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Denmark deports Said Mansour, stripped of citizenship, to Morocco Said Mansour is the first Danish citizen to lose his citizenship and be deported because of a terrorism conviction.

(Morocco World News) Denmark has deported Said Mansour, convicted of incitement to terrorism and formerly a dual Moroccan-Danish citizen, to Morocco. According to Danish media, Mansour arrived in Casablanca yesterday night, aboard Royal Air Maroc flight 222 from Copenhagen. Danish authorities handed […]

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Islamic State fighter Neil Prakash’s citizenship revoked Neil Prakash, the Melbourne man who became a recruiter for Islamic State, has been stripped of his Australian citizenship.

(AAP) Neil Prakash, the Melbourne man who became a recruiter for the Islamic State militant group, has been stripped of his Australian citizenship. The 27-year-old was told of the Australian government’s decision on December 21, becoming the 12th dual national to have […]

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Italy adopts hardline immigration law

(Gatestone) The Italian Parliament has approved a tough new immigration and security law that will make it easier to deport migrants who commit crimes and strip those convicted of terrorism of their Italian citizenship. Italy’s lower house of parliament, the Camera dei […]

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Poll reveals opposition to citizenship for devout Muslims The constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religion is increasingly coming under threat in Denmark if a new opinion poll is to be believed

(Copenhagen Post) Amongst the causes closest to the heart of the Nye [Borgerlige] right-wing nationalist party is a desire that immigration policy should be toughened up even more than it is today. One of the measures the party advocates is the idea […]

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Bernardi renews his push for burqa ban Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi has introduced draft laws to parliament banning facial coverings at commonwealth sites.

(AAP) Burqas could be banned at major airports and citizenship ceremonies under legislation introduced to parliament by right-wing senator Cory Bernardi. The Australian Conservatives’ leader on Tuesday introduced a bill banning facial coverings at commonwealth sites, including all public places in the […]

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Political opposition to ‘handshake’ law growing The government’s proposal to insist that all new Danish citizens undergo a special ceremony involving shaking hands is not popular in all quarters

(Copenhagen Post) In June this year, the government plus Socialdemokratiet and Dansk Folkeparti put forward proposals to tighten up the criteria for Danish citizenship. One of the measures supported by Venstre, Liberal Alliance and Dansk Folkeparti is that budding citizens will have […]