(DPA) In a legal setback for the German government, a Berlin court ruled on Monday that rejecting asylum seekers at border checks within German territory — without first initiating proper asylum procedures — is unlawful. The urgent decision by the Berlin Administrative […]
(BBC) Two women have been convicted of harassing a government minister. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard that justice minister and Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones was “terrified” after being confronted by two pro-Palestine activists while campaigning. Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring found Ayeshah Behit, […]
(Euronews) Messaging app Telegram is being scrutinised by the Belgian telecoms regulator to check whether the platform complies with EU rules combating terrorist content online. The Belgian Institute of Post and Telecommunications (BIPT) said in its annual report published last week that […]
(Hill) The White House said late Sunday that the suspect arrested in connection to the attack in Boulder, Colo., is an “illegal alien” who overstayed his visa. “A terror attack was committed in Boulder, Colorado by an illegal alien,” Stephen Miller, White […]
(GB News) Tory MP Richard Holden has called for a ban on first-cousin marriages, warning that such unions create a “clan culture” that undermines integration and enables grooming gang cover-ups. Speaking on GB News, Holden argued that the practice traps communities and […]
(GB News) Paedophile prisoners are converting to Islam to receive protection from Islamist gangs, a new report into the state of Britain’s prisons has revealed. Giving rise to fears of Islamist radicalisation taking place in Britain’s jails, former prison governor Ian Acheson […]
(Sky News) Prison officers should be armed with lethal weapons to crack down on Islamist terrorists in jail, the shadow justice secretary has said. Highly trained teams should also be equipped with tasers, stun grenades and baton rounds to tackle dangerous criminals […]
(AP) Greece will end mass legalization programs for migrants and jail those awaiting deportation under tougher policies set to take effect this summer, Migration Minister Makis Voridis said Friday. Migrants with rejected asylum claims will face a minimum of two years in […]
(Bloomberg) The US State Department has notified Congress that it will shut down the office that helped resettle Afghan refugees who assisted the American war effort, provoking an outcry from nonprofit groups that helped evacuate people when the Taliban retook control of […]
(Jerusalem Post) Israeli speakers participating in the fourth CPAC conference in the Hungarian capital, gathering leaders of patriotic and sovereigntist parties from Europe and the Americas, harshly attacked Qatar for its massive support of spreading radical Islam in the West and intentionally […]
(KERA) When Erin Ragsdale stood in front of Collin County commissioners during a meeting in March, she was excited to talk about a new project geared towards supporting the growing Muslim community in North Texas. EPIC City — a proposed development from […]
(GB News) A “tribal instinct” is making racial and religious groups “protect their own” in grooming gangs, Kemi Badenoch has told GB News. In an exclusive interview after the Tory leader met with Bradford abuse victim Fiona Goddard, Badenoch said that Britain […]
(AP) Cyprus will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the main income earners to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a voluntary repatriation program, a […]
(GB News) A Christian woman who fled Islamic persecution to seek asylum in the UK won the legal right to remain in the country after facing “bias” from the Home Office. Maria, not her real name, a Christian from a Muslim-majority country, […]
(Reuters) Greece has prepared legislation that will introduce tougher penalties for rejected asylum seekers and speed up returns to their home countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. The Mediterranean nation was on the frontline of a 2015-2016 migration crisis when […]
(Reuters) Germany’s government approved measures to restrict family reunification for migrants and delay citizenship access on Wednesday, forging ahead with a major shift in migration policy under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The cabinet agreed to a two-year suspension of the right for […]
(AP) A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University likely violates the Constitution. In a lengthy order issued Wednesday, Judge Michael Farbiarz wrote the government’s primary justification for removing Khalil […]
(Detroit Free Press) In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful, the man reached up and pulled away a scarlet cloth, revealing unto the people a sign. It was a cold day, late in winter. Maybe a hundred people […]
(BBC) Nigel Farage has defended a controversial Reform UK advert about Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Both Labour and First Minister John Swinney have described the online video — posted ahead of a Holyrood by-election — as “blatantly racist.” At a press […]
(Politico) French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday delivered a scathing critique of his predecessor and centrist ally Gabriel Attal’s proposal to ban Muslim headscarves for minors under 15. Attal, the leader of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance political party, publicly floated the […]
(Breitbart) French President Emmanuel Macron has attempted to downplay the significance of the explosive report from his own government detailing the infiltration of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood in France and throughout Europe, warning against the spread of so-called conspiracy theories. Last week, […]
(AP) Italian authorities said Tuesday they have transferred a group of 26 rejected migrants to Italian-run detention centers in Albania. The Italian navy ship Spica left the Italian port of Brindisi on Tuesday and docked in the Albanian port of Shengjin, about […]
(BBC) First Minister John Swinney has accused Reform UK of a “racist attack” on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Both the SNP and Labour have complained to Facebook’s parent company Meta about a Reform advert running on the site ahead of a […]
(Yabiladi) French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau reiterated on Monday in Nanterre the existing measures to combat religious radicalization, urging prefectures to show “determination.” Following a controversial report on the Muslim Brotherhood last week, President Emmanuel Macron is expecting “new proposals” from Matignon. […]
(Deutsche Welle) The man accused of a mass stabbing at a festival in the western German city of Solingen is due to face court in the North Rhine-Westphalia capital of Dusseldorf. Federal prosecutors have charged Syrian Issa Al H. with three counts […]
