Government & Politics
Prince Charles: Flying migrants to Rwanda is ‘appalling’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Legal
Prosecutors request life sentence for main Paris attack suspect
(AFP) Prosecutors in the Paris attacks trial on Friday demanded a life sentence without parole for the main suspect in the November 2015 jihadist strike that killed 130 in France’s worst-ever terror assault. Salah Abdeslam, a 32-year-old Frenchman, is the only surviving […]
Government & Politics
EU to improve digital information exchange in fight against terrorism
(Brussels Times) European justice ministers have agreed on several measures to step up the EU’s fight against terrorism in the EU, primarily by facilitating the digital information exchange in terrorism cases across borders. The proposals for additional measures are part of “ongoing […]
Legal
Prosecution tag team puts stranglehold on hopes of ‘second-rank’ accused
(Radio France) At the Paris attacks trial, the three co-prosecutors continued their summary of the evidence they believe is more than sufficient to see each of the accused suffer the harshest penalties permitted by law. They are relentless. Camille Hennetier, Nicolas Braconnay […]
Citizenship
Number of Syrians becoming German citizens tripled in 2021
(Reuters) The number of Syrians who became naturalised German citizens was three times higher in 2021 than the year before, as many of those who fled between 2014 and 2016 fulfilled eligibility criteria, data showed on Friday. The overall number of foreigners […]
Legal
Jail term for terrorist recalled to prison after secret bank account found (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Labour council group leader suspended over incendiary comments (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Mohammed film protest backer is government’s Islamophobia adviser (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Revealed: Extreme anti-Israel views of peace advocate Hassen Rasool (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after being stopped by police at Luton Airport
(ITV) A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after he was stopped by police at a UK airport. The 40-year-old man was intercepted by officers as he arrived at Luton Airport on Wednesday after boarding a flight from Kosovo, […]
Legal
Three days to explain why a man deserves life in prison
(Radio France) The November 2015 Paris attacks trial took another crucial step towards judgement on Wednesday with the beginning of the final presentation of the case by the prosecution. On Friday, the three co-prosecutors will demand the sentences they believe each of […]
Immigration
Plan to foil mass migrant entry from Turkey Hellenic Police and Coast Guard elaborating scenarios in case of repeat of 2020 Evros incident
(Kathimerini) Amid rising acrimony with Turkey, plans are being drafted to deal with the possibility of an attempted mass entry of migrants into Greece at the instigation of Ankara in a repeat of the spring 2020 incident at the Evros land border. […]
Legal
Paris 2015 attacks trial hears closing arguments
(AFP) The trial over the November 2015 attacks in Paris, France’s worst-ever terror assault, heard the beginning of closing arguments Wednesday by the three leading prosecutors in the case. For three days, the prosecutors will detail their version of the events on […]
Crime
Convicted Turku terror attacker faces charges for assaulting prison guards Abderrahman Bouanane used violence in order to prevent prison officials from performing their duties, according to the charges.
(Yle) Abderrahman Bouanane, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the Turku terrorist attack in 2017, is facing charges of assaulting guards in a Turku prison. The indictment alleges that in October 2020, while carrying out his 12-15-year sentence, Bouanane took a […]
Academics & Education
Pakistani Muslim primary school worker loses religious discrimination lawsuit she brought after boss called her a ‘guinea pig’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Derby doctor who asked Muslim woman to remove veil found guilty of misconduct (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
UK cinema chain cancels screenings of ‘blasphemous’ film after protests (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Majority of British Muslims say their lives have improved (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Italy arrests Pakistanis linked to 2020 Charlie Hebdo attack
(AFP) Italy’s anti-terrorism police and Europol on Tuesday arrested Pakistanis suspected of links to the man who attacked France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in 2020. The sting led to “arrests in Italy and abroad of Pakistani citizens with direct ties” to Zaheer Hassan […]
Internet
Online platforms now have an hour to remove terrorist content in the EU If tech companies regularly fail to tackle terrorist content, they could face a fine of up to 4 percent of their global revenue.
