Internet
Tommy Robinson banned from Facebook and Instagram (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Government & Politics
Hungary’s Orban says EU didn’t learn from terror attacks
(AP) The Hungarian government has expanded its new public campaign accusing European Union leaders of promoting mass migration, sending citizens a letter from the prime minister that warns “the Brussels bureaucrats want to break the resistance of countries opposed to immigration.” In […]
Academics & Education
Dutch teacher suspended for insulting Prophet Muhammad
(NL Times) A teacher was suspended from the Hoofdvaart College in Hoofddorp in January for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, the Telegraaf reports based on the suspension letter from the school management, which the newspaper has in its possession. According to the letter, […]
Beards
Council was right to ban beard and cut claimant’s benefits, court says
(Dutch News) Amersfoort city council was within its rights to reduce the welfare benefits of a man who refused to shave his beard while following training to work with asbestos, administrative appeal court judges said on Tuesday. The man needed to shave […]
Clothing
Retailer Decathlon cancels plans to sell sport ‘hijab’ in France
(AFP) Retailer Decathlon Tuesday cancelled plans to sell a sports version of the hijab Muslim headscarf in France, following an outcry. “We are effectively taking the decision to not sell this product in France for now,” Decathlon official Xavier Rivoire told the […]
Animals
Meat slaughtered without stunning animals not organic: EU court
(AFP) Halal meat from animals slaughtered by religious ritual without having first been stunned cannot be labelled organic, on animal welfare grounds, a top European Union court ruled Tuesday. The way the meat is slaughtered “fails to observe the highest animal welfare […]
Government & Politics
Macron says French Islamic State detainees should be tried where they face charges
(Reuters) France’s President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that French Islamic State detainees in Iraq and Syria should be tried in the countries where they face charges and that France would ask for potential death penalties to be converted to life sentences. […]
Academics & Education
Anti-FGM lessons in schools ‘will help end barbaric practice,’ says education secretary Damian Hinds (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Prosecutors slam Jewish museum suspect’s ‘indecent’ silence at trial
(AFP) Prosecutors on Monday poured scorn on the “indecent” silence of a Frenchman accused of shooting dead four people at the Jewish museum in Brussels as they began their closing summary. French national Mehdi Nemmouche, 33, could face life in prison if […]
Government & Politics
Iraq to prosecute 13 French IS fighters seized in Syria: president
(AFP) Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while fighting for the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, Iraq’s President Barham Saleh said Monday. The fighters, who were turned over to Iraq after being seized by Syrian Kurdish forces, “will be […]
Children & Teens
Sinn Fein councillor sorry after jihadi bride joke sparks ‘hate speech’ row (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany fails to deport nearly every second asylum seeker
(Reuters) Germany failed to deport 27,000 rejected asylum seekers last year, nearly half of the total 57,000 cases, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday, adding that the government would step up efforts to get those migrants out of the country. Seehofer, […]
Children & Teens
One hundred British children born to Islamic State brides remain in Syria, experts warn (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Sweden debates fate of returned foreign fighters
(Local) None of the 150 Swedish citizens who have returned home after joining the terror group Islamic State have been convicted of crimes committed while abroad. While some European countries are investigating all returning foreign fighters, Sweden is not. But the country’s […]
Academics & Education
Children to be taught dangers of female genital mutilation (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
No new mosques in Flanders for five years, says Homans
(Brussels Times) The Flemish government will not accredit any new mosques in the region for the next five years, according to home affairs minister Liesbeth Homans. Homans (photo) had commissioned a study from the university of Leuven, which she now says justifies […]
Legal
Public prosecutor pins evidence hopes on IS payroll information
(Dutch News) The Dutch public prosecution department has payroll lists with the names of people who worked for IS, including jihadis who have returned to the Netherlands, the AD said on Friday. The department is using the lists, which cover the period […]
Government & Politics
Amsterdam CS attacker will ‘do worse’ if gov’t doesn’t act against Wilders
(NL Times) The man suspected of committing a terrorist attack at Amsterdam Central Station in August intends to do worse if the Dutch government does not intervene against PVV leader Geert Wilders, he said during a proforma hearing on Friday. He also intends to deal with Wilders himself, […]
Academics & Education
Student in freedom of expression row with Preston’s University of Central Lancashire will not take part in diversity training (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Muslim convert screams ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he is jailed for encouraging terrorism on Facebook (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Islamic State bride Shamima Begum: I am willing to change The 19-year-old tells Sky News her newborn son is unwell and she will not allow him to return to Britain from Syria alone.
