Children & Teens
Scores of refugee children illegally detained after crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Day: February 5, 2021
Immigration
Asylum seekers say they are risking their lives to leave UK after being held at ‘inhumane’ military barracks (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Genital mutilation poses threat to thousands of girls in Belgium
(Brussels Times) Around 15,000 women in Belgium have been reported as victims of genital mutilation (FGM) and another 8,000 girls are still at risk, the Centre for Secular Action said on Friday, the eve of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female […]
Children & Teens
Norway arrests Syrian teenager on terror suspicion
(AP) Norway’s domestic security agency said Friday that a Syrian teenager has been arrested in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on suspicion of planning an act of terror. The agency, known by its acronym PST, said the suspect, who was arrested Thursday, was […]
Crime
Channel migrants: Pilot of ‘overcrowded’ boat jailed
(BBC) An Iranian man who steered a group of migrants across the English Channel in a “dangerously overcrowded” small boat has been jailed for two years. Sadrallah Bahador, 35, was picked up by a Border Force vessel from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat […]
Government & Politics
French parliament votes to make religious separatism an offence
(Radio France) A new offence of “separatism” was supported unanimously in the French lower house on Thursday with 130 votes in favour and 4 abstentions. The bill is part of President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to stamp out any behaviour considered contrary to […]
Legal
Man in court accused of sharing of IS beheading videos
(BBC) A man from north London who moved to Syria has appeared in court accused of sharing Islamic State group videos. Stefan Aristidou, 27 and originally from Enfield, is accused of texting videos of beheading and executions. He was arrested at Heathrow […]