March 2021 – Page 5 – Eye on Islamism

Syrian pair appear in German court over filmed ‘execution’ Two suspected war criminals from Syria have appeared in court in the German city of Düsseldorf. They are accused of taking part in and filming the 'execution' of a Syrian regime soldier for propaganda purposes.

March 4, 2021 Richard Connor

(Deutsche Welle) Two men appeared at a higher regional court in Düsseldorf on Thursday charged with committing a war crime and the membership and support of a terror organization. The pair are suspected of having taken part in the execution of a […]

Probe into EU border agency leaves some questions unanswered

March 4, 2021 Lorne Cook

(AP) An inquiry into claims that the European Union’s border and coast guard agency was involved in illegally pushing back migrants has found no link to Frontex in any of the incidents but has been unable to establish what happened in five […]

Terror suspect removed from court after shouting at prosecutor and calling him a ‘p***k’ (LINK ONLY)

March 4, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Revealed: Almost half of terrorists jailed last year received short sentences (LINK ONLY)

March 4, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika wants to appeal his continuing detention order A convicted terrorist who admired Osama bin Laden is planning another bid to get out of jail — and he wants taxpayers to pay for it.

March 4, 2021 Caroline Schelle

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terror leader who admired Osama bin Laden wants taxpayers to fund his bid to get out of jail after he was ordered to spend an extra three years behind bars because he was too dangerous. Abdul Nacer Benbrika […]

CAIR to Blinken: Don’t call it ‘the Palestinian situation.’ It’s ‘apartheid’ or ‘campaign of terror’

March 4, 2021 Patrick Goodenough

(CNS) Two leading American Muslim organizations on Thursday slammed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for voicing opposition to the International Criminal Court decision to open an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories. American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the Council […]

Three terror plots foiled in Britain during pandemic, say police (LINK ONLY)

March 4, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Sweden attacker identified as 22-year-old Afghan: media

March 4, 2021 Johannes Ledel

(AFP) The suspect in the stabbing that left seven injured in Sweden is a 22-year-old Afghan, who arrived in the Nordic country in 2018, media reported Thursday. Swedish police are investigating a possible terror incident after a man stabbed and injured at […]

France bans far-right group that blocked migrants

March 3, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The French government on Wednesday banned far-right group Generation Identity, which gained notoriety through several attempts to block migrants from entering the country. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted the decree dissolving the group on Twitter, saying it “incites discrimination, hatred and […]

UK prisons must not become ‘terrorist training grounds’ as sentences increased, government warned (LINK ONLY)

March 3, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Eight injured in ‘suspected terrorist’ stabbings in Sweden

March 3, 2021 Johannes Ledel

(AFP) A man stabbed eight people Wednesday in the Swedish city of Vetlanda, seriously injuring five of them in what police called a potential terror incident. The assailant was taken to hospital after being shot in the leg by police as he […]

Zion man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to assist ISIS

March 3, 2021 Jason Meisner

(Chicago Tribune) A north suburban man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State terrorist group by providing cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as detonators for bombs. Joseph Jones and […]

Woman on trial in Norway provides glimpse of life under IS

March 3, 2021 Pierre-Henry Deshayes

(AFP) A woman on trial in Norway for supporting the Islamic State group provided a glimpse this week of life with members of the terror group she said she was unable to flee despite numerous attempts. The woman, who AFP and other […]

Manchester Arena attack: Fire bosses ‘risk-averse’ over bombing

March 3, 2021 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Fire crews should have gone straight to the Manchester Arena bombing scene rather than a rendezvous point three miles away, a public inquiry has heard. In a debrief, crew manager Nicholas Mottram urged Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS) bosses […]

Poll: French pupils oppose law banning religious symbols in schools A poll shows high school students hold a different view on ‘laïcité’ compared to French adults.

