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Top European rights court upholds ban on ritual animal slaughter After losing their case at the EU’s top court in Luxembourg, a coalition of Muslims and Jews turned to the European Court of Human Rights.

February 13, 2024 Molly Quell

(Courthouse News) Europe’s top rights court upheld a ban on killing livestock without first stunning them, finding on Tuesday that animal welfare could trump religious practice. A mixed-faith group of people and organizations brought the complaint to the European Court of Human […]

‘Hamas is operating in Belgium, but we can’t do anything about it’ — interview ‘It’s something that I’ve never heard before, and it’s a disgrace’ — opposition MP Michael Freilich.

February 13, 2024 Ohad Merlin

(Jerusalem Post) MP Michael Freilich from the opposition New Flemish Alliance party recounted his astonishment at the response of Justice Minister Paul Van Tigchelt, who openly admitted as a response to his inquiry that there indeed are groups who operate in Belgium […]

Sweden: Hamas-linked MP splits from Social Democrats The Malmö-based MP will sit as an independent after speaking at a conference organised by major Hamas donors.

February 13, 2024 Thomas O'Reilly

(European Conservative) A Lebanese-born MP with links to Hamas and belonging to the left-leaning Social Democrats has caused waves in Swedish politics this week by announcing his resignation from the party. The decision comes in the wake of a rumbling scandal over […]

Spain court convicts two jihadist inmates for trying to recruit new followers

February 13, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Spain’s top criminal court has handed seven-and-a-half-year prison terms to two prisoners jailed for terror offences for writing to other inmates encouraging them to stick to jihadist ideology, court documents showed Tuesday. In a ruling dated February 12, the Audiencia Nacional […]

Three guilty of terror offence for displaying images of paragliders at pro-Palestine march The trio were found by the Metropolitan Police after a social media appeal and were charged under the Terrorism Act.

February 13, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Sky News) Three people accused of displaying images of paragliders at a pro-Palestinian march have escaped jail after being found guilty of showing support for a terrorist group. Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were handed […]

France and Belgium in legal battle over Islamist terrorist Belgian lawyers and the French left have taken up the Paris 2015 attacker’s cause.

February 13, 2024 Hélène de Lauzun

(European Conservative) On Wednesday, February 7th, French Justice Minister Éric [Dupond]-Moretti announced the arrival on French soil of the terrorist Salah Abdeslam, who until then had been imprisoned in Belgium, to serve an “irreducible life imprisonment” (perpétuité incompressible) — a penalty that […]

Second teenager charged with terror offences

February 12, 2024 Alex McIntyre

(BBC) A second teenager has been charged with multiple terror offences. Shaan Farooq, from Birmingham, has been accused of one count of possessing terrorism material and three counts of distributing terrorism material. The 18-year-old is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court […]

Belgian terror suspect denied entry to the Philippines

February 12, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Belga) A 31-year-old Belgian man listed in an international terrorist database was denied entry to the Philippines at Manila airport, according to a statement released on Monday by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration. The man was turned away on 7 February after […]

Ibrahima Bah: Boat pilot denies saying he would kill passengers

February 12, 2024 Simon Jones and Amy Walker

(BBC) A man accused of the manslaughter of four migrants whose boat got into difficulty in the Channel has denied he was heard saying: “I will either take you there or kill you all.” Ibrahima Bah admits he agreed to pilot the […]

Labour withdraws support for Rochdale by-election candidate after Israel conspiracy theory remarks

February 12, 2024 Danielle De Wolfe

(LBC) Labour has withdrawn its support for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali after criticism of remarks about Israel, a party spokesperson has said. The Rochdale by-election candidate, Azhar Ali, was forced to issue an apology after he claimed at a party meeting […]

Protesters celebrated Hamas with paraglider images, prosecutors allege

February 12, 2024 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Three people at a pro-Palestine march in central London displayed images of paragliders, “celebrating” the Hamas tactic, a court has been told. Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, attached images to their backs, prosecutors allege, just seven days after Hamas […]

Cyber attacks and Islamic terrorism top list of Dutch fears

February 12, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) A cyber attack on vital infrastructure, such as the provision of energy or banking services, is top of the list of fears among the Dutch, according to the latest edition of the Clingendael Institute’s foreign affairs barometer. The research, carried […]

