(Brussels Times) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) did not make a decision on Thursday regarding the case of two Belgian women who believe that a police regulation prohibiting them from going swimming in a burkini constitutes religious discrimination. The ECHR’s […]
(Jerusalem Post) “As a German, I wanted to learn how Auschwitz could have happened. This brought me to researching the topic of antisemitism about 30 years ago,” Dr. Matthias Küntzel told the Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview. Küntzel is a German […]
(NL Times) It is not yet clear whether the fatal stabbing at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam last week was an act of terrorism, Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said during his last city council meeting as mayor. Many questions still need to be […]
(AP) The European Union is failing [to] develop ways to dissuade migrants from Africa leaving for Europe without authorization and could do more to limit abuses against people trying to make the journey, the EU’s financial watchdog warned on Wednesday. The findings […]
(BBC) The murder of a 19-year-old female student in an exclusive neighbourhood of Paris is fuelling new calls from the French right for tougher action on immigration. The body of the young woman, named only as Philippine, was found on Saturday, half-buried […]
(National-UAE) The recent European Parliament election and the fallout from the war in Gaza has exposed the under-representation of some groups on the continent, including non-whites and Muslims, a report has found. Public opinion of the EU is overwhelmingly positive but leaders […]
(Press Release) A man who shared extreme violent videos supporting Islamic State has been jailed six years and nine months at Kingston Crown Court. Ayoub Nacir, 21, shared documents and videos online that encouraged people to take up arms and commit acts […]
(BBC) A former counter-terrorism detective agreed an investigation was prematurely closed into a man later convicted of helping an alleged extremist flee the UK after murdering an imam. Former detective inspector Frank Morris, who retired from Greater Manchester Police in 2021, told […]
(Reuters) France is likely to see much tougher immigration and security measures to reflect a broad rightward shift in society, its new interior minister said in remarks hinting at the minority government’s dependence on the tacit support of the far right. Bruno […]
(Ynet) We Will Dance Again, a documentary film featuring a minute-by-minute retelling of the October 7 Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival which is set to air on the BBC, will not describe Hamas as a terrorist organization, Israeli director Yariv […]
(AP) Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages sent to people in Sweden calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. Iran denied the accusation. According to officials in Stockholm, the […]
(Radio France) The school where history and geography professor Samuel Paty worked when he was killed by a young radicalised Islamist in October 2020 has voted to rename their establishment after him. The decision comes less than a month before the fourth […]
(AFP) A French jihadist linked to the perpetrators of the 2015 massacre at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo made a surprise admission Tuesday that he was involved in the 2011 kidnapping of three French aid workers in Yemen. Peter Cherif, 42, also known […]
(NL Times) The Inspectorate of Justice and Security (JenV) is going to investigate the actions of the judicial organizations regarding the man who is suspected of a fatal stabbing incident at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. The investigation revolves around “how judicial […]
(AFP) A woman linked to the Islamic State group will be tried in France on “genocide” charges over allegedly enslaving a Yazidi teenager in Syria, a source close to the case said Tuesday. Sonia Mejri, a 35-year-old born in southern France, stands […]
(Middle East Eye) A coalition of leading civil society organisations has urged the UK Labour government to overhaul counter-extremism policies including the controversial Prevent programme, Middle East Eye can exclusively report. In a letter sent to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, the organisations also […]
(BBC) Two Islamic State extremists who planned the murder of an imam referred to him as “Voldemort” who was engaging in “black magic,” a public inquiry has heard. The inquiry aims to establish whether intelligence failures contributed to the death of Jalal […]
(BBC) More than 25,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year. A provisional total of 25,052 was reached as Home Office data confirmed 717 migrants arrived on Sunday. The figure is higher than that for the […]
(NL Times) A magistrate overseeing the investigation into a possible terrorist attack at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam last week ordered the only suspect in the case to remain in detention for at least another two weeks while the investigation into the […]
(Dutch News) The man accused of stabbing a man to death on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam seriously wounded his mother in a knife attack two years ago, Dutch media report. Ayoub M., 22, is due to appear in court for a […]
(LBC) Terror suspects “waltz in on small boats,” Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has claimed. Dozens of terror suspects have crossed the Channel in small boats, according to the former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. The Tory leadership candidate said individuals associated with […]
(NY Times) The Muslim cleric preparing to lead what, if everything goes as planned, will become the world’s smallest state, has laid-back plans for the tiny new country. His hoped-for Muslim state in Tirana, Albania’s capital, will be a Vatican-style sovereign enclave […]
(BBC) A man has been jailed for sharing “horrific” beheading videos glorifying the Islamic State (IS) group. Faseh Sajid was 18 when he began posting videos featuring armed IS fighters and mass execution in an encrypted group chat. The material was found […]
(NL Times) The 22-year-old man alleged to have carried out a knife attack at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam is suspected of wanting to perpetrate a terrorist attack, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said on Friday. One victim was killed in the […]
