Children & Teens
Case over passport renewal application by Irish-born child resolved (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
IS fanatic incited car, bomb and meat cleaver attack in Germany, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Belgium group criticizes high court’s headscarf opinion Anti-Islamophobia association says Supreme Court opinion ... contradicts human rights
(Anadolu) The Belgian Association for the Prevention of Islamophobia (CCIB) reacted early Saturday to a constitutional opinion that said wearing headscarves could be banned in colleges. CCIB Director Mustafa Chairi told Anadolu Agency a court in Brussels asked for the opinion of […]
Crime
Urooj Rahman: Molotov-lobbing attorney
(IPT) The New York media is titillated, mystified and horrified all at the same time. Why did two seemingly promising young lawyers allegedly carry out a Molotov cocktail attack on [a] New York Police Department police car? How is it possible that […]
Law Enforcement
Tirana court decides extradition of alleged ISIS member to Germany
(Tirana Times) The District Court of Tirana decided the extradition of Takijistani national Komron Zukhurov to Germany on Friday, who is accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the country. Albanian authorities arrested a 24-year-old Tajikistani national in April, after […]
Legal
German court sentences ‘cyber jihadi’ to 5 years in prison
(AP) A court in western Germany has convicted a 39-year-old man of providing support to Islamist groups in Syria. The Duesseldorf regional court on Friday sentenced the German-Tunisian defendant, whose name wasn’t released for privacy reasons, to five years in prison. Judges […]
Legal
Amsterdam Pride target of foiled terrorist attack
(NL Times) Amsterdam Pride was one of the targets of a terrorist attack foiled when the authorities arrested six men from Arnhem in September [2018], according to an email read in the trial against the six suspects on Friday, De Gelderlander reports. […]
Legal
ISIS suspect to remain in custody after Ontario judge rejects bail
(Global News) An Ontario man accused of leaving Canada with his wife a year ago to join the Islamic State terrorist group was denied bail in a decision handed down by Thursday. Ikar Mao, a 22-year-old from Guelph, Ont., was charged on […]
Citizenship
ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain has cost taxpayers over £30,000 (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship should be restored, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Adelaide woman acquitted of IS membership would use ‘second chance wisely,’ court told
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide woman acquitted of being an Islamic State member has never trained with the terror group, can no longer travel to IS-controlled strongholds in Syria and wants to use her second chance “wisely,” the Federal Court has heard. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, […]
Legal
Six men on trial, said to have planned ‘major terrorist attack’ in NL
(Dutch News) The trial of six men said to have been planning a major terrorist attack in the Netherlands began in Rotterdam on Wednesday. The six were arrested after a major police undercover operation in September 2018 but the man police claim […]
Law Enforcement
Adelaide woman acquitted of IS membership had ‘advanced notice’ of Kenya attack, court told
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide woman who was acquitted of being a member of Islamic State believed she had an “influence” over the timing of a terror attack at a Kenyan police station in 2016, the Federal Court has heard. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, 25, spent […]
Children & Teens
Woman stripped of Australian citizenship over alleged Isis role launches bid to overturn law (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester Arena attack inquiry: Survivors take legal action
(BBC) Survivors of the Manchester Arena attack are taking legal action after losing their bid to be represented at the public inquiry into the bombing. More than 40 people who were injured in the 2017 attack are calling for the decision to […]
Health & Medicine
Warwick man in prison for terrorist plot asking for compassionate release
(WPRI) A Warwick man who was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for conspiring to support ISIS and conspiring to commit an act of terrorism is asking for compassionate release. Nicholas Rovinski, now 29, plotted to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller back […]
