(ITV) A teacher who was forced into hiding after he showed a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed during a lesson was “let down” by his school, council and police, a government adviser has said. The religious studies teacher received death threats and […]
(Free Beacon) On Sunday, a group of keffiyeh-clad individuals huddled around a computer to discuss the “Palestinian resistance.” Charlotte Kates, a member of the Israeli-designated terror group Samidoun, praised Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack for showing “the potential of a future for […]
(NZ Herald) Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says a review of noise limits in the capital was never intended to allow mosques to broadcast the call to prayer from loudspeakers five times a day. Whanau introduced an amendment during recent District Plan discussions […]
(Politico) Protesters clashed with Brussels police on Monday during a pro-Kurdish demonstration in front of the European Parliament. Over 200 people gathered in Place du Luxembourg at midday in response to riots that erupted Sunday in Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren in eastern Belgium. […]
(Swiss Info) Several European countries, including France and Germany, are on high alert following a deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall. Switzerland is also a potential target from the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, which has claimed responsibility for […]
(ITV) The mother of a Manchester Arena bombing victim has told the prime minister that an attack on a Moscow concert venue shows why a new law enhancing security in public places in the UK must be introduced without delay. Figen Murray’s […]
(AP) Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary pleaded not guilty Monday in a London courtroom to two terrorism-related charges. Choudary, 57, pleaded not guilty to membership in a banned organization, the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, and addressing meetings to encourage support for the […]
(BBC) Shamima Begum has lost an initial bid to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court. The 24-year-old had requested permission from the Court of Appeal to take her case to the UK’s highest court. The government stripped […]
(Swiss Info) The 15-year-old who attacked an orthodox Jewish man in Zurich on March 2 became radicalised in Tunisia and on internet forums, Zurich’s security director said on Monday. Investigations are still progressing in earnest, Mario Fehr said at the presentation of […]
(Belga) Six people were injured in clashes between people of Kurdish and Turkish origin in Limburg on Sunday. Police will increase surveillance at the site of the riots and at nearby schools and mosques in the coming weeks. Five people were lightly […]
(NL Times) Arnhem Mayor Ahmed Marcouch is calling on national lawmakers to ban the public desecration of religious and philosophical symbols and books, saying the restriction on free expression is necessary to preserve the democratic rule of law in the Netherlands. The […]
(AFP) Friday’s attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say. Germany is the site of the Euro 2024 football championship in […]
(AFP) The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France’s interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be “ready.” The government upgraded the […]
(ANSA) The National Committee for Public Order and Security on Monday decided to strengthen anti-terrorism monitoring in Italy in the wake of Friday’s terror attack claimed by Islamic State at a concert hall in Moscow in which 137 people were killed. During […]
(Reuters) President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the gunmen who killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow were part of an Islamic State branch that was behind foiled attempts to attack France over the past few months. This explains […]
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