News: Europe
Manchester Arena attack: Bomber’s brother admits involvement (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Christians
Tunisian charged over fatal French church stabbings
(AFP) The chief suspect in the fatal stabbings of three people in a church in the French city of Nice was charged on Monday with their murder, anti-terrorism prosecutors said. Brahim Aouissaoui, a 21-year-old Tunisian national, was shot and seriously injured by […]
Legal
Brussels terror attacks: Trial begins behind closed doors
(Brussels Times) Today sees the start of the trial of those accused of the terrorist attacks of 22 March 2016, which cost the lives of 32 people and injured 340 more. For the first time ever, the proceedings will take place in […]
Academics & Education
France: Nearly 400 incidents praising terror reported in schools last month
(Breitbart) Nearly 400 incidents relating to the praising of terrorism or provocations relating to terrorism have been reported in schools across France from November 4th to the 30th. The French Ministry of National Education reported 393 such incidents, stating that most were […]
Citizenship
Missing British teen Nasra Abukar found in camp for Isis brides — with son aged 3 (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Patel warned over legality of ‘morally repugnant’ prosecutions of asylum seekers crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
To root out Islamism we must break up urban ghettos: Paris politician Pécresse
(Radio France) Valérie Pécresse, the president of the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, has denounced what she called “urban separatism” and said eradicating Islamism was impossible without breaking up France’s urban ghettos. “We can’t eradicate Islamism if we do not break up […]
Clerics & Preachers
Renowned imam calls on Muslims to engage with France Prominent Islamic scholar [Mohammed] Abu Zaid has urged Muslims in France to cooperate with the government. But he told DW that the authorities should also foster dialogue with the Muslim community.
(Deutsche Welle) France’s latest steps in combating Islamist extremism at home have been closely monitored in Arab countries. The brutal killing of French teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown his pupils cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in class, prompted French President Emmanuel […]
Law Enforcement
Swedish terror expert: It’s very difficult to prosecute returned ISIS members
(Breitbart) Swedish terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp has said it is incredibly difficult for the state to prosecute Islamic State members who have returned from the Middle East, due to a lack of evidence. Ranstorp’s comments come after the security police (Säpo) arrested […]
Law Enforcement
Spain collaborates with Morocco in terror suspect’s arrest Spanish National Intelligence Centre, Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance carry out joint operation that has led to arrest of terror suspect with links to IS near Madrid.
(Middle East Online) Spain’s security forces arrested on Saturday a suspected terrorist of Moroccan nationality in Guadalix de la Sierra, near Madrid, for his alleged participation in the crimes of membership in a terror organisation, indoctrination and self-training. The anti-terror operation was […]
Interfaith
France charges suspect in deadly 1982 Paris attack
(AFP) A suspect in a 1982 attack on a Jewish neighbourhood in Paris that killed six people was on Saturday charged and remanded in custody by French authorities after his extradition from Norway, judicial sources said. Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed was charged […]
Government & Politics
Muslim Executive responds to accusations of espionage
(Brussels Times) Belgium’s Muslim Executive has responded angrily to accusations aired this week of Moroccan intelligence infiltration of the Great Mosque in Brussels. The mosque, in Cinquantenaire park in Brussels, had applied for recognition as a local faith community, after losing its […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
HRW condemns France for shutting down anti-bias group ‘Whatever its intention, this measure risks further stigmatizing Muslims in France,’ says Human Rights Watch researcher
(Anadolu) Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Friday a decision by France to shut down a leading anti-discrimination group. The US-based rights advocacy NGO said the move threatens basic human rights and liberties including freedom of expression, association, religion and the principle of […]
News Media
Times pays £30,000 in libel damages after ‘sexing up’ link between advocacy group and suspected terror attacker (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Samuel Paty: French security services failed to act over incendiary social media campaign (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
French Thalys train attacker ‘tried to kill me three times’
