It was heartening to see thousands of anti-fascists turn out yesterday in Novi Sad, Serbia, to face down a handful of neo-nazis who'd recently announced plans to hold a gathering in the city. Anti-Fascist Action Novi Sad played a major part in the mobilisation and could be seen leading the demo from the front.

As the marchers attempted to reach their rallying point, they were met with a few bottles and stones thrown by the sorry handful of fascists who had managed to muster. Almost before the anti-fascists had a chance to retaliate, Serbian riot police moved in. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the odds, they concentrated their efforts on the nazis, arresting them and their so-called 'Fuehrer' (failure more like). A couple of anti-fascists were also arrested.

To be honest, the police almost certainly saved the fascists from some antifa street justice with their early intervention. The people of Novi Sad certainly seemed willing to respond in kind when the boneheads attempted to assault them, and we have no doubt who would've lost the argument had it continued. We send our respect and solidarity to the citizens of Novi Sad who take a stand against the fascist threat.