Children & Teens
Liz Truss calls on government to put more money into tackling FGM (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Government & Politics
Wilders calls for inquiry after claims of trial political interference
(Dutch News) PVV leader Geert Wilders is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into possible political interference in his trial for discrimination and inciting hatred against people with a Moroccan background. Broadcaster RTL Nieuws and the Telegraaf newspaper have both reported that there […]
Children & Teens
14 French, Dutch children repatriated from Syria
(AFP) Twelve children of French jihadists, most of them orphans, were flown home Monday from camps in Syria, along with two Dutch orphans who were handed over to the Netherlands, the foreign ministry said in Paris. The latest repatriations of foreigners from […]
News Media
BBC bosses accused of ‘sanitising’ Islamist attacks after it emerges reporters will be told to stop using the word ‘terror’ unless quoting someone else (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Iran-linked terrorists caught stockpiling explosives in north-west London (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
MI5 analysing former terror suspects to catch potential attackers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Iraq seeks French compensation for ISIS trials and commuting death sentences Baghdad is demanding millions of euros for dealing with French members of ISIS, security official says
(National-UAE) Iraq and France have been negotiating for months on a deal to commute the death sentences of 11 French citizens and a French resident convicted of joining ISIS in exchange for millions of euros, a security official told the National. “There […]
Arts & Entertainment
Unmasked: Islamic extremist linked to ringleader of London Bridge terror attacks and hate preacher Anjem Choudary (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Bulgarian teen arrested, police suspect possible bomb attack
(AP) A 16-year-old was arrested after Bulgarian police found explosive devices, an Islamic State group flag and other items in the boy’s home that could have been used in a mass attack, a prosecutor said Saturday. Police in Bulgaria’s second-biggest city, Plovdiv, […]
News: Europe
London Bridge attacker’s brother says he was monitoring him (LINK ONLY)
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Converting to Islam
Extremist Muslim gangs are recruiting prisoners to be their foot soldiers and ‘beating them’ if they refuse to convert to Islam (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Muslim Council asks why Trump banquet excluded Sajid Javid (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Majid Mahmood urges Anderton Park School protesters — ‘call off the demo’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
How Italy’s migrant model town Riace veered far-right
(AFP) The sign reading “Riace, land of welcome” still hangs in the small town, but its dream of migrant integration is over after the far-right’s “Italians first” election victory. The new mayor of the one-time “global village” in southern Italy’s rural Calabria […]
Legal
Tunisian-German couple in court over ‘ricin attack plot’
(AFP) A Tunisian man and his German wife went on trial Friday, charged with planning a foiled biological bomb attack in Germany with the deadly poison ricin. Sief Allah H., 30, and his wife Yasmin, 43, were arrested a year ago by […]
Animals
Belgian prosecutors drop case against cafe owner who welcomed dogs, but not Jews
(JTA) Prosecutors in Belgium dropped criminal complaints against a Turkish café owner who put up a sign banning Jews. A café in the town of Saint-Nicolas had displayed a sign saying dogs are welcome at his business, “but Jews are not.” The […]
Legal
Trial over France Charlie Hebdo attacks to begin in April
(AFP) Fourteen suspects will go on trial before a special court in Paris in April 2020 charged over attacks around the French capital in January 2015, including the massacre at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, legal sources said on Friday. […]
News: Europe
Widow ‘cannot register’ that husband was London Bridge attacker (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Eindhoven must allow anti-Islam Pegida demonstration, ombudsman says
(NL Times) Mayor John Jorritsma of Eindhoven must allow Pegida to demonstrate in the city, according to National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen. By banning a protest the anti-Islam movement requested for Thursday, the mayor “damages Pegida’s fundamental right” to demonstrate, van Zutphen […]
Law Enforcement
London Bridge attacker ‘had been caught with Isis propaganda’ (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Islamophobic attacks in Germany sharply decline A parliamentary inquiry has found that anti-Muslim attacks have been dropping steadily since 2017. However, a Left party lawmaker warned that hatred is still being spread widely online and inside communities.
