Citizenship
‘Overwhelming evidence’ Shamima Begum was victim of trafficking, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
BTP officers drove away for a two-hour lunch break, inquiry heard (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester man, 19, charged with terrorism offences (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Secret tape from inside Palestine convoy revealed (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena attack inquiry: Terrorist should have been identified as threat before bombing that killed 22 (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb victims were failed on every level, family says
(BBC) Twenty-two people murdered in the Manchester Arena bomb were “failed on every level” by organisations criticised in a public inquiry report, a victim’s father has said. Bomber Salman Abedi should have been identified as a threat by security, the inquiry chairman […]
News: Europe
Public inquiry report on Manchester Arena bombing security to be published (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Unforgivable’ security mistakes
(BBC) Paul Price does not know how close he was to death on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing. Though he remained awake in the horrific minutes that followed, he has barely any memory of it, and for that he is […]
Legal
German woman convicted of joining IS, holding Yazidi slaves
(AP) A German-Algerian woman was convicted Wednesday of membership in the Islamic State group and of holding Yazidi women as slaves in Syria after she traveled there as a teenager. She was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. The state court […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Stewards used makeshift items to help victims
(BBC) Stewards working the night of the Manchester Arena attack used makeshift stretchers and clothing to help causalities, an inquiry has heard. The Manchester Arena inquiry was told many staff working for venue security firm Showsec were caught up in the 2017 […]
Academics & Education
French teachers to get training on religion after Paty beheading
(Radio France) French education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer is to introduce training for teachers and principals on the place of religion in schools after a new report revealed confusion and fear among teachers, exacerbated by the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in […]
Immigration
Ahmad Al K: Dutch court tries refugee over Syria murder video
(BBC) A refugee in the Netherlands has gone on trial for war crimes over a killing carried out during the Syrian conflict. Ahmad Al K, 49, and his family arrived in the Netherlands in 2014. He was arrested in 2019 after he […]
Crime
Burnley mum and daughter murders: Accused told police of spirit attack
(BBC) A man accused of murdering a doctor and her daughter claimed he had been attacked by an ancient supernatural spirit at their home, a jury has heard. Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, and her daughter Vian Mangrio, 14, were found at […]
Immigration
Italian island in plea for help after 600 migrants arrive in 24 hours
(Arab News) The Italian island of Lampedusa is struggling to cope after more than 600 migrants landed on its shores in less than 24 hours. Eight boats carrying 634 people, including a five-month-old baby, from North Africa have arrived at the Mediterranean […]
Academics & Education
Germany launches training centre for homegrown imams
(AFP) Germany has launched a state-backed training centre for imams to help reduce the number of Islamic leaders coming in from abroad, but the initiative has been shunned by leading Turkish groups. Around 40 aspiring religious leaders attended their first classes at […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ambulance boss defends time it took to treat the injured
(BBC) An ambulance manager has defended the time it took to treat casualties of the Manchester Arena terror attack. Only three paramedics went into the bomb site and the badly injured were still being carried out on makeshift stretchers an hour after […]
Government & Politics
Muslim support for Labour party falling, polling shows (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
New-look jihadi bride Shamima Begum says she was a ‘dumb kid’ when she fled to Syria aged 15 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Dutch anti-terrorism agency dropped plan for secret anti-radicalization video campaign: report
(NL Times) Between 2015 and 2017 the Dutch national counter-terrorism coordinator NCTV was working on a secret campaign to prevent young Muslims from becoming radicalized. It consisted of videos showing young people deciding against radicalization, intended to be a counterpoint for propaganda […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Very little need for strategy’ after bomb
(BBC) An ambulance commander “provided no leadership” for two hours after the Manchester Arena bomb because there was “very little” need for strategic thinking, the attack inquiry has heard. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) deputy director Neil Barnes told a hearing he […]
Arts & Entertainment
French man accuses Netflix of racism over Islamist slur
(AFP) A French man of North African origin has accused Netflix of racial discrimination for labelling him a radical Islamist in an action movie for which he was filmed without his knowledge, his lawyer said Monday. “Sentinelle,” set in the southern city […]
Legal
Radical Muslims on trial for building bombs in Paris suburbs
(Breitbart) Two men, both radical Muslims who sympathize with the Islamic State terrorist group, are on trial this week in a Paris court after being arrested for building explosives in 2017. The two men, 39-year-old Ali M.R. and 41-year-old Frédéric L., are accused […]
Legal
Manchester terror bombing victims set to launch multi-million-pound lawsuits (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Controversial anti-terrorism law wins voter approval
(Swiss Info) Voters have endorsed a series of measures allowing police to crack down on militant extremists and apply preventive detention methods, giving Switzerland one of the strictest anti-terrorism legislations in Europe. Final results show the law winning nearly 57% of the […]
News: Europe
‘Another Usman Khan is in pipeline,’ government warned after inquest reveals terrorist prison networking (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Four Afghans get 10-year jail terms for Greek migrant camp fire
(AFP) A Greek court on Saturday sentenced four Afghan asylum seekers convicted of starting fires that burnt down Europe’s largest migrant camp last year to 10 years in prison each. The court in Chios found the defendants guilty of arson while their […]
Legal
Brussels court goes easy on man who helped Thalys terrorist
