Government & Politics
Priti Patel plans for migrants to be held in offshore hub (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire call operators sorry for error after bomb
(BBC) Two fire service call operators have apologised for failing to tell a senior officer important information on the night of the Manchester Arena attack. Joanne Haslam and Dean Casey were giving evidence to an inquiry into the 2017 bombing. Ms Haslam […]
Immigration
People smugglers packing more migrants on military-style inflatable boats to beat shortage of dinghies (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Boy, 11, referred to Prevent for wanting to give ‘alms to the oppressed’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany: Würzburg holds vigil for knife attack victims At an emotional memorial service, Würzburg mourned the deaths of three women who were killed in a knife attack. With the motive still unclear, officials urged against responding to the attack with 'hate and revenge.'
(Deutsche Welle) Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder attended a memorial service on Sunday for the victims of the knife attack in the city of Würzburg, around 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) east of Frankfurt. “We cannot answer such a hateful deed with hate and revenge,” […]
Academics & Education
German Islamic teacher’s license revoked for being too liberal Abdel-Hakim Ourghi has written books including 'You Don't Have to Wear a Headscarf' and 'Reform Islam: 40 Theses.' His application to train other Islamic teachers was turned down for vague reasons.
(Deutsche Welle) A German Islamic scholar has had his teaching license rejected because of his “liberal theological convictions,” one of his peers told a newspaper on Saturday. Islam expert Susanne Schröter spoke out in support of Abdel-Hakim Ourghi, who headed the Islamic […]
News: Europe
Terrorist’s accomplice allowed to roam free for months after Fishmongers’ Hall attack (LINK ONLY)
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German investigators seek motive in deadly knife attack
(AFP) Investigators were racing Saturday to pinpoint the motive of a man who went on a knife rampage in the German city of Wuerzburg, killing three people and leaving five seriously injured. The suspect, a 24-year-old Somali who arrived in Wuerzburg in […]
Demonstrations
Hamas flag banned in Germany under new terror rules
(AFP) Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament passed a law on Friday outlawing symbols of groups designated as terrorist organisations by the EU, including the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The new law, which must still be approved by the Bundesrat upper house, […]
Crime
Burnley murder accused accepts spirit did not kill doctor and daughter
(BBC) A man accused of murdering a doctor and her daughter now accepts another person killed them rather than the supernatural spirits he had claimed were responsible, a court has heard. Shahbaz Khan, 51, told police a 620-year-old “jinn” named Robert had […]
Academics & Education
Labour candidate in Batley and Spen by-election left ‘intimidated’ by anti-LGBT protester (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Police clear central Paris of hundreds of protesting migrants
(Reuters) French police on Friday herded onto buses hundreds of migrants who 24 hours earlier had pitched tents in front of the Paris City Hall to protest lack of accommodation. There were no incidents as the migrants were cleared. But Yann Manzi, […]
Health & Medicine
Somali kills three in ‘brutal’ Germany knife attack
(AFP) A Somali man killed three people and left five others seriously injured in an “incredibly brutal” knife rampage in the southern German city of Wuerzburg. The 24-year-old suspect staged the attack in the city centre at around 5 pm (1500 GMT), […]
Crime
Greek migrant traffickers arrested in Italy-bound speedboat
(AP) Three suspects have been arrested in Greece on migrant smuggling charges after a speedboat bound for Italy was intercepted by the coast guard, authorities said on Friday. The coast guard said the boat transporting seven migrants was stopped Thursday in the […]
Law Enforcement
Officials: German arrested at French border planned attack
(AP) A 21-year-old German has been arrested at the French border on suspicion of trying to buy a firearm in preparation for an Islamist attack, officials said Friday. Prosecutors in the southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said the man, whose name wasn’t […]
Government & Politics
EU greenlights major funding plan for refugees in Turkey
(AP) European Union leaders greenlighted plans on Friday to give Turkey another 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over the next few years to provide fresh assistance to Syrian refugees on its territory and to help the country boost border controls. “It’s about […]
Academics & Education
Police arrest woman who was in contact with jihadi teacher killer
(Breitbart) French police in the city of Nîmes have arrested a 33-year-old woman on suspicion of being in direct contact with Islamist teen Chechen refugee Abdoullakh Anzorov just days before he beheaded teacher Samuel Paty. Police arrested the woman on Tuesday morning, and […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Senior fire officer ashamed of bomb response
(BBC) A senior fire officer has said he feels “anger, shame and total and utter embarrassment” at his service’s response to the Manchester Arena bomb. Ben Levy told the Manchester Arena inquiry that Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) was a […]
Children & Teens
Islamic State families in camps could return to Sweden this summer
(Breitbart) Female members of the Islamic State currently in prison camps in Syria, along with their children, could be all returning to Sweden this summer. Several days ago, a Swedish delegation comprised of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Centre […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Euro 2020 officials agree not to place Heineken in front of Muslim players after Paul Pogba snub (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Cyprus wants EU border agency to stop migrants from Turkey
(AP) Cyprus wants the European Union’s border agency Frontex to step in and prevent the flow of migrant arrivals from Turkey that authorities say have stretched the eastern Mediterranean island nation’s asylum system to its limits. It’s also asking the EU to […]
Government & Politics
Belarus leader: We won’t stop migrants from heading to EU
(AP) Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country will not try to stem a flow of illegal migrants to the European Union, a move that comes after the EU tightened its sanctions on the country. The EU and the […]
Clothing
Polling official in French regional elections demoted for wearing headscarf Rachida Kabbouri was demoted to polling station assessor due to her headscarf allegedly violating 'neutrality'
(Anadolu) A top polling official during France’s regional elections last Sunday was demoted from her post for wearing a headscarf, according to official statements and French local media. Rachida Kabbouri, a Muslim municipal councilor of the European Ecology — The Greens (EELV) […]
Law Enforcement
Jihadi suspects using Irish social welfare payments during Covid-19 to fund Islamic terror groups overseas (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Batley free speech rally banned by town’s Labour council (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire response ‘wholly unacceptable’
(BBC) The delay in getting firefighters to the scene of the Manchester Arena attack was “wholly unacceptable,” an inquiry into the bombing has heard. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) area manager Ben Levy agreed the response to the bombing was […]
Immigration
Pushbacks ‘de facto’ Greek border policy: Amnesty
(AFP) Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Greek authorities of the “torture, ill-treatment and illegal pushbacks” of refugees and migrants to Turkey, arguing that the practice had become “de facto” border policy. In a new report, the rights group described 21 incidents it […]
Health & Medicine
Europol: Violent extremists take advantage of COVID-19 pandemic A new report on terrorist activity in the EU has highlighted the threat of online propaganda during the pandemic. The research shows Islamist and far-right extremists have posed the greatest threat.