Cemeteries & Funerals
Muslim association sues Stafford over revised ordinance blocking its plans for cemetery
(Free Lance-Star) The All Muslim Association of America filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming Stafford County violated its religious rights by blocking its plans for a cemetery off Garrisonville Road. The lawsuit calls the county’s decision to revise its cemetery ordinance in […]
Government & Politics
Court orders dismissal of Trump Muslim travel ban challenges
(AP) A federal appeals court on Monday ordered a lower court to toss out legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s 3-year-old ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries, finding that a judge misinterpreted a Supreme Court ruling that found the ban has […]
Crime
Former Obama intelligence official helps secure bail for Molotov cocktail-throwing NYC lawyer Former official said alleged firebomber is her 'best friend'
(Free Beacon) A former Obama administration intelligence official who worked in both the Departments of State and Defense has guaranteed bail for a human rights lawyer accused of firebombing a police vehicle in New York City. The former official, Salmah Rizvi, told […]
Academics & Education
Muslim student sues Scottsdale Community college and professor over Islam quiz questions
(Arizona Republic) A local Islamic group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court against Scottsdale Community College and one of its professors for teaching material that it says condemns Islam. A student and the Arizona chapter of the Council [on] American-Islamic […]
Legal
Woman sentenced for supporting Islamic State
(AP) A Florida woman was sentenced Friday to five years and 10 months in federal prison for attempting to send cellphones to the Middle East to be used as bomb detonators by the Islamic State terrorist group. Alison Marie Sheppard, 35, of […]
Crime
Tariq Ramadan lawyers face inquiry over links to alleged victims Both men deny any conflict of interest and say they followed the rules
(National-UAE) Two lawyers representing an Oxford professor accused of rape are under investigation after it emerged that they had spoken with his alleged victims. French legal authorities are examining the actions of the two men who each contacted one of Tariq Ramadan’s […]
Law Enforcement
FBI: Florida man scouted terror targets and attack weapons
(AP) A Florida man is charged with providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group, including attempting to buy multiple weapons and scouting potential targets for an attack in the Tampa Bay area, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A criminal complaint charges […]
Legal
Judge drops terror charges in Paris airport attack case
(Breitbart) A French judge has dropped terrorism charges against two men who were arrested in connection to a 2017 attack on Paris’s Orly airport, stating there were doubts about a terrorist motive. The attacker, 39-year-old Ziyed Ben Belgacem, was shot and killed during […]
Crime
Utrecht tram shooter found guilty in separate rape trial
(NL Times) The convicted terrorist who killed four people and injured seven others in last year’s Utrecht tram shooting has been found additionally guilty of rape, the judiciary ruled on Wednesday. Gökmen T., who has been detained for life for his carrying […]
Clothing
Muslim woman becomes one of the first hijab-wearing judges in UK (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Father convicted of FGM of daughter to appeal his sentence (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Italy Senate panel votes down Salvini probe over stranded migrants
(Reuters) An Italian Senate committee on Tuesday rejected a request by magistrates to investigate Matteo Salvini, head of the rightwing League party, for refusing a migrant rescue boat permission to land last year when he was interior minister. Salvini refused to allow […]
Legal
Manchester Arena victims hit out at ‘disgusting’ move to give bomber almost £200,000 in legal aid (LINK ONLY)
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Convicted Islamic extremist is jailed after breaching anti-terrorism order (LINK ONLY)
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EU agency wants ‘IS’ returnees charged with war crimes A new report from an EU-backed genocide investigation body says adding war crimes and genocide to terrorism charges for 'IS' fighters returning to the EU will lead to tougher sentences and 'more justice' for victims.
