Children & Teens
Migrant crossings resume as 158 people cross English Channel to UK (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Greece faces criticism a year after migrant camp fires
(AFP) One year after fire ripped through the notorious Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, the authorities say they’ve tackled the critical overcrowding and brought order to the chaos. Critics counter they achieved this through a policy of forcibly […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ambulance boss defends paramedics decision
(BBC) The decision not to send more specialist paramedics into the Manchester Arena bomb scene has been defended by an ambulance service boss. The public inquiry has heard only three paramedics treated casualties in the City Room where the bomb was detonated. […]
Law Enforcement
Sweden arrests two women linked to IS
(AFP) Swedish police said Monday they had arrested two women linked to the Islamic State group after they flew back from Syria, as media reported that one was being investigated for war crimes. Stockholm police spokesman Ola Osterling said the prosecutor leading […]
News Media
Belgian journalist unknowingly interviewed Salah Abdeslam right after Paris attacks
(Brussels Times) The Belgian Francophone broadcaster RTBF found recordings of an interview with terrorist Salah Abdeslam and two of his accomplices, immediately after the terror attacks in Paris, in its archives. On 14 November 2015, the morning after the terror attacks in […]
Government & Politics
Polish lawmakers uphold state of emergency at Belarus border
(AP) Poland’s parliament voted Monday to uphold the state of emergency along the border with Belarus that was declared last week amid migration pressure. The vote came after Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told lawmakers that the country faces a threat from Russia […]
Clerics & Preachers
Turkey urges Greece to end pressure against elected muftis in Western Thrace Ankara stands with Turkish minority in Greece in protecting their rights, religious freedoms, says Turkish foreign minister
(Anadolu) Greece must put an end to its interventionist practices and policies of pressure against Muslim religious leaders elected by the Turkish minority in Western Thrace, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Mevlut Cavusoglu’s statement came on Twitter after Ibrahim Serif, the […]
Law Enforcement
Fourteen missed chances to stop the Isis ‘Beatles’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
France’s biggest trial to open over November 2015 attacks
(AFP) The biggest trial in France’s modern legal history begins on Wednesday over the November 2015 attacks on Paris that saw 130 people slaughtered at bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall. The suicide bombing and gun assault by three teams of […]
Crime
Man in Berlin attacks woman allegedly because she worked
(AP) A 29-year-old Afghan man in Germany attacked and severely injured a 58-year-old landscape gardener who was working in a park in Berlin, allegedly because he didn’t like the fact that as a woman she was working, police said Sunday. The attack […]
Children & Teens
Children arrive in Dover as English Channel crossings resume (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Schinas: Afghanistan should prompt common EU migration policy Commissioner sees opportunity for progress after French elections
(Politico) The Afghanistan crisis could be a spur for the EU to agree on a common approach to migration and asylum, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas suggested in an interview published Saturday. “I see this as the moment to agree on a […]
Legal
Jihadi killer who avoided deportation five times wins £107,000 in legal aid (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
9/11: 20 years on, Germany still grapples with militant Islamists On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Taliban flag is flying over Kabul again. A German police expert fears that Afghanistan could once again become a gathering place for jihadis — including from Germany.
(Deutsche Welle) Sven Kurenbach still remembers the images of the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsing and the spontaneous minute of silence at the Berlin police department that followed. When Islamist terrorists weaponized passenger planes on September 11, 2001 — killing […]
Government & Politics
EU leaders worry U.S. will leave Afghan evacuees in Europe
(Axios) Thousands of Afghans are waiting at U.S. bases in Germany, Italy and Spain — and those countries want to know they will end up in the U.S. before they commit to resettling additional Afghan refugees. The big picture: EU leaders are […]
Crime
Afghan refugees to be taught about British values and culture (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena bomb: Three PCs on duty face internal investigations
(BBC) Three officers criticised during the Manchester Arena inquiry will not be investigated by the police watchdog. British Transport Police (BTP) PCs Jessica Bullough, Mark Renshaw and PCSO Lewis Brown were on duty during the 2017 atrocity which killed 22 people. They […]
Government & Politics
Council of Europe slams Greece over contentious migration bill
(Kathimerini) Europe’s top human rights watchdog has lambasted Greece’s new bill aiming to regulate the deportations and returns of migrants, saying it poses serious restrictions on the activities of NGOs trying to save lives in the Aegean. “The Greek parliament should reconsider […]
Legal
Paris attack survivors await start of France’s biggest ever criminal trial (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Man charged over spate of antisemitic attacks in north London (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Refugee puppet procession in Athens cancelled due to protests
(Kathimerini) The creators of the giant puppet Little Amal, which is on a 5,000-mile journey from Turkey to Britain to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees and the stories of the millions of youngsters traveling alone, cancelled the procession of the figure […]
Legal
British Isis member who used Bitcoin to free jihadis from Syrian prisons jailed for 12 years (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU leader ‘deplores’ Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff
(AP) A top European Union official condemned Belarus and expressed support for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia on Friday as a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, […]
Government & Politics
Explainer: Why Poland declared state of emergency at border
(AP) Polish President Andrzej Duda declared a state of emergency in areas along the border with Belarus Thursday, following a surge in illegal migration. Poland is now the third European Union member to impose a state of emergency in areas bordering Belarus […]
Children & Teens
Danish minister on trial for separating migrant couples