(Sky News) Islamic State bride Shamima Begum has told Sky News she is “willing to change” as she asked for “mercy” from politicians after being stripped of her UK citizenship. The 19-year-old — who wants to return to Britain from Syria — […]
News: Europe
‘Jihadi Jack’ interview: Homesick Jack Letts tells ITV News he wants to return from Syria but ‘no one cares’ about him
(ITV) The Briton known as Jihadi Jack has exclusively told ITV News he wants to come home after being held for two years in a Kurdish prison — but doubts the UK will move to bring him back. Oxford-born Jack Letts, who […]
Government & Politics
‘Terrorist accomplice’ in Anis Amri Berlin attack deported, according to report Germany deported a key suspect in the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack before he was questioned, according to leaked documents. But authorities denied reports that Bilel Ben Ammar worked for Moroccan intelligence.
(Deutsche Welle) German authorities deported a Moroccan secret agent to hide his involvement in the December 2016 Christmas market attack in Berlin, according to an internal document leaked to the German magazine Focus. However, sources within German security forces have since told public […]
Children & Teens
Swiss court upholds sentence in genital mutilation case
(Reuters) A ban on female genital mutilation extends to cases where the ritual cutting was performed in another country prior to the perpetrator coming to Switzerland, the nation’s highest court said on Friday, upholding a Somali woman’s conviction last year. The woman, […]
Citizenship
Danish parties want to strip foreign fighters of citizenship Justice minister remains skittish over DF proposal
(Copenhagen Post) This week it emerged that the UK had decided to revoke the British citizenship of Shamima Begum, a so-called Islamic State (IS) bride who wants to return to the UK after leaving London four years ago to join ranks of […]
Children & Teens
Up to 5 years in prison demanded for performing exorcism on 9 y.o. boy
(NL Times) The public prosecutor demanded up to five years in prison against three adults who tried to perform an exorcism on a 9-year-old boy from Venlo. The boy’s mother and a couple she’s friends with tried to expel a jinn — […]
Government & Politics
Security orders for ex‑jihadists are ‘so expensive that many roam free’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Jeremy Corbyn: Removing IS teen Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship ‘not right’ The Labour leader questions the government's action against the 19-year-old and claims 'she should be brought back' to Britain.
(Sky News) Jeremy Corbyn has told Sky News stripping Islamic State recruit Shamima Begum of her British citizenship is “not the right thing to do.” The Labour leader questioned Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to bar the 19-year-old from the UK, adding […]
Christians
‘I could be deported to Iran because Sweden doesn’t believe I’m gay’
(Local) An Italian student in Stockholm is campaigning to save his boyfriend from being deported to Iran, after the 19-year-old’s asylum application was rejected on the grounds that his account of his homosexuality and relationship was “unreliable.” Medhi, from Iran, applied [for] […]
Law Enforcement
German police detain 2 in alleged Islamic extremist plot
(AP) A German-Moroccan couple was arrested Thursday in central Germany on charges they were planning an Islamic extremist attack. A series of raids included searches of the homes of 12 other suspects, Frankfurt prosecutors said. Frankfurt prosecutor Nadja Niesen said authorities believe […]
News: Europe
‘Voice of Paris attacks’ killed in Syria: sources
(AFP) A top French Islamic State jihadist who became notorious after voicing an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 2015 attacks in Paris has been killed in an overnight airstrike, security sources told AFP. Fabien Clain, who is believed to have […]
Academics & Education
Ofsted says schools should teach pupils about same-sex couples
(BBC) All children must learn about same-sex couples regardless of their religious background, the head of Ofsted says. Hundreds of parents protested outside a Birmingham school against it teaching pupils about same-sex couples and gender identity. Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman told […]
Children & Teens
Egyptian who killed daughter in Germany sentenced to life
(AP) A German court has sentenced a 33-year-old Egyptian man to life in prison for killing his daughter in a fit of jealousy. In its verdict Thursday, Duesseldorf’s regional court noted the gravity of the crime, preventing his release even after serving […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum will not be allowed here, says Bangladesh (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: 78% of Britons support revoking IS bride’s UK citizenship — Sky Data poll Eight in 10 Britons think Sajid Javid is right to remove her UK citizenship — as Bangladesh insists she is not a dual citizen.