(Deutsche Welle) Former “Islamic State” (IS) fighters who returned to Europe from conflicts in Iraq and Syria should be charged with war crimes along with terrorism, said a report released Saturday by the EU-backed “Genocide Network.” According to the network, many so-called […]
Crime
Man jailed for smuggling migrants in dinghies
(BBC) A people smuggler who helped to bring people into the UK on dinghies has been jailed for nine years. Albanian national Vladimir Bardoshi, 36, led a gang that ferried illegal migrants across the Channel from France in dangerous conditions, police said. […]
Crime
Syrian doctor in Germany accused of war crimes: report
(AFP) A Syrian doctor living in Germany is being investigated on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity at a military hospital in the war-torn country, a report in Spiegel magazine Friday said. Federal prosecutors suspect the man of beating and torturing men […]
Law Enforcement
Suspected IS member arrested after being deported to Germany
(AP) A German woman suspected of joining the Islamic State group in Syria has been taken into custody in her homeland after being deported from Turkey. The suspect, identified only as Zeynep G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested at […]
Legal
Decade in jail for man who planned to gun down New Year’s Eve revellers
(Age) The brother of the man who killed restaurant owner Sisto Malaspina in the Bourke Street terror attack has been jailed for a decade over his own plan to kill New Year’s revellers in Federation Square in the name of Islamic State. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Czech court upholds former Prague Muslim leader’s conviction
(AP) A Czech appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that convicted a former Prague Muslim leader of being part of a terror group and financing terrorism, sentencing him to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors said imam Samer Shehadeh helped […]
Legal
Germany charges suspected IS member over attacks
(AFP) German federal prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating an alleged member of the Islamic State terrorist group suspected of a series of acid and arson attacks, and of planning killings with a gun and explosives. The suspect, named only as Muharrem […]
Legal
Sept. 11 convict now says he renounces terrorism, bin Laden
(AP) The only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism, al-Qaida and the Islamic State. Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in Colorado […]
Government & Politics
Hungary rejects EU court ruling on asylum-seekers held at border
(Reuters) Hungary will not accept a ruling by the European Union’s top court that four asylum-seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border should be released, a security aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday. The Court of […]
Deradicalization
Suspected Al Qaeda-linked extremist played chess on counter-terror programme Suspect ‘banned from Britain’ but arrived back after deportation from Turkey
(National-UAE) The problems faced by governments in the West dealing with returning foreign fighters have been revealed in the case of an alleged British extremist who snubbed de-radicalisation efforts to play chess with a government-assigned mentor. The married father-of-three, identified as QX, […]
Children & Teens
State expected to oppose case by son of alleged Isis fighter for renewal of Irish passport (LINK ONLY)
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Lebanese man pleads guilty to drone parts export conspiracy
(AP) A Lebanese man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Minnesota to conspiring to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald said Monday that Usama Hamade, 55, pleaded guilty […]
Legal
Prosecuting IS returnees in Germany requires the law’s longest arm An increasing number of 'Islamic State' returnees are standing trial in Germany, including female supporters of the terror group. To make their case, federal prosecutors are relying on international criminal law.
(Deutsche Welle) Taha A.-J.*, an Iraqi man believed to have belonged to the “Islamic State” (IS), has been standing trial in Frankfurt since late April on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the center of his trial is […]
Crime
Murder of Holocaust survivor in Paris should be treated as anti-Semitic, say prosecutors (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Irish citizen son of alleged Isis fighter in legal action over Irish passport renewal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU rules asylum seekers on Hungary border have been ‘detained,’ should be released
(Reuters) The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that four asylum seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border had effectively been detained and that a local court should release them immediately. The Court of Justice of the European […]
Immigration
Frenchman cleared of charges for aiding migrants
(AFP) A French court on Wednesday scrapped all charges against a man who helped migrants enter the country illegally, the final chapter in a groundbreaking case that defined so-called “crimes of solidarity.” Cedric Herrou, an olive farmer in southern France who helped […]
Crime
Manchester Arena: Charges over chemicals bought by bomber’s brother
(BBC) A man has been charged with fraud in relation to chemical purchases by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The charges follow inquiries under Operation Manteline, the police investigation into the May 2017 attack. Yahya Werfalli, 25, of Cheetham Hill, […]
Children & Teens
German court rejects Iraqi’s appeal over killing of teen
(AP) A German federal court said Tuesday it has thrown out a rejected Iraqi asylum-seeker’s appeal against his conviction for raping and murdering a 14-year-old local girl. Ali Bashar was sentenced to life in prison by the Wiesbaden state court in July […]
Legal
Somali man convicted of terror links 22-year-old gets eight years and eight months in jail
(ANSA) A 22-year-old Somali man was convicted Tuesday of having links with Al-Shabaab, the Somali militant group which held Italian aid worker Silvia Romano captive for 18 months. Mohsin Ibrahim Omar, 22, alias Anas Khalil, AKA Yusuf, the name of the Nairobi […]