(Deutsche Welle) A new report published on Wednesday found that Islamophobic attacks in Germany were down significantly in 2019 compared to the previous two years. The information was published in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung following a parliamentary inquiry from the Left party. In […]
Clothing
Muslim Council demands apology for Cologne police ‘racial profiling’ Cologne police have denied that brief detentions of Ramadan revelers at the city's rail hub amounted to 'racial profiling.' Germany's Central Council of Muslims says officers need coaching in cultural sensitivity.
(Deutsche Welle) Calls of “Allahu Akbar” [“God is great”] by young Muslims wearing long gowns and vests outside Cologne’s main rail station culminated on Wednesday in counter-accusations between city police and the Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD). Police chief Uwe […]
Government & Politics
Social Democrats win Danish general election, ousting right wing
(AFP) Denmark’s opposition Social Democrats won Wednesday’s general election after a campaign focused on concerns over the climate, welfare and immigration, as support plunged for the far right and surged for the main green party. Liberal Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, whose […]
Immigration
Amnesty International accuses France of intimidating people who help migrants
(AFP) Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday accused French authorities of harassing, intimidating and even assaulting people offering aid to migrants in the north of France in a deliberate attempt to discourage their work. In a new report, Amnesty said the security […]
News: Europe
Brussels attacks suspect extradited to France
(Brussels Times) A Belgian terrorist suspect in the Brussels and Paris terror attacks carried out months apart from each other has been extradited to France, Belgian federal prosecutors confirmed Wednesday. Ali El Haddad Asufi, wanted for his suspected involvement in the November […]
Government & Politics
Hezbollah members rise to 1,050 in Germany amid growing Jew-hatred — intel Merkel rejects appeals to ban Lebanese terrorist group.
(Jerusalem Post) A new German intelligence report asserts the number of Hezbollah members and supporters has climbed from 950 in 2017 to 1,050 in 2018 amid rising Jew-hatred in the federal republic. The Jerusalem Post reviewed the hair-raising new numbers from the […]
Clerics & Preachers
French imam jailed over Channel migrant crossings
(AFP) A French court on Monday sentenced an imam from northern France to two years in prison for helping migrants try to cross the English Channel in inflatable boats. The 39-year-old preacher, who is of Iranian origin and was granted political asylum […]
Demonstrations
Eindhoven bans demonstration by anti-Islam movement Pegida
(NL Times) Mayor John Jorritsma of Eindhoven decided not to allow a demonstration by anti-Islam movement Pegida in the city on Thursday. According to the mayor, there are concerns that the demonstration will lead to a serious disruption of public order, RTL […]
Law Enforcement
London Bridge attack: Family’s warning was not passed to police (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Birmingham people seeking help for forced marriages hits astonishing high (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Two decades of immigration curbs make Danish far-right mainstream
(AFP) Keen to protect its prosperity and social cohesion, Denmark has spent two decades cracking down on immigration under pressure from the far-right. But now that tough rhetoric is widely adopted by the mainstream to the dismay of immigrants who say they […]
Children & Teens
Citizens’ initiative on FGM ban heads to Finnish Parliament The initiative on explicitly banning female genital mutilation received more than 61,000 signatures.
(Yle) A citizens’ initiative on creating a law to specifically ban the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Finland is headed to the new Parliament for consideration by MPs. The initiative garnered a total of 61,266 signatures by the beginning of […]
Legal
Iraq sentences all 11 French IS suspects to death
(AFP) A Iraqi court Monday sentenced to death two more French nationals for joining the Islamic State group, leaving all 11 Frenchmen transferred from Syria facing the gallows and potentially opening the door for other cases. Bilel Kabaoui, 32, and Mourad Delhomme, […]
Legal
Iraq death sentences a ‘disgrace’ for France: lawyers
(AFP) The execution of nine French jihadists on death row in Iraq would be a disgrace for France and leave an “indelible stain” on the mandate of President Emmanuel Macron, a group of prominent French lawyers said Monday. With controversy growing in […]
Legal
Nine French jihadists now on death row in Iraq
(AFP) Nine French jihadists are now on death row in Iraq after a court sentenced two more to death on Sunday for joining the Islamic State group, rejecting a claim of torture. Fodil Tahar Aouidate and Vianney Ouraghi were among 11 French […]
Legal
Iraq condemns eighth French IS member to death
(AFP) An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death an eighth Frenchman for joining the Islamic State group, rejecting his claims he was tortured into confessing. Fodil Tahar Aouidate, 32, first appeared in court on May 27 but a judge delayed his […]
Citizenship
France strips Moroccan man convicted of terrorism of citizenship He was sentenced in 2014 to five years in prison for conspiring to join jihadists in Afghanistan.
