freedom fighter A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives ...

is a person engaged in a

resistance movement A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objective ...

against what they believe to be an oppressive and illegitimate government. Freedom Fighter(s) may also refer to:

Media

Music

*"Freedom Fighters", a song by P.O.D. from their album ''

Payable on Death ''Payable on Death'' is the self-titled fifth album by Christian nu metal band P.O.D. It is the group's first album to feature guitarist Jason Truby following the controversial departure of Marcos Curiel, and their last album produced by Howar ...

'' *"Freedom Fighters", a song by Two Steps From Hell from their albums ''Legend'' and ''Invincible'', and used as a remix on their album ''SkyWorld'' * "Freedom Fighters" (song), from The Music's 2004 album ''Welcome to the North'' * "Freedom Fighters" (Miyavi song), a 2005 single by Japanese musician Miyavi *"Freedom Fighter" a song by Rainbow on their 1981 album ''

Difficult to Cure ''Difficult to Cure'' is the fifth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1981. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound, with Ritchie Blackmore once describing at the time his appreciation of t ...

Television

*'' Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young'', a 2010 South Korean television series *'' Freedom Fighters: The Ray'', a 2017 animated web series included in the

Arrowverse The Arrowverse is an American superhero media franchise and a shared universe that is centered on various interconnected television series based on DC Comics superhero characters, primarily airing on The CW as well as web series on CW See ...

Video games

* ''Freedom Fighters'' (video game), a video game developed by IO Interactive, released in 2003 * ''Freedom Fighter'' (video game), a laserdisc arcade game released in 1984

Other media

Freedom Fighters (comics) The Freedom Fighters is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original six characters were the Black Condor, Doll Man, the Human Bomb, the Ray (DC Comics), Ray, the Phantom Lady, and Uncle Sam (comics), Uncl ...

, a number of fictional superhero teams in comic books published by DC Comics, and two comics series featuring these teams * ''Freedom Fighters'' (role-playing game), a 1986 military game

Groups

*The Freedom Fighters, a professional wrestling tag team later known as The Blade Runners *

Cambodian Freedom Fighters The Cambodian Freedom Fighters (CFF; km, ចលនាកងទ័ពសេរីជាតិកម្ពុជា) is an anti-communist political and paramilitary organization that was established on 21 October 1998, by its founder, Chhun Yasi ...

, a political and paramilitary organization, active since 1989 * Economic Freedom Fighters, a South African political party, active since 2013 *

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

, a guerrilla organization, years active (1975-2009) * Mujahideen (in Arabic) *

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

(in Bengali), a Bengali guerrilla resistance team, active in 1971 *

Uganda Freedom Fighters The Uganda Freedom Fighters (UFF), also known as the Buganda Army, was a Ugandan rebel group led by former president Yusufu Lule. Opposed to Milton Obote's government, the group fought in the Ugandan Bush War. By early 1981, the group was based i ...

, a rebel group active in 1986 *

Ulster Freedom Fighters The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and undertook an armed campaign of almost 24 years as one of t ...

(UFF), a

Ulster loyalist Ulster loyalism is a strand of Ulster unionism associated with working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and oppose a u ...

right-wing paramilitary group active from 1973 - 1998 during

The Troubles The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an " ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

Other uses

Indian freedom fighters The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from the British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a many methods. This is a l ...

, activists in the Indian independence movement who receive a pension from the Indian Government * F-5 Freedom Fighter (or Tiger II), a low cost entry level supersonic fighter aircraft *

Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division Freedom Fighters & Rehabilitation Division, a division of the Ministry of Home Affairs of India, manages the Swathantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme - a national pension scheme introduced in 1972 for Freedom Fighters (''Swatantrata Sainiks'') and t ...

, a division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, India * Paradise/Freedom Fighters, a football club based in Punta Gorda, Belize {{Disambiguation