(BBC) One of three Americans hailed as heroes for overcoming a gunman on a train travelling to Paris has told a French court his main aim was to survive. Spencer Stone, a 28-year-old ex-serviceman, described via video from the US how he […]
Interfaith
Suspect in deadly 1982 Paris attack extradited from Norway
(AFP) A suspect in a deadly 1982 attack at a Jewish neighbourhood in Paris arrived in France late Friday after being extradited from Norway, airport officials said. Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, 62, landed at around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at Paris’ Charles […]
Government & Politics
Belgian court to give verdict in Iran diplomat case on Jan 22
(AFP) A Belgian court will deliver its verdict on January 22 in the trial of an Iranian diplomat accused of plotting to bomb an exiled opposition group’s rally, his lawyer told AFP. Assadollah Assadi, a 48-year-old diplomat formerly based in Vienna, faces […]
Government & Politics
Government refuses recognition for Great Mosque
(Brussels Times) Federal justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) has declined to grant a new recognition to the Great Mosque in the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels, unless there is a change of management. The Great Mosque had its recognition as a […]
Immigration
Vienna: Iraqi jailed for life over attacks on German ICE trains An Iraqi accused of trying to derail three German high-speed passenger trains in 2018 has been handed a life sentence by a court in Vienna. The jury ultimately rejected his denial of being an 'Islamic State' supporter.
(Deutsche Welle) Vienna’s regional court on Thursday sentenced a 44-year-old Iraqi to life in prison for attempting to derail high-speed passenger trains in Germany. The man had been living in the Austrian capital as a refugee with his wife and four children since 2013. The […]
Legal
Hungary jails Syrian IS commander over imam beheading
(AFP) A Hungarian court sentenced a Syrian man to life imprisonment Thursday for terrorism and crimes against humanity including the beheading of an imam in Syria in 2015. The man was a commander of the Islamic State group, and must spend at […]
News: Europe
Islamist extremists plotting Christmas terror campaign in UK and Europe, warns former MI6 spy (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Channel crossings: Suspected people-smuggling gang arrested in raids
(BBC) A suspected people-smuggling gang accused of bringing hundreds of people to the UK in small boats has been broken up, the Home Office says. A 36-year-old British Syrian man was detained at his flat in north-west London on Thursday morning, bringing […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Enough BTP officers on duty’
(BBC) The Manchester Arena inquiry has been told there were enough transport police officers on duty on the night of the bombing. Insp Michelle Wedderburn insisted British Transport Police (BTP) staffing levels were adequate and no sergeant was required on site. Security […]
Government & Politics
France targets mosques in crackdown on radical Islam
(AFP) French authorities will inspect dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings starting Thursday as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists following a spate of attacks, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Darmanin told RTL radio that if any […]
Christians
Vienna terror attack reportedly intended to target church youth group
(Catholic News Agency) A gunman affiliated with the Islamic State had planned to attack a Catholic youth group meeting at a church in Vienna during his Nov. 2 terror attack, according to local media. On Nov. 2, a gunman killed at least […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
French government shuts down anti-racist group Collective Against Islamophobia in France forced to close as government seeks continued crackdown on Muslim groups
(Anadolu) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday announced the dissolution of anti-racist group Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF). “In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic, the CCIF was dissolved in the Council of Ministers. For several […]
Government & Politics
Turning back migrant boats at sea ‘could be key component in tackling crossings’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Stewards ‘not trained properly’
(BBC) Stewards on duty on the night of the Manchester bombing did not think Salman Abedi was a threat because they had not been trained properly, a security expert has told the attack inquiry. Col Richard Latham said “a managerial fault” meant […]
Government & Politics
Government refuses to rule out wave machine to deter Channel crossings (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU border chief urged to quit over migrant pushback claims
(AP) European Union lawmakers lashed out Tuesday at the head of Frontex over allegations that the border and coast guard agency helped illegally stop migrants or refugees entering Europe, calling for his resignation and demanding an independent inquiry. The lawmakers grilled Executive […]