(Morocco World News) French authorities have stripped a defendant of Moroccan origin convicted for conspiring to join terrorists in Afghanistan, of his French nationality. AFP reported that the dual national was sentenced in 2014 to five years in prison for planning to […]
Government & Politics
Channel migrants: ‘Record number’ of boats and 74 people intercepted
(BBC) More than 70 people were intercepted in one day as they crossed the English Channel on eight boats, the government has confirmed. HM Coastguard assisted UK Border Force off the south coast, as a total of 74 migrants tried to reach […]
Demonstrations
Germany’s anti-Semitism debate raises its head at pro-Palestinian march in Berlin Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators peacefully marched in Berlin amid a struggle to define the line between criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism. The government urged people to show support for Jews and Israel.
(Deutsche Welle) Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters snaked through the streets of the German capital on Saturday shouting anti-Israel slogans against the backdrop of rising concerns about anti-Semitism in the country. Of the 2,000 banner and flag-waving protesters in the al-Quds march some […]
Academics & Education
Council wins injunction banning mass protests at Anderton Park School — as campaigners say fight goes on (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
London Bridge inquests: Chances ‘galore’ to stop attack, says lawyer
(BBC) There were “opportunities galore” to identify that the London Bridge extremists were plotting an attack, an inquest has heard. Gareth Patterson, the lawyer representing several victims’ families, said there was evidence the attackers had been in contact since January 2017. Eight […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Danish Muslims feel backlash as immigration becomes election issue
(Reuters) Growing numbers of Danish Muslims say they have faced verbal abuse, exclusion and hate crimes since mainstream political parties began adopting anti-immigrant policies previously the preserve of the far right. The ruling center-right Liberal Party and the opposition Social Democrats both […]
Legal
French attack suspect charged and detained
(AFP) A man suspected of planting a parcel bomb that wounded 14 people in Lyon, central France, was charged Friday with “attempted terrorist murder,” a prosecutor said. He was also charged … with criminal association and building an explosive for terrorist purposes, […]
Clothing
Dutch government makes fight against anti-Semitism a national priority
(JTA) The Dutch government has allocated $3.35 million toward fighting anti-Semitism — the first time Holland has placed the fight on its list of national priorities. The funding, earmarked earlier this week during budget talks among members of the ruling coalition, establishes […]
Government & Politics
Twitter suspends populist politician Geert Wilders
(NL Times) Twitter temporarily suspended the account of PVV leader Geert Wilders, due to a tweet he posted about the D66, according to screenshots tweeted by other PVV members. The company informed the anti-Islam, populist politician that he violated their “rules against […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: Lawyer says teen was ‘groomed’
(BBC) The lawyer representing Shamima Begum’s family has written to the home secretary accusing UK authorities of failing to protect the east London girl from being “groomed” by Islamic State. The letter accuses police and her local council of failing to safeguard […]
Academics & Education
‘Cowardly government’ blamed for breakdown of Anderton Park protest peace talks (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Babies saved from Libya clashes in airlift to Rome
(AFP) Nearly 150 migrants from East Africa, including 65 minors and 13 babies under one, were rescued from conflict-torn Libya and airlifted to Rome on Thursday by the UN refugee agency. “Due to the violent clashes and deteriorating security conditions in Tripoli, […]
Demonstrations
British Al Quds march organiser should be probed by counter-terror police — report Islamic Human Rights Commission permeated 'at every level' by extremism, according to UK think tank
(National-UAE) A group which organises the annual Al Quds Day march in London should be investigated by Britain’s counter-terror police, according to a recommendation by a leading think tank. A report published on Thursday by the Henry Jackson Society investigating the Islamic […]
Children & Teens
Extra protection against female genital mutilation under proposed legislation (LINK ONLY)
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