(Brussels Times) A man who helped the Thalys terrorist Ayoub El Khazzani to make contact with Islamic State in Syria in 2015 has been found guilty but allowed to go free by a court in Brussels. Yazan K., now aged 27, was […]
Government & Politics
Macron calls for more effective deportations of radicalised illegals
(Breitbart) French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered his ministers to do more to ensure the deportation of illegal migrants, particularly those involved in terrorist activities and who have been radicalised. President Macron made the order on Wednesday during a meeting with several […]
Crime
Young Afghans on trial over fire at Greek migrant camp
(AFP) Four young Afghan asylum-seekers went on trial in Greece on Friday accused of starting the devastating fires that burnt down Europe’s largest migrant camp last year. The Moria camp on the Aegean island of Lesbos was home to more than 10,000 […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s brother denied immunity
(BBC) A request by the Manchester Arena bomber’s elder brother to be given immunity in return for speaking to the attack inquiry has been denied. Ismail Abedi, 27, from Manchester, had refused to answer any of the inquiry’s questions and claimed a […]
Crime
Italy arrests fake ID gang linked to Vienna terror attack
(AFP) Italian police said Friday they arrested seven people accused of supplying fake identity papers to terrorists, including the suspect behind last year’s deadly attack in Vienna. The suspects, described as “eastern European citizens,” produced “thousands of forged documents, also for the […]
Government & Politics
Opposition accuses German govt of impeding 2016 attack probe
(AP) Opposition parties accused the German government Friday of hampering the work of a parliamentary investigation into a 2016 truck attack in which an Islamist extremist killed 12 people and injured dozens more at [a] Christmas market in Berlin. A cross-party panel […]
Immigration
In migration lull, Greece bolsters border arsenal
(AFP) As the sun dips into the wetlands of northeastern Evros, Greece’s river border with Turkey, two Greek guards climb into a boat to begin their daily lookout for irregular migrants. Siren blaring, and with flamingos flying overhead, the guards sail past […]
Immigration
Illegal migrant wave swells, with nearly 1,000 crossing Channel already in June (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Search continues for Saman’s body, cousin handed over Teen thought to have been killed for refusing arranged marriage
(ANSA) Investigators on Wednesday continued the search for the body of Saman Abbas while her cousin, one of the family members suspected of involvement in the alleged murder of the 18-year-old for refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan, was handed over to […]
News: Europe
Parole Board to decide whether to release terror boss (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Just 12 out of 20 gunshots fired by police hit Usman Khan, inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Arriving ambulance staff ‘prioritised injured’
(BBC) Ambulance staff arriving to help after the Manchester Arena bomb prioritised treatment over taking casualties to hospital, the attack inquiry has heard. The Manchester Arena inquiry was told 14 people were not put on ambulances until three hours after the attack. […]
Legal
Leicestershire man ‘used Bitcoin to fund Islamic State terrorism’
(BBC) A man used Bitcoin to fund the Islamic State group’s terrorism, a court has heard. Hisham Chaudhary, 28, of Chestnut Drive, Oadby, Leicestershire, is also accused of spreading propaganda online. He denies four counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, one count […]
Government & Politics
Work on Greek migrant camp yet to begin 9 months after fire
(AP) Almost 9 months after a fire gutted a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, work on a new reception center has still not begun despite pledges to have the facility built before next winter, Greece’s migration minister confirmed Wednesday. […]
Legal
Bulgarian official admitted Hezbollah involvement in bus bombing A Bulgarian prosecutor provided evidence to the court handling Hezbollah’s involvement in the Burgas bus bombing.
(Jerusalem Post) A Bulgarian prosecutor provided detailed evidence to the Bulgarian court handling Hezbollah’s involvement in the 2012 Burgas bus bombing which killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian-Muslim bus driver, but the court refused to accept it, the Jerusalem Post has learned. […]
Government & Politics
Public backs ban on illegal migrants claiming asylum (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Far-left French presidential candidate suggests Toulouse Jewish school murders were part of elections conspiracy
(JTA) A far-left politician who won 19% of the votes in France’s last presidential race and is running again next year suggested that a jihadist’s 2012 murder of four Jews in Toulouse was part of an elections conspiracy. “You’ll see that on […]
Law Enforcement
Khan ‘unlikely to have been released if he had needed to satisfy Parole Board’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Extremist mosque repeatedly ignores French govt orders to close
(Breitbart) An extremist Salafist mosque in the city of Marseille has been ordered to close several times over the last five years by French authorities but continues to refuse to obey the orders. The mosque, located in the Consolat area of northern […]
Legal
Italian court sentences 3 Syrians over Al-Nusra links
(Arab News) A court in Sardinia has sentenced three Syrian citizens for terrorist activities relating to membership of the group Jabhat Al-Nusra, now known as Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda. The judges presiding over the case in the city […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomb scene ‘not suitable’ for treating victims
(BBC) A paramedic who treated victims of the Manchester Arena bombing has told an inquiry it was “not suitable” to treat casualties at the blast scene. Lea Vaughan was one of only three paramedics to enter the foyer area, where the device […]
Clothing
The candidate and her hijab: Identity matters in French elections
(Reuters) Laboratory technician Sara Zemmahi was running to be a local councillor backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party until last month when it withdrew its support. Her transgression: wearing her hijab in a campaign poster. The 26-year-old and the three other […]
Law Enforcement
Police firearms officer ‘feared terrorist’s suicide bomb would collapse London Bridge,’ inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there
(AP) Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers departing its shores for Greece. A joint decree from the Greek foreign and migration ministries said the designation applies to […]