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Germany revokes pledges to grant asylum to Afghans Around 1,800 people from Afghanistan are hoping for humanitarian asylum in Germany. But hundreds of Afghans waiting in Pakistan will be told they can no longer come, reflecting a tougher political stance on migration.

December 11, 2025 Bernd Riegert

(Deutsche Welle) Afghans who had been told they could move to Germany will be informed in the next few days “that there is no longer any political interest in their admission.” With these terse words, the spokeswoman for the German Interior Ministry, Sonja Kock, revealed that 640 […]

Austria bans headscarves in schools for under-14s

December 11, 2025 Bethany Bell

(BBC) Austria has passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14. The conservative-led coalition of three centrist parties, the ÖVP, the SPÖ and the Neos, says the law is a “clear commitment to gender equality,” but […]

Italian Islamist strategy: ‘If we vote our own, we’ll control politics’ Influencer and activist Ibrahim Youssef encourages Muslims in Italy to emulate the 'Zionist lobby.'

December 10, 2025 Javier Villamor

(European Conservative) In several European countries, a political trend that until now remained discreet is becoming increasingly visible: the deliberate construction of Islamist lobbies inspired by models already employed by other pressure groups. A recent example is that of Italian activist and […]

Released jihadists, online radicalization keep Netherlands at substantial terror threat

December 10, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The Netherlands remains at a “substantial” risk of terrorism, with the national threat level held at 4, the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) reported in its December 2025 threat assessment. The NCTV said the current threat reflects […]

Hamas expands European reach, posing ‘high likelihood’ of terror attack in next six months, intel report warns

December 9, 2025 Ailin Vilches Arguello

(Algemeiner) Hamas operatives have pushed far beyond Gaza, embedding themselves across Europe — and now posing a growing threat inside the United Kingdom, where covert arms caches and active attack plots have put intelligence services on high alert, according to a new […]

Lone-wolf terror threat rising as youth radicalize online, says counter-terror office

December 9, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security is warning that terrorist attacks in the Netherlands are increasingly committed by individuals acting alone, a shift that authorities say makes plots harder to detect and stop. The new warning appears in […]

Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan sentenced for raping girl, 15, in Leamington Spa park

December 8, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ITV) Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been sentenced for raping a 15-year-old girl in a park in Warwickshire. Israr Niazal and Jan Juahanzeb, who are both 17, assaulted the girl in Newbold Comyn country park in Leamington Spa on Saturday, 10 […]

Family of Somalian ISIS leader living in taxpayer-funded flat in Britain: report

December 8, 2025 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) The wife and children of a Somalian ISIS leader are reportedly living in taxpayer-funded accommodation in Britain. The purported global leader of the so-called Islamic State terrorist network, Abdul Qadir Mumin, has a wife and three children living in a council apartment […]

Palestinian artist who celebrated Oct. 7 to decorate Norway’s new government building Palestinian artist Jumana Manna claimed that 'upon hearing early news that Hamas militants breached the barrier surrounding the Gaza Strip, I shared a few stories on my Instagram page.'

December 7, 2025 Mathilda Heller

(Jerusalem Post) A Palestinian visual artist and filmmaker who seemingly praised the October 7 Hamas attack was selected to design the biggest and most visible space in Oslo’s new Government Quarter, which will open in 2026. Jumana Manna, who was raised in […]

UK Parliament briefing outlines stepped-up Iranian threats on British soil

December 5, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) A briefing prepared for MPs by the UK House of Commons Library said Iranian operatives had increasingly sought to carry out kidnappings, physical attacks and assassinations against dissidents and opponents in Britain. The House of Commons Library provides research briefings […]

A new battle over the veil in Swiss schools

December 5, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Le News) A campaign to ban the Islamic headscarf from all public schools has resurfaced in Switzerland, pushing a local controversy onto the national stage. On Monday a right-leaning group linked to the Swiss People’s Party (UDC/SVP) submitted a petition in Bern […]

Alleged associate of synagogue attacker in court

December 5, 2025 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A man who allegedly drove the Manchester synagogue attacker to survey a UK defence site has appeared in court. Mohammad Asim Bashir, 31, is accused of driving Jihad Al-Shamie to UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, on 14 August for a […]

Convicted terrorist from Iraq jailed after entering UK illegally on a small boat Rebwar Hamad was extradited to Italy from the UK after being convicted of terrorist offences there. He was investigated when he tried to re-enter Britain.