Labour candidate claimed Israel deliberately let Jews be slaughtered on 7 October Azhar Ali said: 'They deliberately took the security off, they allowed that massacre that gives them the green light to do whatever they bloody want'

February 11, 2024 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) Labour’s by-election candidate in Rochdale has been recorded claiming Israel deliberately allowed the 7 October Hamas massacre to give it the “green light” to invade Gaza. In a recording obtained by the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Azhar Ali said: “The […]

Police give details of dramatic hostage-taking incident

February 10, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Swiss Info) The man who took over a dozen hostages on a Swiss regional train on Thursday, before being shot dead by police, has been formally identified. But various questions about the event remain open. As initially reported, the man was an […]

Report: Iran recruiting British Muslims on Middle East pilgrimages to spy on UK Jews UK newspaper says IRGC approaches Shiite Muslims visiting religious sites in Iraq, Iran, asks them to gather intel on prominent British Jews, synagogues, Iranian dissidents

February 10, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Times of Israel) The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is recruiting British Muslims on pilgrimages to Iran and Iraq to spy on Jews and Jewish targets in the United Kingdom, according to a Friday report citing Israeli and UK officials. According to the […]

Probation officer was unaware Reading terrorist had killed people in Libya (LINK ONLY) [Edited headline]

February 9, 2024 EoI News

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Ibrahima Bah: Smugglers forced man to pilot boat, court hears

February 9, 2024 Nick Johnson

(BBC) A man accused of the manslaughter of four migrants whose boat got into difficulty in the Channel was violently assaulted by smugglers when he refused to pilot it, a court has heard. Canterbury Crown Court heard that Ibrahima Bah, also a […]

Police kill axe-wielding hostage taker on train in Switzerland

February 9, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Swiss Info) Swiss police said a 32-year-old Iranian asylum seeker armed with an axe and a knife held 15 hostages on a train between Baulmes and Yverdon-les-Bains in western Switzerland for almost four hours, until police stormed the train and killed the […]

Woman stripped of UK citizenship after joining ISIS loses battle to return home A court rejected her bid after she changed her mind about appealing then ran out of time

February 9, 2024 Tariq Tahir

(National-UAE) A woman who left the UK to join the ISIS terrorist group has lost a bid to have her British citizenship restored. Now 27 years old, the woman is living with her son in Syria’s Al Roj camp, after being stripped […]

Manchester Arena attack survivors win case against conspiracy theorist

February 8, 2024 Rumeana Jahangir

(BBC) Two survivors of the Manchester Arena attack have won their bid to sue a writer who said it was faked. Richard Hall’s claim that no-one died in the 2017 attack, which killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert, was “preposterous,” […]

Säpo: We have foiled several Iranian attacks in Sweden

February 8, 2024 Emelie Rosén and Daniel Öhman

(Swedish Radio) Sweden’s security service Säpo has stopped several different attacks planned by Iran against Sweden in recent years, Swedish Radio News reports. On Tuesday, Swedish Radio News was able to reveal that in 2021 two Iranian agents are suspected of having […]

EU border agency says stopping migration is impossible

February 7, 2024 Gabriela Baczynska

(Reuters) Irregular immigration to the EU from Western Africa rose more than ten times on the year in January, according to the bloc’s Frontex border agency, which expects overall arrivals to grow in 2024 and says halting the movement of people completely […]

Sweden orders Iraqi Quran burner to leave country Iraqi man, Salwan Momika, exempt from international protection, considered to have committed serious crime, say Swedish authorities

February 7, 2024 Leila Nezirevic

(Anadolu) The Swedish Migration Court has confirmed that an Iraqi man who staged a series of public Quran burnings last year will be deported, local media reported Wednesday. Immigration authorities refused to extend Salwan Momika’s residence permit last October, but the order […]

Spy suspect ‘divulged state secrets to Morocco for years’

February 7, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) A member of the anti-terrorism taskforce NCTV suspected of divulging classified information to Morocco for years had some 928 documents in his possession, including 345 documents from secret service AIVD and 65 from military intelligence service MIVD, the public prosecution […]

