Legal
Brother of Manchester bomber ‘exposes guilt’ by not giving evidence, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Greece of Nazi tactics against migrants at border
(Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greek security forces on Wednesday of behaving like Nazis for using force against migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey into the European Union. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to get into […]
Government & Politics
Macron leads national ceremony for terrorism victims
(Radio France) French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism, as well as their families, in a sombre speech at [the] Trocadero in central Paris. King [Felipe] VI of Spain joined Macron at the ceremony during which […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports 2 terrorists to Germany, North Macedonia Ankara continues extraditing captured Daesh/ISIS terrorists
(Anadolu) A German and North Macedonian terrorist were deported to their countries, the Turkish Interior Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said, without naming a terrorist group, that Turkey would continue returning foreign terrorists to their home countries. The issue of handling Daesh/ISIS […]
Government & Politics
Bulgaria floods Evros River to prevent migrants storming Greek borders
(Greek Reporter) At the request of Greece, Bulgaria opened an Evros River dam located on its territory on Monday in order to cause intentional flooding and make it more difficult for migrants amassed at the Greek-Turkish border to cross the river, according […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus unveils new measures to curtail migrant influx
(AP) Cyprus is more than doubling the number of officials vetting asylum applications, shortening application deadlines and fast-tracking deportations as part of a new string of measures aimed at tackling a spike in migrant arrivals, the country’s interior minister said Tuesday. Unveiling […]
Children & Teens
Berlin to take up to 100 children from Greek refugee camps
(Reuters) Berlin will take in 80 to 100 children from Greek refugee camps, an official in the German capital said on Tuesday, as concern mounts about migrants amassing on the Turkish-Greek border. European politicians are struggling to agree what to do about […]
Deradicalization
De-radicalisation approach needs ‘fundamental review’ — Prison Officers’ Association
(BBC) The Prison Officers’ Association has called for a “fundamental review” of the UK’s de-radicalisation programmes. Dave Merritt, father of London Bridge attack victim Jack Merritt, told BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 that “something was going wrong” with the current system. […]
Immigration
HRW denounces Greece over migrants held on warship
(AFP) Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on Greece to reverse its “draconian policy” towards over 450 migrants detained on a navy ship docked in Mytilene port in Lesbos. The men, women and children were among those picked up by the […]
Government & Politics
Turkey defies EU pressure to shut border, says to host migration summit
(Reuters) President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s border into Greece despite EU pressure to do so, but he also announced a summit next week in Istanbul with European leaders to seek a solution […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother will not give evidence in own trial (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Germany open to resettling children from Greek refugee camps Germany's government is seeking a 'coalition of the willing' to take in the children across Europe. The EU wants to avoid a repeat [of] the 2015 refugee crisis as thousands of refugees and migrants gather at Greece's border.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany is prepared to take in “an appropriate share” of the neediest refugee children housed in overcrowded Greek migrant camps, German officials said on Monday. The country is set [to] take children in as part of “a coalition of the willing” […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s DNA ‘in bomb plot car’
(BBC) The DNA of a man accused of plotting the Manchester Arena attack was found on items in a car used for storage ahead of the blast, a court heard. Three drums, used to store packs of nails, were found in the […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Sayeeda Warsi chides Trevor Phillips over Muslim comments (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Labour suspends race pioneer Trevor Phillips over Islamophobia claims (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
In tense talks, EU warns Erdogan to respect migrants deal
(AFP) Stern-faced EU leaders warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect the terms of a previous deal to keep migrants away from Europe’s borders, after the Turkish leader came to Brussels to demand more support. There was no disguising the […]
Government & Politics
Hungary feels vindicated by Europe’s tough line on migrants (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
The Muslim running for mayor in Christian Bavaria
(AFP) With his neatly trimmed beard, sharp suit and broad smile, Ozan Iyibas looks like a typical politician out to win votes ahead of a municipal election in southern Germany’s Bavaria region. But he has unleashed a mini earthquake with his candidacy […]
Government & Politics
Erdogan to discuss migrant crisis with EU, urges Greece to ‘open your gates’
(Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Greece on Sunday to “open your gates” to refugees trying to enter the European Union from Turkey and said he hoped to win more help from the EU at talks on Monday. Tens of thousands of […]
Immigration
Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border
(AP) Over the years, villagers who live near Greece’s border with Turkey got used to seeing small groups of people enter their country illegally. The Greek residents often offered the just-arrived newcomers a bite to eat and directed them to the nearest […]
Demonstrations
Germany: Thousands rally urging government to accept more refugees Berlin has insisted that the EU's 'borders are not open' despite a new push of migrants and refugees at the Turkish-Greek frontier. Up to 5,000 people have gathered in the northern city, chanting 'Hamburg has space.'