December 5, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Sky News) A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail. Rebwar Hamad, 48, from Iraq, arrived with other migrants on 19 September and later pleaded guilty to entering the country […]

Muslim Brotherhood under ‘close review’ for UK ban Government confirms that extremist organisation could be barred under terror laws

December 5, 2025 Thomas Harding

(National-UAE) The British government has put the Muslim Brotherhood under “close review,” with the prospect that it could be banned from the UK. The prime minister’s official spokesman has confirmed to the National that the extremist group, which seeks close ties to […]

Jury finds two men accused of ‘Khaybar’ chant not guilty of inciting racial hatred The verdict in the case of Khaldoun Ahmad El-Ali and Mohammad Jihad Al Safi was announced this afternoon

December 4, 2025 Daniel Sugarman

(Jewish News) Jewish communal organisations have expressed frustration after two men who allegedly chanted an infamous slogan citing the massacre of Jews were found by a jury to be not guilty of intent to stir up racial hatred. Video footage from an […]

Nineteen war crime cases opened into Syrian fighters residing in Belgium

December 4, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) One year after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime, Belgium’s federal prosecutor is investigating 19 cases of suspected war crimes by individuals from Syria. The investigations were revealed on Thursday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), with Belgian […]

Terror charges for man known to synagogue attacker

December 4, 2025 Ewan Gawne

(BBC) A man has been charged with terror offences after allegations he drove the Manchester synagogue attacker to survey a UK defence facility. Mohammad Asim Bashir, 31, who lives in Cheetham Hill, north Manchester, has been charged with one count of preparation […]

Synagogue attack victim says Al-Shamie ‘radiated evil’

December 4, 2025 Emma Barnett and Lauren Hirst

(BBC) On the morning of 2 October, father-of-four Yoni Finlay was nervous as he prepared to help lead Yom Kippur prayers at his synagogue for the first time. But not long after the service began, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie launched a deadly attack […]

Sweden sent millions to extremist-linked groups Swedish officials have been told to stop financing groups that are 'undermining democracy.'

December 3, 2025 Michael Curzon

(European Conservative) Swedish taxpayers have been funding organisations tied to extremism, a leading political scientist warns, including a mosque that Sweden’s security service says has been used as an intelligence hub for the Iranian regime. The Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Järfälla […]

Leicestershire Police and DMU create hijab for front-line Muslim police officers

December 3, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ITV) A specially designed hijab for female front-line Muslim police officers has gone into production in Leicestershire after a team effort between the county’s police force and De Montfort University. The design includes a quick-release system so the lower section detaches if […]

German police arrest two suspected IS terrorist group members Two Iraqi nationals were arrested in raids across five German cities for allegedly being part of the IS terrorist group between 2016 and 2017.

December 3, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Euronews) Germany arrested two Iraqi nationals suspected of membership in the so-called Islamic State group (IS) on Tuesday in coordinated raids across five cities, the federal public prosecutor announced on Wednesday. Muthana S and Kais S J were detained in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, […]

Pope criticises anti-Muslim ‘fears’ in Europe, US

December 2, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday criticised anti-migrant activists who stoke “fears” of Islam and said co-operation between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon should be an example for Europe and the United States. The 70-year-old pope spoke to reporters on the plane […]

German court bars Muslim woman from serving as judge due to her headscarf Administrative court rules state neutrality outweighs religious freedom; critics say decision discriminates against Muslim women seeking public office

December 2, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Anadolu) A German court has ruled that a Muslim woman cannot serve as a judge or prosecutor if she refuses to remove her headscarf during court proceedings, a decision critics call a violation of religious freedoms. The administrative court in Hesse announced […]

Man in court for attempted terrorist murder after wild ride through Antwerp

December 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) The federal prosecutor has demanded a ten-year prison sentence for a man being prosecuted for attempted murder with a terrorist motive, among other charges. On the evening of 17 January, a 35-year-old man from Borgerhout recklessly drove his car at […]

Brother of Manchester Jewish terror plot accused thought arrest was kidnapping, court hears

December 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ITV) The brother of a man accused of plotting to kill Jewish people at a mass gathering in Manchester has told a jury that he thought he was being “abducted or kidnapped” when police came to arrest him. Bilel Saadaoui claimed six […]