(Dutch News) Geert Wilders has threatened to pull his far-right PVV party out of the Dutch government unless the cabinet drastically steps up measures to cut asylum within weeks. Wilders called on the four coalition parties to renegotiate the deal that they […]
(Global News) Israel raised its travel alert for Canada to a “potential threat level” on Sunday, warning of “an increased threat by terrorists against Israelis and Jews in Canada.” The warning issued by Israel’s National Security Council came on the same day […]
(Politico) Austria’s Chancellor Christian Stocker is calling for an overhaul of EU asylum rules as his government faces mounting pressure from the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which topped last year’s parliamentary elections. Stocker, leader of the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP), said in […]
(E-Notícies) In recent years, Morocco has implemented a policy of mass pardons that has freed tens of thousands of prisoners, including a significant group of those convicted of terrorism. This practice has raised concern in Spain, which sees a potential increase in […]
(E-Notícies) The Ripoll City Council, a town governed by Sílvia Orriols (Aliança Catalana), has temporarily closed a Maghrebi café in the municipality accused of banning women from entering. According to E-Notícies, it all started from a police inspection last Tuesday, during which […]
(Politico) The head of the Council of Europe on Saturday pushed back against a call by nine EU countries to make it easier to expel migrants who commit crime. COE Secretary-General Alain Berset warned that courts must not be “weaponized” for political […]
(Free Beacon) A rabbi whom pro-Hamas activists assaulted last year urged the Department of Justice on Thursday to investigate Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), alleging that officers have been ordered “not to enforce D.C. law against anti-Israel protesters.” Anti-Israel activists assaulted […]
(Reuters) Sweden’s SAPO security service lowered its national terrorist threat warning on Friday back to the “elevated” level assessed before 2023, when it was raised in the wake of a spate of Koran burnings. SAPO had raised the threat level to “high,” […]
(Catalan News) The Catalan parliament has rejected a motion by far-right pro-independence party Aliança Catalana for a ban on the different forms of Islamic veil in public spaces. The text only received the support of the conservative People’s Party and far-right Vox, […]
(Jerusalem Post) Following long months of bureaucratic processes, the Hamas ban in Switzerland finally came into effect last week. The bill was drawn up by the Swiss government at the request of parliament, following the October 7 attacks. It targets both Hamas […]
(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters regarding the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening. “I’m going to go for now,” Omar, the first Somali American elected […]
(AP) Leaders of 9 European Union countries say they want a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to better tackle irregular migration to the continent and increase deportations. The leaders said in an open letter made public in […]
(BBC) Scottish Labour has described a Reform UK social media advert featuring Anas Sarwar as “blatantly racist.” The online video posted ahead of a by-election in South Lanarkshire features text which says: “Anas Sarwar has said he will prioritise the Pakistani community.” […]
(Anadolu) The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) on Wednesday warned that Muslim citizens in France feel increasingly exposed to “constant suspicion,” following the publication of excerpts from a government-commissioned report on political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood. “Many Muslim citizens […]
(Yabiladi) [The] Muslim Executive of Belgium (EMB) has urged the minister of justice, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V), not to grant permanent recognition to the Muslim Council of Belgium (CMB), whose temporary two-year accreditation is set to expire in June. In a statement received […]
(BBC) The chairman of the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing has said he hopes to get “acceptable answers” from MI5 at a meeting to discuss what steps have been taken to prevent further attacks. Sir John Saunders made a range of […]
(Politico) A visibly angry Emmanuel Macron blasted his ministers during a defense cabinet meeting Wednesday after a botched release of a report into the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in France, according to a high-ranking government official. A second official, who, like […]
(Politico) Academics and representatives from France’s Muslim community are denouncing a leaked government report on the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the country and across Europe. The report, commissioned [by] the French government last year, alleges that the Egypt-based Islamist organization […]
(AFP) Sweden’s employment and integration minister said Thursday that he intended to chart “Islamist infiltration” in his country, following a report sounding the alarm about the Muslim Brotherhood in France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered the government to draw up […]
(Local) Denmark’s Conservative party says it wants work permit rules to be changed to make it harder for people from Muslim countries to come to Denmark to work. The party wants to make it more difficult for foreigners from “Menapt” countries — […]
(Yabiladi) The Muslim Council of Belgium (CMB) has formally requested permanent recognition from the federal minister of justice, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V), following a two-year temporary approval set to expire next June. The council was established in 2023 after former Minister of Justice […]
(European Conservative) For decades, mass immigration from the Muslim world was observed in France with a mix of ideological condescension and institutional passivity. Under the pretext of diversity and tolerance, growing signs of radicalization and Islamist infiltration were ignored — if not […]
(Politico) A bombshell report from the French authorities alleges that organizations with links to the Muslim Brotherhood have been attempting to influence European Union institutions through “significant lobbying activities.” A version of the document seen by POLITICO before its official publication says […]
(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered the government to draw up proposals to tackle the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and the spread of political Islamism in France, the Elysee said. The French presidency made the announcement after Macron chaired […]
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of “political Islamism” in France. Macron will meet with senior […]
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