(NL Times) A man attacked two people with knives at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam on Thursday evening, killing one and leaving the other seriously injured. The police have arrested the man. Several witnesses reported that he shouted “Allahu akbar,” a phrase […]
(AP) Security has tightened at Oktoberfest after a deadly knife attack last month in western Germany, and officials are warning revelers to expect longer lines to enter as metal detectors are deployed for the first time in the Bavarian beer festival’s 189-year […]
(NL Times) A 27-year-old woman from Den Bosch who is detained on suspicion of involvement with the attempted murder of an Iranian activist and journalist who is living in Haarlem denies knowing of the plans to assassinate him. “I expect the truth […]
(AP) Swedish authorities on Thursday charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — the first such case on trial in the Scandinavian country. […]
(BBC) A former doctor used a rusty medical instrument to circumcise children and gave insufficient pain relief, a court has heard. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, caused “unnecessary pain and suffering” to 23 children from Muslim families, Southwark Crown Court was told. […]
(NL Times) The Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded prison sentences against a man and two women on Tuesday for participating in the terrorist organization ISIS, preparing terrorist crimes, and taking their minor children into a war zone. The OM demanded seven years […]
(BBC) A man who used a fake name to send “vile” racist messages on a messaging app with thousands of members to provoke violence has been jailed for two years and four months. The court heard Ehsan Hussain, himself Pakistani, used the […]
(AP) The new Dutch government dominated by the far-right party of Geert Wilders officially asked the European Union for an exemption from its migration obligations on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation over one of the most explosive issues facing the bloc at […]
(AP) One migrant died after smugglers piloting a speedboat from Turkey to an Aegean Sea island forced their passengers into the sea on Tuesday to avoid detection by marine patrols, Greek authorities said. The remaining 30 migrants on the vessel were unhurt, […]
(GB News) Shamima Begum’s lawyer has been forced to cough up thousands of pounds after being fined for making false antisemitic claims on TV. Mohammed Tasnime Akunjee was ordered by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to pay £6,500 for undermining trust in the […]
(GB News) A Rotherham rape gangs survivor was ordered by a judge to remove a demand for her abusers to be deported in her courtroom victim impact statement, GB News can reveal. The woman, who has her identity protected by court order, […]
(AP) The new hard-right Dutch government pledged Tuesday to launch stricter policies to hold back or kick out migrants who don’t qualify for asylum, as the king laid out the administration’s plans in a speech to open the parliamentary year. Dutch King […]
(AFP) Paris prosecutors said Monday they were investigating online threats against female Afghan taekwondo fighter Marzieh Hamidi, who fled to France in 2021 after the Taliban seized power in Kabul. Hamidi had suffered “cyber-harassment including death, rape and other threats via social […]
(Views and News from Norway) The Norwegian defense attorney for Mullah Krekar, a former refugee who later faced multiple charges tied to terrorism, has launched a new effort to bring Krekar “home” from a jail in Italy. Norwegian officials are not willing […]
(AFP) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Monday for her efforts in reducing illegal migration, saying his “government of pragmatism” sought new approaches to the hot-button topic. On his first visit to Italy since his centre-left […]
(Radio France) The Paris prosecutor has called for a trial of the woman suspected of the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Paris in 2022 — a case that shocked France and sparked outrage over the government’s handling of immigration. The Paris […]
(European Conservative) Sweden Democrat MP Richard Jomshof is stepping down from his chairmanship in the parliamentary justice committee after being notified that he is “reasonably suspected” of “incitement against an ethnic group.” Jomshof’s alleged crime? Retweeting two cartoons, created by an Indian […]
(AFP) A French jihadist, who was close to the brothers behind the 2015 massacre at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, went on trial in Paris on Monday. Peter Cherif, also known as Abou Hamza, was arrested in Djibouti in 2018 after years […]
(Yle) Helsinki District Court has remanded into custody three men suspected of involvement in the activities of a terrorist group. The three defendants — all believed to be aged in their 30s — were detained by police last Tuesday and remanded on […]
(Reuters) Moroccan authorities on Sunday prevented dozens of migrants from storming a border fence to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after calls on social media for a mass migration attempt. Spain’s two enclaves on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, share […]
(Reuters) An Italian prosecutor on Saturday asked a judge to sentence right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to six years in prison over his 2019 decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in the country. The then interior minister, who is […]
(Radio France) Marzieh Hamidi, a former taekwondo champion for Afghanistan who now lives in France as a refugee, has been placed under police protection after protesting against the Taliban’s treatment of women. Hamidi, 21, used to compete on the Afghan national taekwondo […]
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(Dutch News) More attention should be paid to individual rights for women during the Dutch integration process as reports of honour-based violence are mounting, police have said. Some 619 cases of honour-related abuse were reported last year to the dedicated police unit […]
(Reuters) The Dutch government said on Friday it aimed to implement measures to limit migration in the coming months, including a moratorium on all new applications, days after Germany announced new border controls to keep out unwanted migrants. The new government, led […]
(DPA) German authorities have detained a man on suspicion of planning a machete attack on soldiers in the southern state of Bavaria, prosecutors in Munich said on Friday. A 27-year-old man from Syria with suspected Islamist leanings is accused of planning to […]
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