(Deutsche Welle) The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the spread of violent ideologies, according to a new report published by the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol on Tuesday. The report highlighted the prominence of online propaganda in building communities and encouraging lone wolf […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Nightmare journey’ delayed fire chief
(BBC) A senior firefighter got lost on a “nightmare journey” to a meeting point he had suggested after the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has heard. About 10 minutes after the bombing, Andy Berry chose to meet colleagues at Philips Park Fire […]
Law Enforcement
Arrests of jihadi terror suspects in Ireland more than tripled in 2020 (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Cyberbullying trial tests French tools to fight online abuse
(AP) A landmark cyberbullying trial in Paris, involving thousands of threats against a teenager who savaged Islam in online posts, is blazing a trail in efforts to punish and prevent online abuse. It has also raised uncomfortable questions about freedom of expression, […]
Legal
Egyptian ‘enigma’ goes on trial for Louvre machete attack
(AFP) The trial of an Egyptian who attacked soldiers at the Louvre museum with machetes, shouting “Allah u Akbar” (God is greatest), opened Monday with a description of his “atypical” and enigmatic profile. Abdalla El Hamahmi, aged 33, is charged with “attempted […]
Government & Politics
Germany will fully support a European migrant pact — foreign minister to paper
(Reuters) Germany will fully support a European pact on migrants, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told Italian daily la Repubblica in an interview published on Monday, adding that progress on the distribution of the burden was finally needed. “We should find a key […]
Legal
Forbury Gardens murderer launches appeal attempt against sentence (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Man who said he wanted to throw grenade at police station jailed (LINK ONLY)
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Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire response hit by communication breakdown
(BBC) A “massive breakdown in communications” meant the fire service did not arrive at the Manchester Arena bombing until more than two hours after the explosion, an inquiry has heard. Senior firefighter Andy Berry agreed the length of time was “unacceptable.” Salman […]
Law Enforcement
Main defendant in Champs-Élysées terror attack case gets just ten years in prison, no terror conviction
(Breitbart) The main surviving defendant in the 2017 Champs-Élysées terror attack has been convicted for his role in the killing of a Paris police officer and sentenced to 10 years in prison — far below the 18 years requested by prosecutors. Nourredine Allam, […]
Legal
Bluewater bomb plotter to be kicked out of Britain in weeks after losing appeal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
‘Terrorists haven’t been baking banana bread’: Manchester attack victim’s mother says ministers must act now (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
German government agrees to ban Hamas flag after antisemitic incidents The German government wants to send a message to Jewish citizens after several antisemitic incidents took place amid pro-Palestinian protests last month.
(Deutsche Welle) All parties in Germany’s grand coalition government have agreed to ban the flag of Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper said in a report published Sunday. The move comes after several antisemitic incidents occurred last month in […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
‘He’s never spoken up about Muslims’: Keir Starmer leaves Batley voters disaffected (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Officials had been warned about assassination of Iranian activist in The Hague
(NL Times) An asylum seeker from Iran had warned the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) and possibly also the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) that an Iranian-Dutch activist would be murdered, investigative journalists from Argos and the Danish broadcaster DG discovered. […]
Demonstrations
Activists protest EU migration policies at Croatian border
(AP) Dozens of human rights advocates briefly blocked Croatia’s border with Bosnia on Saturday to protest the European Union’s migration policies. The protesters demanded that [the] EU’s border agency, Frontex, be dismantled and countries end their pushbacks of migrants trying to reach […]
Government & Politics
Muslim backlash leaves Keir Starmer facing new Red Wall humiliation that could end his Labour leadership (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Supporter of Islamist extremist group investigated by police over ‘jihad’ call (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
English Channel crossings: Prosecutors drop charges against 11 migrants for steering small boats (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Shamima Begum’s school days: Students speak about ‘cool girl with terror badge’ but say ‘I forgive her for trying to recruit me for ISIS’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Italy at crisis point as Mediterranean migrant numbers surge nine-fold (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Teacher suspended after showing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad to pupils during an RE lesson at West Yorkshire school refuses to return to work over fears for his life (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Brussels government will not appeal STIB headscarf ruling
(Brussels Times) The government of Brussels region has decided not to appeal a decision by the public transport authority STIB to stand by a ruling of the labour tribunal in favour of a Muslim woman who was twice turned down for a […]