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# How to approach extremists
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/85626/
- Published: 2014-09-02T08:09:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-22T07:58:56.000Z
- Description: Working with extremists to disengage them from acts of violence should be done by trained intervention providers. Hear from them about how it can be done. (Video, 2 mins)
- Author: Vidhya Ramalingam
- Tags: #Migrated, #appended-excerpt, Confronting Europe’s problem with far-right extremism, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 14:50

[The FREE Initiative](http://thefreeinitiative.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) (Far-Right Extremism in Europe Initiative) has produced a series of short [films](http://thefreeinitiative.com/films/?ref=opendemocracy.net) to showcase the tactics and methods taken by those tackling far-right extremism across Europe. Hear the stories of those who are on the streets having the hard conversations with far-right activists, those who have rid entire towns of neo-Nazi gangs, and those who have pushed hundreds of violent extremists to leave the scene. Listen to the stories of survivors of far-right violence, who share their stories to prevent attacks like this from happening again.

*Films directed by: Rino Pucci and Marcos Villasenor*

*Music: Simon Porter.*

Working with extremists to disengage them from acts of violence should be done by trained intervention providers. Hear from them about how it can be done. *(Video, 2 mins)*