March 3, 2021 Jules Darmanin

(Politico) A majority of French high schoolers believe they and their classmates should be allowed to wear religious symbols such as a hijab or a kippah, a poll has found. “Conspicuous religious symbols” have been banned in schools since 2004 as part […]

Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticized as Islamophobic

March 3, 2021 John Revill

(Reuters) “Stop Extremism!” urges a red billboard in a quiet village outside Zurich above an image of a scowling woman wearing a black headscarf and face veil. The billboard is part of a campaign by the far-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to […]

Soft Sweden risks becoming refuge for returning jihadists wanting to avoid punishment, warns prosecutor

March 3, 2021 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) The chief prosecutor of Sweden’s National Security Case Unit has criticised the country’s terror laws, saying they could create a situation where terrorists flee to the country to escape prosecution in other nations. Prosecutor Per Lindqvist stated that Sweden could become a […]

Orange deputy suspended after Facebook post about Muslims ‘taking over America’

March 2, 2021 Grace Toohey

(Orlando Sentinel) An Orange County deputy sheriff was suspended for almost a month after he posted an anti-Muslim rant on Facebook, in one of several posts that prompted a Muslim civil rights group to ask the Sheriff’s Office to investigate. Master Deputy […]

Belgian jihadist and children missing from Syrian Al-Hol prison camp

March 2, 2021 Lauren Walker

(Brussels Times) Jihadist Nora Verhoeven and several other Belgian women and children have reportedly gone missing from the Syrian Al-Hol prison camp, according to a psychologist involved in the possible repatriation of the group. Two doctors and two psychologists had planned to […]

Channel crossings: Four boats with 66 migrants on board intercepted

March 2, 2021 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Four small boats with 66 people on board have been intercepted by Border Force in the English Channel on Tuesday, the Home Office says. French authorities also stopped 22 migrants in two boats from making the crossing, a government spokesman said. […]

Number of Channel migrants reaching UK doubles but no deportation flights since Brexit (LINK ONLY)

March 2, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

‘Quite difficult to prove’: One year after launch, no charges made under new Swedish counter-terror law

March 2, 2021 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) Despite being in force since March 2020, no one has been charged under Sweden’s anti-terrorism law that enables the [prosecution] for membership of terrorist groups. The lack of prosecutions comes despite many Islamic State fighters returning to Sweden over several years. Per […]

Manchester Arena attack: Firefighters ‘felt shame’ at being held back

March 2, 2021 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A fire officer has told an inquiry he “felt ashamed to be a firefighter” after being held back from responding to the Manchester Arena bombing. The first fire engine did not arrive at the scene until two hours after the explosion […]

Swiss Muslims denounce ‘burqa ban’ proposal as referendum nears Only a few women are understood to wear facial coverings in Switzerland, where a controversial vote will take place on March 7.

March 2, 2021 Noele Illien

(Al-Jazeera) Less than a year ago, Valentina made the decision to switch her headscarf for a niqab. “I feel better and safer wearing it,” she told Al Jazeera. “It is also an act of worship.” For the 32-year-old from Switzerland, who prefers […]

Workplace habits may make Muslim colleagues uncomfortable, says report (LINK ONLY)

March 2, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Denmark strips 94 Syrian refugees of residency permits deeming Damascus ‘safe’ (LINK ONLY)

March 1, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Channel migrants seeking UK asylum are smuggling themselves back to France, says charity (LINK ONLY)

March 1, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Life sentences for people smugglers considered as 100 migrants reach UK (LINK ONLY)

March 1, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Man accused of terror plot said he wanted to ‘hunt down’ gay people in UK, court hears (LINK ONLY)

March 1, 2021 EoI News

Eye on Islamism is no longer printing excerpts from articles published by certain news sources. To read the original article, click here.

Terror charge accused granted bail but staying in custody for now

March 1, 2021 Adam Cooper

(Age) A young woman accused of associating with a person who intended to fight for Islamic State has been granted bail but remains in custody pending an appeal by commonwealth prosecutors. Hadashah Sa’adat Khan, 23, has spent the past year in custody […]

Man faces trial over Napier barracks assault

March 1, 2021 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A man is to face trial over an assault on a security guard at a former barracks where asylum seekers are held. Mohammed Ali, 22, pleaded not guilty at Canterbury Crown Court earlier to three charges over a disturbance at Napier […]

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31