Sweden prevented from using evidence against suspected agent couple

February 7, 2024 Emelie Rosén and Daniel Öhman

(Swedish Radio) According to a Swedish Radio News investigation, there was more evidence against the Iranian couple suspected of planning to murder Swedish Jews, but the prosecutor was unable to use the information. Another country is said to have prevented Sweden from […]

Paris 2015 attacker Salah Abdeslam transferred from Belgium to France

February 7, 2024 Unlisted Author

(France 24) Salah Abdeslam, sentenced to life in jail over the 2015 Paris jihadist attacks, was removed from his Belgian prison cell on Wednesday and transferred back to France. Abdeslam is the only surviving member of the Islamic State group cell that […]

Germany: ‘DAVA’ party woos voters with Turkish roots Fighting Islamophobia and strengthening 'traditional values' are core issues in the election program with which DAVA reaches out to Muslim migrants in Germany. Is Turkish President Recep Erdogan behind the movement?

February 7, 2024 Elmas Topcu

(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s newly founded “Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening” (DAVA) is currently a voters’ association, but it intends to run as a party in the European elections on June 9. This announcement in January triggered a heated debate in Germany, […]

Iran suspected of murder plot against Swedish Jews

February 6, 2024 Emelie Rosén and Daniel Öhman

(Swedish Radio) Iran is suspected of a plot to murder Swedish Jews, a Swedish Radio investigation reveals. An Iranian couple, a man and a woman acting as undercover agents, are believed to have targeted three Swedish Jews, among them Aron Verständig, chair […]

Rotterdam suspect in Hamas terror case denies accusations

February 6, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The 56-year-old Rotterdammer Nazih R., who is a suspect in a Danish and German terror investigation, is denying the accusation he is a member of Hamas. His lawyer said this on Tuesday during a hearing at the International Legal Assistance […]

Terrorist who killed three people allowed to stay in Britain after series of ‘woeful’ errors Khairi Saadallah is currently serving a whole life term in prison

February 6, 2024 George Bunn

(GB News) A terrorist who murdered three people was allowed to stay in the country after a series of “woeful” Home Office errors. Khairi Saadallah murdered James Furlong, 36, Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, and David Wails, 49, in Forbury Gardens, Reading, on Saturday, […]

Paris knife attacker sought to ‘target French people’

February 6, 2024 Clara Wright

(AFP) A Mali-born man suspected of injuring several people with a knife and hammer at a Paris railway station deliberately sought out French people to attack, Paris prosecutors said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old was on Tuesday charged by an investigating magistrate with […]

Martyn’s Law: Consultation into anti-terror legislation launched

February 5, 2024 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A formal consultation has been launched into proposals for new legislation to ensure stronger protection against terrorism in public places. Known as Martyn’s Law, it is named after Martyn Hett, one of 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester attack. The […]

Teenager found guilty of Isle of Wight Festival terror plot

February 5, 2024 Charlotte Andrews

(BBC) A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of plotting a terror attack after researching the Isle of Wight Festival as a potential target. The teenager from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was planning […]

Poll of British Muslims shows falling support for Labour over Gaza Seven in 10 say Israel-Gaza war will be key to their vote at looming UK general election

February 5, 2024 Tim Stickings

(National-UAE) Britain’s Labour Party has shed support among Muslim voters as the Israel-Gaza war shapes their political thinking in an election year, according to new polling. Historically a solidly Labour voter base, just 43 per cent of Muslims now say they would […]

Spain says over 1,000 migrants reached its Canary Islands in 3 days as more attempt deadly crossing

February 5, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AP) More than 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said Monday. A body was found in one of the boats. The archipelago off northwest Africa has […]

Italy: Seven teenage Egyptian migrants arrested after 13-year-old girl gang raped in front of boyfriend

February 4, 2024 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) Seven teenage migrants from Egypt have been arrested after a 13-year-old girl was gang raped in front of her boyfriend this week in Catania, an ancient port city on the island of Sicily. According to information released by local police, a […]

Authorities repeatedly warned about Reading terrorist’s mental health, inquest hears

February 2, 2024 Unlisted Author

(ITV) An inquest into the deaths of three men stabbed to death in Reading has heard authorities were repeatedly warned about the terrorist’s mental health. Giving evidence today, the CEO of Reading Refugee Support Group said he wrote to health and probation officials […]

Questions over how suspect in chemical attack was granted asylum after sex offence

