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'''Martin Sellner''' is one of the most prominent figures in [[identitarianism]] and one of the most persecuted dissidents in Austria. A student of law and [[philosophy]] in Vienna, he is the co-founder and co-leader, along with [[Patrick Lenart]], of the [[Austrian Identitarian Movement]], and is also a leader in [[Generation Identity]], a pan-European youth movement of [[political]] activism. For several years, the Austrian authorities have illegally raided his home, made baseless criminal charges against him, and tried to cut his funding.
'''Martin Sellner''' (born January 8, 1989 in [[Austria]]) is a political activist and co-Leader of [[Identitäre Bewegung Österreich]] (IBÖ, Identitarian Movement of Austria). He is the co-owner of [https://phalanx-europa.com/en/ Phalanx Europa], an [[Identitarian]] clothing company and is also a graphic designer and blogger.<ref>https://martin-sellner.at/about/</ref> He is married to [[Brittany Sellner]], an American author.


==Life==
[[File:Martin and Brittany Sellner.jpg|thumb|250px|thumb|Martin and [[Brittany Sellner]]]]
===Education===
Martin has a Bachelor of Arts in [[Philosophy]] from University of Vienna, with a minor in Law.<ref>https://martin-sellner.at/about/</ref>


===Attacked by Masked Men===
In February, 2017, Sellner defended himself against four or five masked assailants at Schottentor Station in [[Vienna]] while waiting for a train. Sellner discharged a pepper spray pistol<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/02/04/identitarian-leader-attacked-vienna-subway-station/</ref> that caused the attackers to flee.
Austrian radio journalist Bernt Koshuh witnessed the attack, saying he saw two masked individuals running away from Sellner and posted a picture of Sellner talking to police after the incident.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/02/04/identitarian-leader-attacked-vienna-subway-station/</ref>


===Defend Europe Sicily===
In May, 2017, [[Génération Identitaire]] of France along with members from the Austrian branch were detained for blocking one of the ships of a pro-migrant NGO which was setting sail for Libya to pick up migrants and ferry them to [[Europe]].<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/18/identitarians-block-pro-migrant-ngo-ship-sicily/</ref>


===United Kingdom===
[[Image:London_GI_banner_21_Oct_2017.jpg|250px|thumb|right|GI banner on Westminster Bridge, London, 21 Oct 2017.]]
Martin Sellner was a speaker at the annual [[Traditional Britain Group]] conference in central London on 21st October 2017 where he was very warmly applauded for his work. The American activist Miss [[Brittany Pettibone]] accompanied him. Following the conference, a huge Generation Identity yellow banner was hung from Westminster Bridge facing the Houses of Parliament.


However, on 9th March 2018 Martin and his girlfriend Miss Pettibone were denied re-entry to the [[United Kingdom]] upon their arrival at Luton Airport, and detained for 3 days.<ref>http://www.theweek.co.uk/92266/three-alt-right-activists-banned-from-uk</ref> Martin had intended to deliver a speech on the topic of [[Freedom of Speech]]. The speech was to be delivered at [[Speaker's Corner]] in [[Hyde Park]] in [[London]], [[England]]. Sellner was detained on the vague claim that his presence would not be "conducive to the public good".<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/us-blogger-among-three-alt-right-activists-denied-entry-uk-840782</ref> While detained, Sellner rewrote his speech, to be delivered by [[Tommy Robinson]], on his behalf, to a large crowd. The message was received by an even larger audience than anticipated due largely to the promotion by [[Lauren Southern]] who was also denied entry by British Border Police. Lauren Southern is a British Subject as a citizen of the [[Canada|Commonwealth of Canada]].


====Second Denial of Entry and Detention====
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A month later, in April 2018, Martin Sellner (travelling with [[Abel Bodi]], a Hungarian [[Identitarian]]) was again detained at Stanstead Airport in Essex, as he was traveling to speak in Britain at a private [[Generation Identity]] event in London.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/anti-muslim-campaigners-denied-entry-uk-far-right-martin-sellner-abel-bodi</ref>
 
===Hate speech charges===
In 2018 a Far-Left Prosecutor in Graz, Austria, raised arrest warrants against Sellner and other Generation Identity activists for and assortment of left-wing "crimes" including "hate speech". They were acquitted in court in July.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/27/austrian-identitarians-fully-acquitted-mafia-hate-crime-charges/amp/?__twitter_impression=true</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
*''Identitär!''
*''Gelassen in den Widerstand'' (co-author)
 
==External Links==
*[https://martin-sellner.at Website]
*[https://odysee.com/@MartinSellner:d Martin Sellner at Odysee]
*[https://gab.com/Martin_Sellner_GI Martin Sellner at Gab]
*[https://t.me/martinsellnerIB Martin Sellner at Telegram]
 
==References==
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Revision as of 15:54, 7 November 2022

Martin Sellner is one of the most prominent figures in identitarianism and one of the most persecuted dissidents in Austria. A student of law and philosophy in Vienna, he is the co-founder and co-leader, along with Patrick Lenart, of the Austrian Identitarian Movement, and is also a leader in Generation Identity, a pan-European youth movement of political activism. For several years, the Austrian authorities have illegally raided his home, made baseless criminal charges against him, and tried to cut his funding.

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