Self-Defense is a Greek anarchist and “anti-capitalist” group. The group links its actions to broader political and social issues, citing opposition to “capitalist structures,” “state repression,” and solidarity with Palestine.
• Revolutionary Class Self-Defense claimed responsibility for two IED attacks targeting the Greek Ministry of Labor (Feb 3, 2024) and the Hellenic Train offices (Apr 11, 2025).

The Trump administration is targeting anyone it deems to be against it as a terrorist and has no problem using the full weight of the White House’s power to exact revenge. Much like labeling all Latino immigrants and gang members, and violent criminals, and labeling even innocent immigrants taken into custody as “the worst of the worst,” the administration is exacting revenge on nonwhite groups for the so-called “browning of America.” 

“The United States will continue using all available tools to protect our national security and public safety and will deny funding and resources to terrorists, including targeting other Antifa groups across the globe,” reads the press release.

Whether in the U.S. or abroad, speaking up for human rights, the humane treatment of immigrants, racial or social justice, or against colonialism and imperialism could get you placed on a list of enemies. The White House has made it abundantly clear that Trump is not in control, but those around him are, with well-known racist Stephen Miller leading the charge.