Government & Politics

German government nears deal with Taliban on deportations The German government is maintaining its tough stance on the deportation of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan. Critics say promises made to former personnel now at risk of reprisals should be honored.

(Deutsche Welle) Despite strongly worded criticism from numerous aid organizations, the German government has now confirmed a report in the mass-circulation newspaper Bild that envoys of Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt are holding talks in Afghanistan with the ruling Islamist Taliban about deportations […]

Children & Teens

‘I’m a member of ISIS, they were giving me orders for the fires,’ said the Palestinian suspect in the Hymettus arson cases The 32-year-old’s contradictions in his testimony about the arsons — 'They gave me €100 for each fire,' he told the fire department — He had been in the hands of authorities dozens of times before the sexual attack in Aigaleo

(Proto Thema) Even claiming to be a member of ISIS, the 32-year-old Palestinian, now in police custody for the Hymettus arsons and sexual assaults against underage girls and a 58-year-old woman in Aigaleo, made shocking statements. In his testimony to the Arson […]

Employment

Home Office sparks outrage after advertising for religious adviser who can help illegal migrants get married The adviser would need to provide appropriate rooms for literature and artefacts for detainees to observe their faith

(GB News) The Home Office has advertised for a religious adviser, who can help detained migrants get married. The vacancy is for Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre, near the village of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, which is set to be reopened after it shut […]

Alcohol & Drugs

Locals say German city is ‘unrecognisable’ amid migration, drug crisis Hagen, in western Germany’s Ruhr region, sees growing migrant communities and open drug use driving residents out of the city center

(European Conservative) The German city of Hagen, known as the “gateway to the Sauerland,” is seeing rapid change as migration and rising drug use reshape its center, NIUS reported on Monday. According to the outlet, a growing Muslim presence is influencing shops, […]

Children & Teens

Farage confirms he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to Taliban in Afghanistan Speaking to Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby, the Reform UK leader clarified his position on deporting asylum seekers back to the Taliban.

(Sky News) Nigel Farage has confirmed he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to the Taliban in Afghanistan if he becomes prime minister. The Reform UK leader’s position on the topic has not been clear, with him previously saying he wouldn’t […]

Government & Politics

‘You risk being deported’: Home Office adverts shown to migrants in France in bid to stop them crossing the Channel These are the adverts the Home Office is pushing to migrants in France — warning they could be deported.

(LBC) LBC has seen the digital posters and videos being pumped out to people in a bid to stop them making the dangerous Channel crossing. They feature warnings both in English and French, saying they risk being sent back under the new […]

Crime

Dutch woman hospitalized by Afghan illegally in Italy Ventimiglia authorities arrested an Afghan migrant after a woman from the Netherlands suffered serious injuries in a street attack.

(European Conservative) A 23-year-old Dutch woman was seriously assaulted in Ventimiglia, Italy, after being attacked and struck on the head, reportedly with a bottle. She was taken to Bordighera hospital for treatment and later released. The assault took place on Via Tenda, […]

Demographics

Mohammed tops list of welfare recipients’ names in Germany Alternative für Deutschland accused the centrist government of deliberately concealing the facts.

(European Conservative) Germany’s welfare statistics have reignited the debate over migration and integration after new figures revealed that “Mohammed” and its many spelling variants have become the most common first name among recipients of Bürgergeld, the country’s basic income support. The revelation […]

Academics & Education

Austria’s integration minister says ‘voluntary integration is over’ Government prepares to introduce 3-year mandatory program linking social benefits to participation in language, values courses

(Anadolu) Austria’s Integration, Family and EU Affairs Minister Claudia Plakolm announced on Wednesday that voluntary integration is “over,” as the government prepares to introduce a three-year mandatory program linking social benefits to participation in language and values courses. The initiative, set to […]

Crime

Dresden: Man arrested after tram knife attack on US citizen A 21-year-old Syrian citizen is in investigative custody in Dresden after a young American man was stabbed in the face on a tram over the weekend in the eastern German city. New information may link him to the attack.

(Deutsche Welle) Dresden police and prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had arrested a 21-year-old Syrian in connection with a knife attack on a late-night tram in the city over the weekend. He was detained in the early hours of Tuesday, police […]

Children & Teens

Mohammed tops baby name charts across Europe, highlighting demographic shift The sharpest rise was in England and Wales, where nearly 3% of all newborns were named Mohammed, followed by Belgium, where babies named [Mohammed] make up 1%

(Ynet) There is a dramatic rise in the name “Mohammed” and its variations across Europe, the Daily Mail said in a report, underscoring demographic changes linked to immigration. According to the report, over the past 25 years, the number of babies given […]

Crime

Denmark made a special exception to let in hundreds of Palestinian refugees. Here’s what happened Sixty-seven of the 321 refugees received prison sentences, while a majority relied on public welfare

(Free Beacon) In 1992, the Danish Parliament passed a special law granting asylum to 321 Palestinian refugees from Lebanon who were living in the country illegally. Twenty-five years later, a Danish minister, Martin Henriksen, asked a parliamentary committee to examine how they […]

Government & Politics

Prison authority rebuts Spanish media claims about ‘pardoned’ terrorist La Gaceta alleged that after his release, the individual traveled to Spain through illegal immigration routes and resumed jihadist activities.

(Morocco World News) The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has firmly denied allegations published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper La Gaceta regarding a Moroccan national recently arrested in Spain. The DGAPR issued a statement on Thursday, rejecting claims that […]

Children & Teens

Sarah Pochin tears into Labour’s ‘betrayal of safety’ for Britain’s women and children amid migrant crisis: ‘We can’t go on like this!’ Speaking at the Reform UK conference, Mayor of Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns declared she 'doesn't feel safe' in Britain

(GB News) Sarah Pochin has declared that Britain “cannot go on like this” as she launched a scathing attack on Labour’s “betrayal” of women’s safety. Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK MP warned of the “invasion on British culture” amid the […]