Police confirm pro-Gaza MP’s involvement in Maccabi fan ban amid claims of political pressure In front of a parliamentary committee West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford confirms his force 'met with' Ayoub Khan to discuss plans for the match

December 1, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) The central role played by an MP who campaigned to have Israeli football clubs thrown out of European competitions in the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a game against Aston Villa has been confirmed by police chiefs […]

Two minors, one Russian, held in Paris over antisemitic plot

December 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Two minors, including a Russian national, have been placed in custody in Paris on suspicion of plotting an antisemitic attack, according to judicial and press sources. The Russian, a Chechen 16-year-old who came to France with his mother four years ago, […]

Mosque chair faces suspension over Hamas post

December 1, 2025 Hannah Miller

(BBC) A Green Party councillor and chair of one of the region’s biggest mosques faces a possible three-year charity suspension imposed by the Charity Commission after sharing a social media post about the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel. Abdul Malik was […]

Europe’s growing ‘honour killing’ problem The brutal murder of an 18-year-old girl in the Netherlands, allegedly at the hands of her own family members, must force an uncomfortable conversation about migration and integration.

December 1, 2025 Lauren Smith

(European Conservative) Last May, two brothers allegedly bound their 18-year-old sister in packing tape, gagged her, and drowned her in a swamp. This was an honour killing, motivated by what the girl’s brothers saw as her “westernisation.” During the trial last week, […]

Erasmus bridge killer should be jailed for 20 years: prosecutor

December 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) An Amersfoort man who stabbed another man to death on the Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam last September and seriously injured a second should be jailed for 20 years, followed by psychiatric prison, the public prosecution department said at his trial […]

Terrorism trial starts against suspect in Rotterdam bridge knife attack; one killed

December 1, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The trial against Ayoub M. from Amersfoort, the man suspected of a fatal knife attack at [Erasmus] Bridge in Rotterdam in September last year, starts in the high-security courtroom at Schiphol Airport on Monday. The now 23-year-old man is facing […]

French interior minister opposes ‘stigmatising’ hijab ban for minors

November 30, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) France’s interior minister on Sunday said he opposed a proposal put before parliament to ban young girls wearing the Muslim headscarf, saying such a move risked being “stigmatising” for the minors. The issue of tightening legal limits on the wearing of […]

Man from Afghanistan appears in court charged with three sexual assaults in Southampton Sohail Amiri, 30, has also been charged with illegally entering the UK.

November 29, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Sky News) A man from Afghanistan has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting three women in Southampton, as well as entering the UK illegally. Sohail Amiri, 30, is accused of approaching a woman and trying to kiss her in Upper Shaftesbury […]

Synagogue attack suspect to be questioned further

November 29, 2025 Angela Ferguson

(BBC) Police have been given more time to question a 31-year-old man arrested in connection with the attack on a synagogue in Manchester earlier this year. He was arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism after arriving […]

Why German youth embrace violence and extremism Many young people in Germany have embraced religious and right-wing extremism. What can be done to combat the growing radicalization of children and young people?

November 29, 2025 Marcel Fürstenau

(Deutsche Welle) In 2023, a 15- and a 17-year-old plotted to attack a Christmas market in Leverkusen (North Rhine-Westphalia). In online chats, the two supporters of the “Islamic State” (IS), considered a terrorist organization by German domestic intelligence, plotted to kill as […]

‘Aspiring pacifist’ in court charged with supporting terrorism through social media posts

November 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ITV) A woman in Jersey is facing terrorism charges, accused of using social media to invite support for Hamas and Hezbollah. Both groups are proscribed terrorist organisations, which means it is an offence to promote them. The case against Natalie Strecker, 50, […]

Spain orders psychiatric internment for 2023 church machete attacker

November 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Spain’s top criminal court said Friday it had ordered psychiatric internment for a Moroccan man who murdered a church official in a 2023 machete attack that horrified the country. Madrid’s Audiencia Nacional court dismissed terrorism charges for the attacks at two […]

Police arrest individual over death threats against author Lale Gül

November 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Police arrested an individual on Thursday morning for allegedly making death threats against writer and columnist Lale Gül, according to Gül. The Central Netherlands Police have declined to comment on the matter. The 28-year-old Dutch-Turkish author gained recognition in 2021 […]

