Government & Politics

Germany revokes pledges to grant asylum to Afghans Around 1,800 people from Afghanistan are hoping for humanitarian asylum in Germany. But hundreds of Afghans waiting in Pakistan will be told they can no longer come, reflecting a tougher political stance on migration.

(Deutsche Welle) Afghans who had been told they could move to Germany will be informed in the next few days “that there is no longer any political interest in their admission.” With these terse words, the spokeswoman for the German Interior Ministry, Sonja Kock, revealed that 640 […]

Crime

Convicted terrorist from Iraq jailed after entering UK illegally on a small boat Rebwar Hamad was extradited to Italy from the UK after being convicted of terrorist offences there. He was investigated when he tried to re-enter Britain.

(Sky News) A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail. Rebwar Hamad, 48, from Iraq, arrived with other migrants on 19 September and later pleaded guilty to entering the country […]

Children & Teens

Why German youth embrace violence and extremism Many young people in Germany have embraced religious and right-wing extremism. What can be done to combat the growing radicalization of children and young people?

(Deutsche Welle) In 2023, a 15- and a 17-year-old plotted to attack a Christmas market in Leverkusen (North Rhine-Westphalia). In online chats, the two supporters of the “Islamic State” (IS), considered a terrorist organization by German domestic intelligence, plotted to kill as […]

Academics & Education

Austria’s largest party calls for full headscarf ban in schools Right-wing extremist FPO says government plan to ban headscarves for girls under 14 does not go far enough

(Anadolu) Austria’s right-wing extremist Freedom Party (FPO), the largest faction in parliament, on Thursday called for a general ban on headscarves in all schools, saying the coalition government’s plan to restrict the ban to girls under 14 is insufficient. In a press […]

Immigration

Oct. 7 terrorist living freely as ‘refugee’ in Belgium: report A documented Oct. 7 participant is living 'his best life' in Europe and enjoying public welfare benefits due to his refugee status, a Jewish watchdog group warned.

(World Israel News) A Hamas terrorist who took part in the October 7, 2023, massacres successfully claimed asylum in Belgium and is now living freely in the European country as a refugee, according to a report from a Belgian watchdog organization. The […]

Crime

Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage Fayaz Khan said he was coming to England and was going to 'pop, pop, pop' Nigel Farage after the Reform leader posted a video of the Afghan national coming to the UK in a small boat.

(Sky News) An Afghan migrant has been found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage in a TikTok post. Fayaz Khan, 26, chose not to give evidence in his trial, in which he was accused of threatening the Reform UK leader between […]

Crime

Asylum seeker charged with threatening to kill Farage said ‘he’s going to shoot me’ in TikTok video, Reform leader tells court Fayaz Khan, 26, is charged with making a threat to kill the Reform UK leader between 12 and 15 October last year in a social media post.

(Sky News) An asylum seeker who posted a video about Nigel Farage said that “he’s going to shoot me,” the Reform UK leader has said in court. Fayaz Khan, 26, is charged with making a threat to kill the Reform UK leader […]

Demonstrations

Afghan’s life sentence for Mannheim police killing confirmed The judge emphasized the ideological motives behind the Mannheim attack — noting that Ataee believed every Muslim had a duty to kill non-believers.

(European Conservative) The life sentence for the deadly knife attack on police officer Rouven Laur in Mannheim is now legally binding. No appeals were filed within the one-week deadline, meaning Judge Herbert Anderer’s sentence is final. Sulaiman Ataee was sentenced to life […]