(Deutsche Welle) Up to 5,000 people gathered in Hamburg on Saturday in protest of the German government’s handling of the fresh migrant crisis unfolding at the Turkish-Greek border. The rally took place in response to the rush by thousands of … migrants […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports 2 German nationals over terror links Terrorists deported as part of Turkey's ramped-up efforts to return foreign fighters, says Interior Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Saturday deported two foreign terrorists to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said. Turkey continues to deport foreign terrorists, said a ministry statement. The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS terrorists and their families detained in Syria […]
Government & Politics
Refugee shelter burns as Greece rolls out new asylum restrictions
(AFP) A fire engulfed a refugee shelter on the island of Lesbos Saturday as Greece announced further restrictions towards asylum seekers in response to a migration surge enabled by Turkey. The fire at One Happy Family, a Swiss-operated family care centre for […]
Government & Politics
As migrants try to reach EU, Germany’s left calls for ‘pact of humanity’
(Reuters) Social Democrat state [premiers] on Saturday called for Germany to take in vulnerable refugees from crowded reception camps in Greece, in the latest sign of discord in the ruling coalition over the prospect of a new refugee wave hitting Europe. Tens […]
Immigration
At Turkey’s frontier with Europe, everyone wants to be Syrian
(Reuters) Syrians camped on Turkey’s border with Greece believe their hopes of finding sanctuary in the European Union are being undermined by the thousands of other migrants at the frontier who have relatively safe homelands. Vastly outnumbered by Afghans and Pakistanis at […]
Government & Politics
Asylum-seekers, coronavirus collide with complicated results
(AP) No entry, says Hungary. Not all at once, says Greece. Watch out, says Croatia: They might have the coronavirus. This week, thousands of asylum-seekers sit at the intersection of a pair of fast-moving news stories — a spike in migration in […]
Interfaith
Dutch-Muslim community leader accused of writing that Hitler was Jewish in pro-Hamas email
(JTA) An email from 2014 bearing the signature of an influential leader of Dutch Muslims expressed support for Hamas and said that Adolf Hitler was Jewish. The email carrying the signature of Yahia Bouyafa, chairman of the Association of Moroccan Mosques in […]
Government & Politics
Migrants, police in fresh clashes at Turkey-Greece border
(AFP) Brief clashes broke out at Turkey’s border with Greece on Friday, where thousands of refugees have been encouraged by Ankara to leave for the European Union. Greek police fired tear gas at migrants trying to break through the fence, who responded […]
Legal
Utrecht mass shooting suspect removed from court for spitting at judges
(NL Times) The fourth and last day of the [trial] against Gokmen T., suspected of killing four people in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht last year, had a tumultuous start. For the third time, T. was removed from the […]
Children & Teens
Failed asylum seeker’s daughter ‘at high risk of FGM,’ judge rules
(BBC) A failed asylum-seeker’s daughter is at “high risk” of female genital mutilation (FGM) if she and her mother are deported, a senior judge has ruled. The High Court heard the woman, who has links to Bahrain and Sudan, has been refused […]
Children & Teens
Germany: Alleged IS terrorist goes on trial The German convert is accused of taking her three children to Syria without the knowledge or consent of their father. The eldest son, trained as a child soldier aged 7, is thought to have died in a 2018 rocket attack.
(Deutsche Welle) A court in the western city of Düsseldorf … was scheduled Friday to hear a set of charges filed by federal prosecutors against a 32-year-old mother, accused of joining the Islamic State (“IS”) terrorist group. The woman, originally from Oberhausen […]
Legal
Jihadist spotted in A’dam debate center linked to 19 murders in Syria
(NL Times) Aziz A., a suspected jihadist who played a leading role in terrorist movement Jubhat al-Nusra according to the authorities, has also been linked to 19 murders in Syria in 2012, the public prosecutor revealed in a proforma hearing against the […]
Government & Politics
Israel’s ambassador urges Germany to ban Hezbollah activities German politician Eva Högl said the Hezbollah ban is an 'important building block in the fight against antisemitism.'