Report reveals oversight gaps before Erasmus Bridge stabbing that killed one

November 27, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Authorities failed to fully monitor Ayoub M., the suspect in the fatal stabbing at Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge, in the months leading up to the attack, according to a joint report from the Dutch Inspectorate of Justice and Security and the […]

Stockholm, Damascus to cooperate on deportations of convicted Syrians

November 27, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Sweden’s migration minister said Thursday that the country would cooperate with Damascus to increase deportations of Syrians convicted of crimes in Sweden, saying it was a condition for some aid. “These are Syrian nationals who are in Sweden, who have committed […]

Man, 31, arrested over Manchester synagogue attack

November 27, 2025 Jonny Humphries and Lynette Horsburgh

(BBC) A man has been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terror offences over the synagogue attack in the city earlier this year, police have said. Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz died at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on 2 October […]

Brothers on trial for honor killing of sister Ryan al Najjar; father still a fugitive

November 27, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Today, the trial starts against Mohamed (23) and Muhanad al N. (25), suspected of involvement in the honor killing of their 18-year-old sister, Ryan. Their father, Khaled al N., is the main suspect in his daughter’s brutal death, but is […]

Ulster MP reported to parliament commissioner over claim police caved to Muslim ‘pressure’ DUP's Sammy Wilson said in parliament that West Midlands Police's decision to ban Israeli fans was influenced by fears of Muslims in Birmingham

November 26, 2025 Imran Mulla

(Middle East Eye) An MP has been reported to parliament’s standards commissioner for claiming that police banned Israeli fans from a football match due to Muslim influence, Middle East Eye has learnt. During a parliamentary session on Monday, the Democratic Unionist Party’s […]

French intelligence warns of rising Islamist threat to Christians A leaked DGSI report links a surge in attacks across Europe to decades of jihadist propaganda targeting churches and worshippers.

November 26, 2025 Rebeka Kis

(European Conservative) France’s domestic intelligence service has warned of a growing threat to Christian communities, according to a confidential report obtained by Le Figaro that links recent attacks in Europe to decades of jihadist propaganda. The warning comes in the wake of […]

Notorious ‘Jewish supremacy’ rant doctor finally has medical licence suspended A tribunal has suspended Rahmeh Aladwan for 15 months while the General Medical Council carries out a full investigation into her conduct

November 26, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Jewish News) A British-Palestinian doctor who has become infamous for her rants about “Jewish supremacy” in the UK has had her licence to practice medicine suspended for 15 months while the General Medical Council (GMC) investigates her conduct. The decision, announced by […]

Ex-religious teacher jailed for child sex assaults

November 26, 2025 Aimee Dexter

(BBC) A 71-year-old former Islamic teacher has been jailed for 12 years for sexual assaults against children. Hafez Ashraf Uddin, who worked in Ipswich, was found guilty of 13 counts of indecent assault, relating to six girls, aged between seven and 14, […]

Turin imam ordered out of Italy Centre-left appeals agst expulsion, 'Egypt dissident risks death'

November 26, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) Turin imam and Egyptian citizen Mohamed Shahin has been served an expulsion order from Italy to Egypt because he is an alleged anti-Semitic fundamentalist who has allegedly legitimised the extermination of the Israeli people, according to the decree issued by the […]

French senators call for ‘republican rearmament’ against Islamist infiltration, ban on veiling children

November 26, 2025 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) A report from French senators has called for “comprehensive republican rearmament in the face of the Islamist offensive,” which seeks to infiltrate all levels of society by seeking to exploit the liberal tolerance of Western society. This week, a working group […]

Man gets 15 years in prison for planning IS-inspired bar attack

November 26, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) A 27-year-old man from Menen, West Flanders, was sentenced again on Wednesday to 15 years in prison by the Ghent Court of Appeal for attempting a terror attack on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIL). Abubakar S., of Chechen origin, […]

Islamophobia allegation: French pollsters take left-wing MPs to court Defamation dispute reflects rising tensions in France about religion and security — and the reliability of public opinion studies.

November 25, 2025 TEC News

(European Conservative) A French polling institute has filed a complaint against two members of parliament which accused it of creating a “fake” and “Islamophobic” survey about radicalization among Muslims. Ifop strongly rejected the accusations from the La France Insoumise (LFI) MPs and […]