'Renewed Declaration of Defiance': 31 Nobel Laureates, 400 Academics Write Against Fascism's Return
14 June 2025 | The Wire
In 1925, the Italian intellectual Benedetto Croce wrote the first Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals, against the backdrop of Benito Mussolini’s rise to power.
A century later, intellectuals from around the world have renewed Croce’s plea with a new letter. As of June 14, 2025, the 2025 letter has been signed by over 400 academics, philosophers, scientists, and artistes, including 31 Nobel Prize winners.
The signatories note that the renewed open letter is more than a symbolic gesture. “It is a collective refusal to be silenced.”
The full letter is produced below…