Government & Politics

Congress moves to strip tax-exempt status of US nonprofits supporting terror If enacted, the proposed legislation could be used to go after CAIR and its well-documented ties to Hamas.

(JNS) On Sept. 11 — the 23rd anniversary of terror attacks — the U.S. House of Representatives received bipartisan approval for the markup of H.R. 9495, a bill that would terminate the tax-exempt status of terror-supporting organizations. The bill specifies how the […]

Crime

Swedish MP facing criminal charges for reposting satirical cartoons on X 'The right to use political satire is also an important part of freedom of speech,' Richard Jomshof said.

(European Conservative) Sweden Democrat MP Richard Jomshof is stepping down from his chairmanship in the parliamentary justice committee after being notified that he is “reasonably suspected” of “incitement against an ethnic group.” Jomshof’s alleged crime? Retweeting two cartoons, created by an Indian […]

Law Enforcement

Helsinki court detains three men on suspected Isis-linked terrorism offences Investigators say the suspected offences took place in Helsinki, but there is currently no evidence to suggest Finland faced any threat of a terrorist attack.

(Yle) Helsinki District Court has remanded into custody three men suspected of involvement in the activities of a terrorist group. The three defendants — all believed to be aged in their 30s — were detained by police last Tuesday and remanded on […]