(Jerusalem Post) Israeli Ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff has stepped up his push for the German government to ban activities of the Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization in the federal republic. “The decision of the Bundestag, which calls for the prohibition of Hezbollah […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
300 allegations of Tory Islamophobia sent to equality watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s fingerprints ‘at key bomb plot locations’
(BBC) Hashem Abedi’s fingerprints were on packs of nails in a car allegedly used to store a bomb-making kit linked to the Manchester blast, a court has heard. The 22-year-old is accused of helping his brother Salman plan the Arena attack in […]
News: Europe
UK freed 42 terrorists in year before law to detain extremists for longer (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey: Elite police going to stop Greece’s migrant pushback
(AP) Turkey is sending elite special operations police to the border to stop Greek officers from driving back people who try to cross over to Europe, Turkish authorities said Thursday. Thousands of refugees and other asylum-seekers have tried to enter Greece from […]
Legal
Life in prison demanded against tram mass shooting suspect
(NL Times) Prosecutors in the Netherlands demanded a rare life sentence in prison against Gokmen T., the man on trial for killing four people in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht on March 18, 2019. The 38-year-old man is facing four counts […]
Government & Politics
Work with Turkey, NATO tells EU amid migrant crisis
(AFP) With tensions growing and accusations flying between Turkey and the EU over an escalating migrant crisis, the head of NATO has warned Europe it must find a way to work with “important ally” Ankara. EU members accuse Turkey of unleashing a […]
Legal
HMP Whitemoor prison officer attack: Inmates in court
(BBC) Two inmates accused of donning fake suicide vests and attacking a prison officer have appeared in court. HMP Whitemoor prisoners Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Macaulay Hockton, 26, are accused of attempted murder and assault. An officer at the high-security jail […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother’s fingerprints linked to arena bomb
(BBC) The fingerprints of Hashem Abedi were discovered on a tin can that has been linked to the Manchester Arena bomb, a court has heard. The discovery was made after police found various crushed-up metal tins in the garden of the Abedi […]
Immigration
Greek navy ship on Lesbos houses latest island migrants
(AFP) Greece sent a navy ship to the island of Lesbos Wednesday to house hundreds of migrants who landed on the island in recent days, part of the ongoing surge from Turkey, officials said. A Greek defence ministry source said the migrants […]
Government & Politics
Hungary will defend EU against migrant wave, Orban says
(Reuters) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday a new wave of migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey into the European Union must be stopped as far south as possible and his government was ready to help frontline Greece. […]
Legal
Lisa Smith wants ‘to prove her innocence,’ court told (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU backs Greece and rejects Turkish ‘use of migrants’
(AFP) EU members on Wednesday rejected what they said is Turkey’s use of desperate migrants to pressure its neighbours — and strongly backed Greece’s border crackdown. In a statement agreed by European interior ministers meeting in Brussels, the 27 capitals said the […]
Legal
Suspect in Utrecht mass shooting removed from court over snide comment to victim
(NL Times) Gokmen T., the 38-year-old man on trial for killing four people in a mass shooting on an Utrecht tram on 18 March 2019, was again removed from court on Tuesday. This time he made a snide comment to one of […]
Government & Politics
EU promises financial, border help to Greece over migrant surge
(AFP) EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of euros of financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, warning against those wishing to “test Europe’s unity.” Flying by helicopter over the Greek-Turkish border, where thousands of desperate […]
Academics & Education
Sweden teacher: Those opposed to Islamic headscarf should leave the country
(Breitbart) A teacher in Sweden has expressed strongly-worded opposition to a mooted ban on religious headscarves in schools, saying that those opposed to the garment have no place in the country at all. Naouel Aissaoui, who is employed as a teacher in the […]
Government & Politics
In blame game, Greece denies Turkish claim that it killed three migrants
(Reuters) A war of words between Ankara and Athens over the migrant crisis escalated on Tuesday when Turkey’s foreign minister said without providing evidence that Greek soldiers had killed three migrants attempting to enter the country, a claim denied by Greece. Turkey, […]
Immigration
Lesbos, once a Nobel peace contender, hardens its heart against migrants
(Reuters) “Go away, go,” a smartly dressed Greek woman in sunglasses and a black leather jacket shouted in English at about 40 migrants in a dinghy bobbing near the small harbor. A headscarfed woman in the boat waved her forefinger, a baby […]