The woman who made nazis cry

Tess Asplund, who was photographed with fist raised in lone protest against far-right activists, says she acted on impulse The lone protest of a woman defying a march of 300 uniformed neo-Nazis is set to become an iconic image of resistance to the rise of the far-right in Scandinavia. A photograph of Tess Asplund, 42, with fist raised against the shaven-headed leadership of the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) in Borlänge, central Sweden, on Sunday has gone viral in the country. [Read more].

• David Crouch, Woman who defied 300 neo-Nazis at Swedish rally speaks of anger, The Guardian, May 4, 2016

Tess Asplund stands with raised fist opposite protesters from the Nordic Resistance Movement in Borlänge, Sweden. Photo: David Lagerlöf/Expo/TT News Agency/Press Association Images.