Legal
Former publican in court accused of sending Covid loans cash to Isis (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Government & Politics
Counter-terrorism boss called DENK Muslim mouthpiece, PVV radicalizer in secret reports
(NL Times) For years, national counter-terrorism coordinator NCTV reported on “polarising” political parties in confidential reports to municipalities, police, ministries, and foreign intelligence services, NRC reports based on 159 internal reports received through the Open Government (Public Access) Act. In some reports, […]
Government & Politics
Channel migrants: At least 350 intercepted in two days
(BBC) At least 350 migrants have been brought ashore from the English Channel in the past two days, according to witnesses and official figures. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it found seven boats carrying 254 migrants on Sunday — witnesses said […]
Immigration
‘More than 200 people arrive in Dover after 11-day pause in Channel crossings’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo told he cannot take yoga sessions in prison over fears he’d spread extremist views (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Death threats for imam who took on fanatics — and earned bomber’s ire (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
France: Radical Muslim sentenced for threatening to kill moderate imam
(Breitbart) A 38-year-old radical Muslim man was handed a weak six-month suspended sentence by a French court this week for threatening to kill a local imam. The 38-year-old, who is also on the French anti-terrorism watchlist known as the S-File, got into […]
Government & Politics
More stores recognize Eid; Dutch people divided over whether Rutte should
(NL Times) More companies are taking Eid al-Fitr into account when planning their product ranges and promotions, according to Nu.nl. While many Dutch people approve of companies and organizations wishing Muslims a pleasant Eid, far fewer approve of the prime minister doing […]
Legal
Brussels court tries suspected accomplices in Paris and Brussels terror attacks
(Brussels Times) The prosecution on Friday requested prison sentences ranging from 1 to 2 years for four accused appearing before the Brussels Correctional Court for their supporting roles in the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. The prosecution called for a suspended sentence […]
Legal
Paris terror trial prepares for final plunge into dark night of the bereaved
(Radio France) The end of this extraordinary judicial process is now in sight. After eight months of evidence, explanation and questions, the court trying 14 men suspected of various levels of complicity in the November 2015 attacks will now listen to the […]
Government & Politics
EU border agency boss quits over alleged mismanagement
(AFP) Fabrice Leggeri, a figurehead for impenetrable European frontiers who was frequently accused of tolerating illegal “pushbacks” of migrants, has resigned as head of Frontex, the border agency said Friday. The Frontex board made the announcement after holding a two-day meeting “in […]
Government & Politics
‘Too soon to tell’ if Rwanda deal is deterring Channel crossings (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Cyprus detains 2 for smuggling after 24 Syrians land in boat
(AP) Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. A court ordered the two men — aged 30 and 28 — held in police […]
Government & Politics
Number of migrants crossing Channel falls to zero since Rwanda scheme was announced (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Sweden’s failed integration creates ‘parallel societies,’ says PM after riots (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
French government calls UK advocacy group Cage ‘Islamist militants’ Anti-radicalisation body accuses organisation of supporting terrorists and seeking to smear France
(National-UAE) UK advocacy group Cage, which has a focus on Muslim detainees, has been labelled “Islamist militants” by the French government’s anti-radicalisation body. The Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation has published nine tweets accusing Cage, founded by former […]
Government & Politics
Terror prosecutions of people back in UK from Syria not counted
(BBC) The government does not record the number of people prosecuted for terror offences after returning to the UK from Syria, an official report says. The data is held neither “officially or unofficially,” an annual review by the independent reviewer of terrorism […]
Children & Teens
British children born to Islamic State parents at risk of being raised as ‘career terrorists’ in Syria camps (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Priti Patel will hire private jets to send illegal migrants to Rwanda after ‘woke’ airline chiefs refuse to run flights (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Islamist terrorists running gangs in prison and guards fear challenging them, report warns (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU moves to lift visa rules for travelers from Qatar, Kuwait
(AP) The European Union moved Wednesday to lift visa requirements for people from Qatar and Kuwait to make it easier for them to enter many European countries for stays of up to 90 days. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said […]
Legal
‘Beatles’ terror victim’s brother ‘ready to stare down those who killed David’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Teenage boy, 18, arrested in west London on suspicion of encouraging terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Swedish Green leader: ‘Easter riots nothing to do with religion or ethnicity’
(Local) The riots that rocked Swedish cities over the Easter holidays were nothing to do with religion or ethnicity, but instead come down to class, the joint leader of Sweden’s Green Party has told the Local in an interview. Ahead of a […]
Internet
Denmark arrests man over promotion of IS on social media
(AP) A man was arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of violating anti-terrorism laws by allegedly promoting the Islamic State group on social media. Police said domestic security agency PET took part in the operation, but they did not give further […]
Crime
Police in Sweden block Danish extremist’s new demo
(Local) Police in western Sweden have rejected an appeal by the Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan against a decision to deny him permission for a Koran-burning protest in Borås. “Rasmus Paludan has a rhetoric which is intended to create disorder and chaos,” Emelie […]
Children & Teens
Ex-Tory MP guilty of molesting boy was on panel advising on grooming gangs (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Following antisemitic incitement at pro-Palestinian rally, Berlin politicians urge tougher police crackdown