Clerics & Preachers
Imams refusing to recognise divorces, despite Swedish state recognition
(Breitbart) Despite recognition of divorce from the Swedish state, some women are having difficulties getting imams in the country to recognise their divorces under Islamic law and remarry. One woman, a migrant from Iraq who wanted to divorce her husband ten years […]
Legal
Birmingham woman accused of sending Islamic State video to cop appears in court (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings: Migrant boat with 16 on board found in UK waters
(BBC) Sixteen migrants in a small boat were intercepted by Border Force officials in the English Channel on Monday, the Home Office has confirmed. French authorities managed to prevent “more than 200 people” from making the journey on the same day, it […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Not enough staff’ to profile crowd
(BBC) There were not enough qualified staff “to adequately profile the crowd” when Manchester Arena was bombed, a security expert has told the attack inquiry. Col Richard Latham said there were several issues with security on 22 May 2017, when a bomb […]
Immigration
Migrants arriving in Canary Islands go to barracks, hotels
(AP) Emergency services in Spain’s Canary Islands say 68 people from North Africa have been the first migrants to arrive in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago since authorities dismantled a squalid makeshift camp that had brought criticism and shame to the government. One […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Keir Starmer urged to return donations from ‘Islamophobic’ property developer (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
France Islam: Muslims under pressure to sign French values charter
(BBC) France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of republican values” for imams in the country to sign. The Council (CFCM), which represents nine separate Muslim associations, has reportedly […]
Government & Politics
Slovenia labels Hezbollah in its entirety as terrorist group It becomes the sixth European Union member after the Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia to recognize the Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
(JNS) Slovenia’s government announced on Monday that it “adopted a decision on treating the Hezbollah Group as a criminal and terrorist organization posing a threat to peace and security.” The government noted that “Hezbollah’s activities are intertwined with organized crime and the […]
Clothing
French youth of Arab origin mistrust secularism, national symbols, finds poll
(Arab News) Young people of Arab origin in France are less likely to hold secular values and are more distrustful of national symbols than their elders, an Arab News en Francais survey conducted in partnership with British polling agency YouGov has found. […]
Crime
Channel crossings: Home Office ‘twisted judge’s remarks’ to defend branding migrants as ‘people smugglers’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Survey reveals attitudes of French citizens of Arab origin toward secularism
(Arab News) The opinion poll carried out jointly by Arab News and YouGov provides detailed data on the relationship of French people of Arab origin to secularism in France and reveals a generally benevolent view of the French model. Indeed, 65 percent […]
Government & Politics
Asylum system to be shaken up as government set to raise the bar on appeals (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Spain dismantles migrants’ ‘dock of shame’ in Canary Islands
(AP) Spanish authorities have dismantled a makeshift camp for migrant processing that for over three months was known as the “dock of shame” for holding thousands of Africans in squalor after they arrived in the Canary Islands. The Spanish government’s delegation in […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Review ‘reshaped UK counter-terrorism teams’
(BBC) “Fast-time learning” from the attack on Manchester Arena led to several changes in how UK counter-terrorism teams work, the inquiry into the bombing has heard. The inquiry into the attack of 22 May 2017, which killed 22 people, was told senior […]
Immigration
French ships pull 64 migrants from Channel
(AFP) Sixty-four migrants including a pregnant woman and several children were rescued in the English Channel in the past 24 hours as they were seeking to reach Britain aboard rickety vessels, French maritime authorities said Sunday. A first group of 45 migrants […]
News: Europe
Brit ISIS terrorist ‘told mum I’d be home in two hours — but I was on my way to Syria’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
British terrorist secretly married ISIS bride with one of two sons killed in air strike (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Don’t sanitise deadly virus of Islamism, warns Javid (LINK ONLY)
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British ISIS terrorist breaks cover in Syria and says ‘I deserve to come home’ (LINK ONLY)
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