(AFP) A former Danish immigration minister insisted she was innocent on Thursday at the opening of her impeachment trial on charges of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum. The 26 judges of the special court, which only […]
Law Enforcement
PJ police arrest two Iraqis ‘integrated within refugee programme’ over suspected links to Daesh
(Portugal Resident) PJ police in Lisbon have arrested two young Iraqi brothers over suspected links to terrorist organisation Daesh (ISIS). The 34- and 32-year-old have been living in Portugal since 2017, say reports, and are integrated within a support programme for refugees. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Preacher convicted of hate crime over homophobic tirade at Speakers’ Corner (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canary Islands double from last year
(Reuters) Spain’s sea rescue service on Wednesday rescued around 100 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats from north or west Africa amid a surge in arrivals that have more than doubled so far this year from 2020 levels. […]
Children & Teens
Inger Stoejberg: Danish ex-immigration minister faces impeachment trial
(BBC) A historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark on Thursday against a former minister who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures. Inger Stoejberg is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of young asylum-seeking couples in 2016. She is facing a landmark […]
Legal
‘Topshop terrorist’ jailed for committing 15 terror offences after release from prison (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Faith healer killed Berlin woman in salt water exorcism (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors cope with refugees
(AP) European Union justice and home affairs ministers pledged Tuesday to support Afghanistan’s neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe. In a closing statement following a meeting in […]
Demonstrations
Poland seeks state of emergency along border with Belarus
(AP) Poland’s government asked the president Tuesday to declare a state of emergency along the border with Belarus as it tries to stop migrants from entering from the neighboring country. The government cited the potential risk from foreign actors and the actions […]
Demonstrations
Angry scenes as refugee puppet arrives in Larissa
(Kathimerini) Police were required to intervene in Larissa on Tuesday after a small group of protesters reacted angrily to the procession of a giant puppet depicting a nine-year-old refugee girl through the Thessalian capital. Little Amal is traveling 8,000 kilometers from the […]
Government & Politics
Taliban would take back Europe’s Afghan deportees to face courts, says spokesman
(Reuters) The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying on Monday. Austria’s conservative-led government has taken a […]
Law Enforcement
Germany arrests suspected ‘Islamic State’ fundraiser A woman has been detained in southern Germany on suspicion of aiding the terror group 'Islamic State.' Prosecutors believe she may have helped organize money transfers to militants in the Middle East.
(Deutsche Welle) German federal prosecutors arrested a woman on Monday suspected of collecting money for the extremist “Islamic State” (IS) group and helping with bank transfers to the Middle East. The suspect, identified only as Denise S., is thought to have been in contact with […]
Crime
Poland detains activists for damaging barrier with Belarus
(AP) Thirteen activists were detained Sunday in Poland for trying to destroy part of a barbed-wire barrier that Polish authorities have erected along the border with Belarus to stop migrants from crossing in. The activists said it was an act of protest […]
Government & Politics
Fake Home Office website deterring Afghan asylum seekers from journeying to UK (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Italy says it has received most Afghan evacuees in EU
(AFP) Italy said it has taken in the largest number of Afghans fleeing the war-ravaged country following the Taliban takeover, vowing “not to abandon” vulnerable groups after airlift evacuations end. Western nations are scrambling to get their citizens out of Kabul airport […]
Children & Teens
Young girls still being flown out of Sweden for forced marriages and FGM
(Breitbart) According to an activist group that deals with honour violence and oppression, young girls continue to be flown out of Sweden for forced marriages and female genital mutilation (FGM) despite bans. Sabina Landstedt, a member of the activist group Never Forget […]
Children & Teens
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary boasts he is joining TikTok (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Up to 30 councils in England refuse to help Afghan refugees (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Mosque boss quizzed over ‘civilised Taliban’ post shared ‘Nazi Israel’ clips (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary using encrypted app Telegram to spread views (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Afghans in Calais prepare to risk lives again to reach UK
(BBC) Even among the Afghan migrants already living at the camp in Calais, Mohammad Wali stands out. Tall and broad, with a huge gap-toothed smile and a blue scarf wound around his head, he seems full of energy, full of hope. He […]
Crime
Deported criminal Afghans back in Sweden after boarding Kabul evacuation flight
(Breitbart) Two Afghan nationals who were deported after being convicted of crimes are now back in Sweden after boarding evacuation flights from Kabul. The two men were immediately arrested at Arlanda airport in Stockholm upon entry back into the country for violating […]
Government & Politics
Spanish populist warns of jihadist elements among Afghan refugees
(Breitbart) A senior member of the Spanish populist party Vox has [warned] of the potential threat from jihadist extremists among Afghan refugees after the Taliban released prisoners across the country. Vox vice president Jorge Buxadé spoke Tuesday on the issue of settling Afghan […]
Government & Politics
Security dominates EU draft statement on Afghan migration Absent is any mention of how many refugees the EU might accept. The EU wants to first see how more countries respond, one diplomat said.
(Politico) The EU emphasized security and keeping Afghan migrants outside the bloc in a draft statement obtained Thursday by POLITICO. The two-page document — dated August 25 and slated for discussion at an EU interior ministers meeting Tuesday — used the word […]
Legal
Two Syrians jailed in Germany for aiding execution
(AFP) Two Syrians received lengthy jail sentences in Germany on Thursday for their role in an execution by an Islamist terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda, a court said. Named only as Khedr A.K., 43, and Sami A.S., 36, the two men were […]
Government & Politics
Privacy laws prevent France using UK-funded drones to stop Channel migrants (LINK ONLY)
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