(Sky News) The vast majority of the British public support the home secretary’s decision to remove the UK citizenship of Islamic State recruit Shamima Begum, a Sky Data poll reveals. Eight in 10 Britons (78%) think Sajid Javid was right to remove […]
Legal
Newcastle man appears in court charged with inciting an atrocity in Germany Fatah Mohammed Abdullah was charged with inciting two people to commit a terror attack in Germany
(Newcastle Chronicle) A Newcastle man accused of plotting a terrorist bomb attack in the UK has appeared in court charged with inciting an atrocity in Germany. Fatah Mohammed Abdullah, 33, was arrested in December last year after he allegedly bought “explosive pre-cursors” […]
Academics & Education
Forced marriage: Union warns over ‘criminalising’ teachers
(BBC) The UK’s largest teachers’ union has warned government not to introduce measures that would make teaching staff criminally responsible for failing to report the forced marriage of a pupil. A Home Office consultation is exploring such proposals for teachers, health workers […]
Government & Politics
EU Commission rebukes Hungary’s new media campaign as ‘fake news’
(Reuters) The European Commission on Tuesday rebuked a media campaign by the Hungarian government aimed at European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.S. businessman George Soros, accusing Brussels of pushing migration plans threatening Hungary. Orban’s latest campaign, announced in a Facebook post […]
Government & Politics
The Netherlands won’t take back IS fighters, despite Trump’s call
(Dutch News) The Netherlands has no intention of bringing back IS fighters despite US president Donald Trump’s call on European countries to do so, foreign minister Stef Blok has confirmed. “The Netherlands is not taking any IS fighters,” Blok said in Brussels […]
Academics & Education
Preston UKIP in dispute with UCLan over student’s halal meat comments (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany: Horst Seehofer sets terms for repatriating ‘Islamic State’ foreign fighters Some 40 foreign fighters who fought for 'Islamic State' and are in detention in Syria reportedly have German passports. Germany's conservative interior minister has said they can only return under strict conditions.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany will only take back “Islamic State” foreign fighters and their families if they can prove their identities and they do not pose a serious security threat, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said. “In the interest of the security of […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: Isis Briton faces move to revoke citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Sweden to deport Palestinian over Gothenburg synagogue attack
(Local) Sweden’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the deportation of a Palestinian man convicted of involvement in a 2017 Molotov cocktail attack on a Gothenburg synagogue. The court overturned an appeals court decision, which halted a previous district court ruling to deport […]
Government & Politics
2,000 Islamists ‘ready to carry out attacks at any time,’ says former German spy chief
(Breitbart) The security threat posed by more than 2,000 Islamist terror suspects is just one example of how Angela Merkel’s “mistake” to throw open the borders continues to haunt Germany daily, the country’s former spy chief has said. Hans-Georg Maassen, who was […]
Government & Politics
German Islamic State fighters in Syria have right to return home: government spokesman
(Reuters) German citizens who have fought with the Islamic State militant group in Syria have a fundamental right to return to Germany, a spokesman for the interior ministry said on Monday. At a regular news conference, the chief government spokesman added that […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: ‘I didn’t want to be IS poster girl’
(BBC) Shamima Begum — the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria — has said she never wanted to be an IS “poster girl.” Ms Begum, who has just given birth, said she now wants the UK’s forgiveness and […]
Interfaith
Belgian Jewish museum trial interrupted as juror questioned
(AFP) The trial of a Frenchman accused of shooting dead four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium was briefly interrupted on Monday as police were summoned to question a juror. “We cannot start the closing arguments under these conditions,” Judge Laurence […]
Citizenship
Danish politicians defy Trump by rejecting return of Isis fighters
(Local) Denmark’s three largest political parties have said they do not want to accept the return of citizens who have travelled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State (Isis) terror group. The Social Democrats, Danish People’s Party and the Liberal (Venstre) […]
News: Europe
After IS, French women held in Syria say ready to go home
(AFP) Detained after fleeing the Islamic State group’s crumbling Syrian holdout, two women from France say they are ready to go home — if they are judged fairly. Behind the fence of a camp in Kurdish-held territory, the detainees wore long black face […]
Government & Politics
EU states mixed on Trump demand to take back IS fighters
(AP) U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries take back their citizens fighting in Syria received a mixed reaction Monday, as nations voiced concerns about how to bring home-grown Islamic State extremists to trial. The question of such foreign fighters has […]