(Algemeiner) Muslim activists in Germany who chanted antisemitic slogans at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin last Saturday were motivated not by a personal connection to the conflict, but by their exposure to bigoted religious and media messages, a leading Middle Eastern expert on […]
Government & Politics
A top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure, a first
(Reuters) France’s highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that aimed to close a mosque in the southwestern town of Pessac for six months. The local interior ministry’s office first closed the mosque for six months on […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
David Cameron says government should defend its counter-extremism strategy (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
North London barber who used shop as front for people smuggling plot convicted (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Police find 18 migrants in North Macedonia, nab car driver
(AP) Police in North Macedonia say a patrol discovered 18 migrants in the south of the country and arrested the driver after a brief chase. A police statement released Monday said the 18 migrants, 14 Syrians and 4 Pakistanis, were discovered late […]
Government & Politics
Twitter admits temporarily suspending Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders
(Euronews) Twitter says it suspended Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders “in error” after reports that he had violated the platform’s rules on hate speech. The social network admitted it had “temporarily restricted” Wilders’ access to his account on Monday. The move came […]
Government & Politics
French presidential election poll: 85 per cent of Muslims voted to keep Macron in power
(Breitbart) Muslims in France voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, with 85 per cent of Muslim ballots going towards keeping the French president in power. 85 per cent of votes from Muslims in France during Sunday’s general election went to keeping Emmanuel Macron […]
Crime
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Germany chant antisemitic slogans, assault journalists and police
(Algemeiner) Germany’s interior minister denounced pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Berlin Saturday, who chanted antisemitic and anti-Israel slogans, attacked police officers and harassed journalists. “There is no place in our society for antisemitism,” Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser tweeted on Sunday. […]
Crime
Norwegian police clash with counter-demonstrators at Koran-burning event
(Local) Norwegian police used tear gas against several people during a Koran-burning demonstration on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of counter-demonstrators clashed with police in the town of Sandefjord. The anti-Muslim organisation “Sian” held the demonstration in Sandefjord, which is about 90 kilometres […]
Legal
Paris attacks terrorist Salah Abdeslam and the ‘banality of evil’
(Radio France) On Thursday, the Paris special criminal court continued the psychiatric profiling of the 14 men being tried on suspicion of various levels of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist killings in the French capital. The spotlight fell, once again, on […]
Clothing
French election: 60 per cent support banning Islamic veil in public
(Breitbart) A poll released this week suggests that six in ten French people would support the government banning the Islamic veil in public spaces, a policy favoured by presidential election hopeful Marine Le Pen. The poll, which was conducted by the CSA […]
Government & Politics
Dominic Raab pushes to separate terrorists in jail and prevent extremist recruitment (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
London mosque hosts hate preacher who called 9/11 and Charlie Hebdo attacks ‘comedy’ MP demands to know how Egyptian-born Dr Omar Abdul Kafi, who has also given sermons about getting 'revenge' on Jews, was allowed into the UK to speak at Finsbury Park mosque in north London.
(Jewish News) An MP has demanded to know “how on earth” an Egyptian-born “hate preacher who has previously given sermons about killing Jews” was allowed to enter the UK. Dr Omar Abdul Kafi had last month given a lecture at the Finsbury […]
Health & Medicine
Somali man on trial in Germany over fatal stabbings
(AFP) A Somali man went on trial in Germany on Friday accused of stabbing three people to death and injuring several others, with prosecutors seeking to have him placed in psychiatric care. The suspect, an asylum seeker with a history of mental […]
Legal
Mediocrity, not madness: The psychological profiles of the Paris attacks accused
(Radio France) This week’s hearings at the special criminal court in Paris are devoted to the psychiatric and psychological profiles of the 14 suspects. On Wednesday, four experts presented their findings on six of the accused. No one was particularly surprised. Mediocrity […]
Crime
Death threat to Jews sung openly at rallies across the UK (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Tensions over race, religion in France’s presidential race
(AP) From attacks on “wokeism” to crackdowns on mosques, France’s presidential campaign has been especially challenging for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities, as discourse painting them as “the other” has gained ground across a swath of French society. French voters […]
Legal
Father of killed Syria militants jailed after calling for ‘jihad by the sword’ at Brighton mosque (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Denmark in talks with Rwanda on transfer of asylum seekers
(Reuters) Denmark is in talks with Rwanda about setting up a new procedure for transferring asylum seekers to the East African nation, mirroring a similar move by Britain announced last week. A deal with Rwanda would make Denmark the first European Union […]
Clothing
Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks […]
Crime
Sweden sees foreign countries playing role in recent riots
(AP) Sweden’s government suspects that actors from abroad incited violent riots in several Swedish cities last week, according to the country’s justice minister. Crowds threw rocks and burned cars and trash cans after a Danish far-right provocateur announced plans to hold meetings […]
Academics & Education
New NUS leader welcomes antisemitism inquiry, but fears for her safety (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Voting for Macron is a bitter pill to swallow for some French Muslims
(Reuters) Ever since Lisa Troadec converted to Islam and began wearing a hijab almost a decade ago, the Frenchwoman says she has been subjected to verbal abuse, dirty stares and tripped in the street. She worries the alienation she feels will only […]