(Politico) Facebook, Google and Twitter now have an hour to take down flagged terrorist content spreading on their platforms or risk fines of billions of euros. Passed in 2021, the EU’s terrorist content regulation enters into force Tuesday. It seeks to crack […]
Legal
ISIS bride Lisa Smith vows she’ll never give up Islam, saying ‘I love my religion’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Home Office offers asylum seekers choice between war zones they fled and Rwanda (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Man ‘posted terror video’ after Liverpool hospital bombing
(BBC) An asylum seeker posted Islamic State (IS) propaganda on social media after the bombing at a Liverpool hospital, a jury has heard. Ahmiri Ahmedi Azizi, 24, from Sheffield, is said to have shared the footage the day after the attack. The […]
News: Europe
Lisa Smith made anti-extremism videos in Islamic State camp in Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Detectives drafting plans to monitor IS member Smith (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Silent protest held against ‘provocative’ film (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
UK warned it is failing to adapt as terror threat shifts from groups to lone attackers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Mediterranean nations criticize EU solidarity on migrants
(AP) Five European Union nations on the Mediterranean who fear possible waves of refugees driven by hunger out of Africa called Saturday for an end to the EU’s “voluntary” solidarity on migrants and a better way to redistribute the burden of caring […]
Crime
2 killed as Greek police chase stolen car carrying migrants
(AP) Two people, one believed to be a migrant and the other the alleged trafficker, died Saturday in northern Greece while trying to evade a police checkpoint, police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki said. Twelve more people riding in the […]
Immigration
Europe’s south expects over 150,000 migrant arrivals this year, minister says
(Reuters) Mediterranean countries on major migrant routes into Europe expect over 150,000 arrivals this year as food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict threaten a new migration wave from Africa and the Middle East. “This year the frontline member states are expected, […]
Legal
Final observations on behalf of the ‘witnesses of witnesses’ at Paris terror trial
(Radio France) This has been a difficult week at the Special Criminal Court, where the men suspected of involvement or complicity in the November 2015 terrorist attacks are being tried. The hearings have been devoted to the final observations from lawyers representing […]
Immigration
Migrant arrivals nearly hit 10,000 in UK for this year (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Afghans with western links among rising number trying to cross Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Anti-extremism Prevent strategy ‘failing to engage Muslim communities’
(BBC) The government’s flagship counter-extremism Prevent strategy is failing to engage with Muslim communities, a government adviser has said. Dame Sara Khan said a “vacuum” of information about its purpose had been left by the government, which was then being filled by […]
Government & Politics
Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ripe for terror recruitment, says EU
(EUobserver) Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse could become a new breeding ground for terrorism and recruitment, according to an EU internal document seen by EUobserver. “The creation of a virtual caliphate or Da’esh base camp is one of the risks linked with this new […]
Legal
Final words at Paris attacks trial and complaints over compensation
(Radio France) Lawyers for the victims of the November 2015 terrorist attacks are continuing their concluding remarks. The Special Criminal Court is a theatre of contradiction, with the black robes offering everything from flamboyant rhetoric to dignified common sense. The 14 accused […]
Legal
Republican justice and the dark shroud of fundamentalist Islam
(Radio France) On Wednesday, the Special Criminal Court where the Paris terror trial is taking place listened to the closing arguments of lawyers representing the survivors and the families of victims, and those who chose not to join the collective presentation organised […]
Demonstrations
Afghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US
(AP) A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year held a protest Wednesday in Albania over the failure to expedite their move to the United States. A small group of families in Shengjin, a town […]
Government & Politics
Home secretary ‘absolutely determined’ to proceed with Rwanda deportation plan (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
German court convicts IS returnee who took daughter to Syria
(AP) A German woman who took her young daughter to Syria, joined the Islamic State group there and allegedly took advantage of an enslaved Yazidi woman was convicted Wednesday of membership in a terrorist organization and other offenses. The state court in […]
Legal
Long delay at Paris terror trial as nine accused refuse to take their places in court
(Radio France) Tuesday’s hearing at the Special Criminal Court was delayed for several hours because nine of the eleven prisoners accused of involvement in the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks refused to take their places in the glass security enclosure. They were […]
Legal
Dutch woman jailed on Syria terror charges
(AFP) The first woman to be brought home from Syria to stand trial in the Netherlands received a three-and-a-half-year prison term on Wednesday for joining the Islamic State group. The 28-year-old, identified only as Ilham B., was repatriated last year from the […]
Law Enforcement
Men linked to terror group arrested in Norway, Bulgaria
(AP) Two men have been arrested in Norway and Bulgaria, respectively, for having “expressed support” for Al-Qaida through “internet-based activities,” Norway’s domestic security agency said Wednesday. One suspect was arrested in Oslo and the other — identified as a Norwegian student — […]
Children & Teens
Daughter of ISIS woman accused of aiding child rape arrested trying to take child to Qatar
(Breitbart) The daughter of a Swedish Islamic State woman accused of aiding child rape and human trafficking in Syria was arrested in Denmark while trying to bring a four-year-old girl to Qatar. The daughter of Swedish Islamic State extremist Camilla Olofsson and deceased […]
Law Enforcement
Essex man appears in court accused of plotting Islamist terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
First Rwanda deportation flight to leave UK on 14 June, says Priti Patel (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Women and young children among latest small boat arrivals in UK (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
French court sentences imam for antisemitic sermon following appeal
(Algemeiner) The imam of a mosque in the French city of Toulouse has been found guilty in appeal of “inciting violence and racial hatred” for a sermon he delivered in 2017 in which he talked about killing Jews. The sermon delivered by […]
Law Enforcement
Gardaí investigated Lisa Smith for training and recruiting people to ISIS (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Islamic extremists convicted of membership in German IS cell
(AP) A court in Germany on Tuesday convicted five men for membership in a local cell of the Islamic State group that received orders from a leading IS figure in Afghanistan. The Duesseldorf regional court sentenced the Tajik nationals, aged 25 to […]