Legal
Lisa Smith sent forward for trial on terrorism charges (LINK ONLY)
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Day: July 31, 2020
Children & Teens
Document details Kingston teenager’s descent into ISIS terrorism
(Global News) On Jan. 21, 2019, a 16-year-old Kingston resident disclosed to a contact that he secretly supported the so-called Islamic State. He also hinted he was about to take action, saying he “may carry out a solo operation in the next […]
Government & Politics
Mosque granted one-off exemption All eyes are on Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, which has been granted a one-off exemption from the restrictions limiting places of worship to 100 people
(News.com.au) Auburn Gallipoli Mosque has been granted a one-off exemption from the restrictions limiting places of worship to 100 people, allowing it to mark one of Islam’s holiest days, Eid al-Adha. The mosque can welcome up to 400 people — still far […]
Crime
Police officer injured as fight breaks out during Ilford Eid celebrations (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
US open to dropping death penalty for Isil Beatles after UK objection (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: More boats follow busiest day on record
(BBC) “Multiple” migrant boats have been picked up by Border Force in the English Channel, the coastguard said. One vessel landed on a beach near to a nuclear power plant in Dungeness, Kent, police have confirmed. French authorities said they rescued 58 […]
Government & Politics
Italy’s Lampedusa new target of far-right anger over migrants
(AFP) Out in the Mediterranean, under a baking sun, fisherman Ezio Billeci comes across a boat of vulnerable migrants and calls for help, but for hours the only response he gets from Italian authorities is to “stand by.” The episode off the […]
Books
Germany: SPD formally expels former Berlin senator Thilo Sarrazin An arbitration committee upheld the Social Democrats' decision to expel Sarrazin over Islamophobic rhetoric. The ruling marked the party's third attempt to oust him after almost a decade fighting in court.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have finally managed to expel controversial politician turned author Thilo Sarrazin, who has published a series of books over the last decade bearing little resemblance to the party’s stated positions. Sarrazin’s books criticizing the lack of […]
Immigration
Refugees freed from Greek camp ‘hell’ left homeless
(AFP) When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be the end of a year-long odyssey. “After (experiencing) hell in Moria, we had not expected to […]
Law Enforcement
Convicted jihadist arrested for terrorism financing
(NL Times) Samir A., a convicted member of terrorist organization Hofstadgroep, was arrested in Rotterdam at the end of June on suspicion of terrorism financing, his lawyer Tamara Buruma said to NOS. He is suspected of raising money for women and children […]
Children & Teens
22 migrant kids with medical needs go to Germany from Greece
(AP) Another 22 children with medical needs who have been living in migrant camps in Greece arrived in Germany on Friday along with their close relatives, the German government said. In all, 90 people were on board a flight that landed at […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum: Bid to return in citizenship fight goes to Supreme Court
(BBC) The case of runaway Shamima Begum, who is fighting to return to the UK from Syria, will go to the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal decided that the case raised a point of law of public importance that only the […]
Government & Politics
Anger as ‘shockingly short notice’ of new restrictions disrupt Eid celebrations (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
(AP) A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court […]
Government & Politics
Craig Whittaker: MP defends saying some Muslims not taking Covid seriously
(BBC) A Tory MP has defended his claim that some Muslims in West Yorkshire are not taking the pandemic seriously. Craig Whittaker said the “vast majority” of those breaking the rules in his constituency were from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. […]