February 2, 2024 Elisa Menendez

(ITV) The government has come under pressure to explain how a refugee suspected of launching a chemical substance attack on a mother and her children was granted asylum after being convicted of a sex offence. Police are hunting Abdul Ezedi, 35, after […]

Islamist extremists including youth who failed to report chemical bomb plot jailed

February 2, 2024 Crown Prosecution Service

(Press Release) Two Islamist extremists have been jailed for terrorist offences. Al-Arfat Hassan, 21, from Enfield, was sentenced to a seven-year extended sentence with at least five years in prison for possessing chemicals for a terrorist purpose. A youth, 17, was sentenced […]

Spanish terror suspect arrested in Norway

February 2, 2024 John Ensor

(Euro Weekly) In a coordinated effort between Spanish and Norway authorities, a Spanish woman evading justice has been apprehended in Norway. The arrest, carried out under a European arrest and surrender order issued by the National Court, was down to the successful […]

Hate faced by MP Mike Freer is attack on democracy, says Downing Street

February 1, 2024 Chas Geiger

(BBC) Downing Street has said the “vitriolic hatred” faced by a Tory MP who has said he will stand down at the next election is an “attack on British democracy.” Death threats and an alleged arson attack on his constituency office had […]

Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canaries jump by over 1,000% in January

February 1, 2024 David Latona

(Reuters) The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain’s Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a year ago, data released by the country’s interior ministry on Thursday showed. A total […]

Teenager arrested on suspicion of inviting support for Hamas in London

January 31, 2024 Will Taylor

(LBC) Police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of inviting support for Hamas after a pro-Palestine protest in north London. Officers arrested the woman, 19, from central London, early on Wednesday and searched an address. She is in custody at a police […]

Labour under massive pressure from British Muslims over Gaza stance After voting Labour 'blindly' for years, Muslims are now turning their backs on the party.

January 31, 2024 Michael Curzon

(European Conservative) Polls indicate that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is losing the support of a large number of Muslim voters by refusing to call on Israel to cease fire permanently in its war against Hamas. The head of one West Midlands […]

‘Labour is 30,000 dead Gazans too late’: Muslim campaign aims to disrupt UK politics A new Muslim campaign is supporting independent candidates to run in the UK's upcoming election against MPs who have opposed a ceasefire

January 31, 2024 Imran Mulla

(Middle East Eye) A new Muslim campaign supporting independent candidates to run in Britain’s general election has slammed the Labour Party’s concern over losing Muslim support as “30,000 dead Gazans too late.” The Guardian reported on Tuesday that Labour leader Keir Starmer’s […]

Mike Freer stepping down as Finchley and Golders Green MP over safety fears Justice minister says arson attack at his constituency office last month was 'final straw'

January 31, 2024 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) The Finchley and Golders Green MP Mike Freer has confirmed he is stepping down at the election citing intimidation and threats that have left him and his family frightened for his life. The 63-year-old told the Daily Mail he feels […]

European prosecutors adopt harsher sentences towards female ISIS returnees New book shows how different countries are adapting to an increase in female extremists behind bars

January 31, 2024 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) European prosecutors are adopting harsher sentences towards female ISIS returnees as their numbers increase due to government repatriation programmes from prison camps in north-east Syria, a new book published by Dutch counter-terrorism think tank ICCT has found. “Women can be both […]

Teacher who showed class image of Mohammed still in hiding three years later

January 31, 2024 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) Three years after sparking Muslim protests after showing his class a caricature of Mohammed at the Batley Grammar School, a religious studies teacher is still in hiding with his family for fear of violent reprisals from the Islamic community in Britain. […]

Crypto-jihadist arrested in Barcelona

January 31, 2024 John Ensor

(Euro Weekly) In a significant breakthrough, the Guardia Civil has apprehended a crypto-jihadist in Barcelona as part of an international investigation into terrorist financing. A report published on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, revealed how events in Barcelona resulted in the culmination of […]

Matthew King: Wickford man who planned terror acts has appeal rejected

January 31, 2024 Lewis Adams

(BBC) A man who planned to attack British military personnel and join the so-called Islamic State has had a bid to reduce his life sentence rejected. Matthew King, from Essex, was jailed for life with a minimum of six years at the […]