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After surviving a treacherous journey by land, including reported public slave markets, to endure an even more harrowing trek across the Mediterranean Sea, refugees seeking asylum in Europe by boat are now being targeted by far-right activists who want them to drown.

A right wing anti-immigration youth group is attempting to physically block boats full of people coming from North Africa. More than 1,600 refugees have already died crossing the sea in 2017, according to the United Nations. Still, more than 71,000 migrants have traveled across the Mediterranean into Europe in the past six months, angering Europes far-right identitarian activists who are now trying to let boats full of refugees sink in the Mediterranean.

Its a mission to rescue Europe by stopping illegal immigration. We want to get our crew, equip a boat and set sail to chase down these enemies of Europe, said one member of Gnration Identitaire the French youth movement which emerged in 2002 as part of the Nouvelle Droite (or New Right) in a video posted on the groups Facebook page. The video, posted on May 14, has over 246,000 views.

Identitarians claim allegiance to an ideology that calls for an end to multiculturalism and mass immigration. It started in France in the mid-2000s, caught on in Austria and is now active in many countries across Europe including Germany and Italy. The Economist has described the German arm of the group, Identitre Bewegung, as racists in skinny jeans . . .repackaging [far-right] ideas to a younger audience.

In their stylized video, the far-right group of young men speak directly to the camera as images of migrant rescues at sea and terror attacks on Europes mainland are intercut.

Mass immigration is changing the face of our continent were losing our safety, our way of life, another member of the anti-Islam and anti-immigrant movement said in the video.

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Europe's alt-right launches campaign to chase down refugee boats at sea, quickly raises $100000 - Salon