Government & Politics
Home Office deporting migrants who cross Channel in small boats (LINK ONLY)
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France
Immigration
Channel migrants: More than 60 people attempt crossing
(BBC) More than 60 migrants have been handed to immigration officials after they tried to cross the Channel in boats. Border Force cutters intercepted four boats in the early hours and a fifth on Wednesday afternoon. In total, 64 people were on […]
Children & Teens
Channel migrants: Rise in unaccompanied children arriving in Kent
(BBC) The number of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in Kent has risen significantly in the past 12 months, the county council leader has said. Roger Gough claimed the number of young asylum seekers in the county had “doubled in a little more […]
Government & Politics
Channel migrants: Boats carrying 90 migrants intercepted off Kent coast
(BBC) Six boats carrying 90 migrants have been intercepted off the Kent coast. The Home Office said 79 men and 11 women had crossed the Channel on Saturday, 16 May, on small boats. A spokesman said the migrants travelled from France and […]
News: Europe
New hunt for jihad widow Hayat Boumeddiene in refugee camp (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Murder of Holocaust survivor in Paris should be treated as anti-Semitic, say prosecutors (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Disgraced French secret agent stole identity of Tariq Ramadan accuser Woman subjected to social media abuse by supporters of the Oxford professor
(National-UAE) Efforts to bring Tariq Ramadan to justice over alleged rapes of women have taken another sinister twist after it emerged that his supporters engaged a rogue French intelligence expert to expose the identity of an accuser. Lawyers for the woman known […]
Government & Politics
France gives final green light to law cracking down on hate speech online The vote moved ahead amid controversy surrounding the bill’s rapporteur, accused by former assistants of hate speech and harassment.
(Politico) France adopted a law against online hate speech Wednesday that will target Silicon Valley giants amid controversy surrounding the lawmaker in charge of the bill. After months of debate, the lower house of Parliament adopted the controversial legislation, which will require […]
Crime
Afghan held after French migrant activist murdered
(AFP) French police are holding a man of Afghan nationality after a prominent activist in the north of France who helped migrants was bludgeoned to death at his home, prosecutors said Wednesday. The attacker entered the home of Jean Dussine in Bretteville, […]
Immigration
Frenchman cleared of charges for aiding migrants
(AFP) A French court on Wednesday scrapped all charges against a man who helped migrants enter the country illegally, the final chapter in a groundbreaking case that defined so-called “crimes of solidarity.” Cedric Herrou, an olive farmer in southern France who helped […]
Government & Politics
Migrant crossings: Another boat intercepted amid lockdown spike
(BBC) Another boat carrying migrants has been intercepted by the Border Force off the Kent coast following a spike in the number of incidents in recent days. The Home Office said there were 11 men and six women on board who presented […]
Government & Politics
Migrant crossings: 227 people intercepted amid lockdown spike
(BBC) At least 227 migrants have been intercepted in two days as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach the UK. Eight boats carrying 145 people were stopped on Friday, the Home Office confirmed — a record for a single […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel seeks French backing for plan to return Channel migrants to France to end people trafficking (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: More than 130 people bid to reach UK in 24 hours
(BBC) More than 130 suspected migrants have attempted to reach the UK from France in the past 24 hours. The Home Office said the Border Force intercepted a small boat containing 16 suspected migrants off the Kent coast on Monday morning. Hours […]
Government & Politics
Just one in 20 migrants who cross Channel illegally have been deported (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
France: Scholars, activists call for dismissal of rape case against Tariq Ramadan The signatories say the process 'has gone on far too long,' and accuse the justice system of 'prejudice'
(i24) Nearly 150 university professors, intellectuals, and activists from around the world have signed a letter addressed to France’s justice minister urging her “to put an immediate end to the masquerade of justice” against a Muslim academic. The document, which was published […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel seeks new agreement with EU to return more Channel migrants to France (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Neighbour of French terror attacker arrested claiming to have same ‘plans’
(Breitbart) The neighbour of a man who attempted to assassinate several police officers in Colombes on Monday has been arrested for claiming he has the same “plans” as the suspected terrorist. Police arrested the 20-year-old while searching the home of 29-year-old Youssef Tihlah, […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Youths arrested with large amount of drugs say they stocked up for Ramadan
(Breitbart) Three French youths arrested with a large number of illegal drugs told investigators they were stocking up before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Police seized 4 1/2oz of cocaine, 8lb of marijuana, 4 1/2oz of cannabis resin, […]
Holidays
Internal note tells French police to limit interventions in Muslim areas during Ramadan
(Breitbart) A leaked internal police memo in the northern department of Calvados told officers to limit their interventions to only serious crimes in Muslim areas during Ramadan. The note, which was sent out on April 24th and came from the chief of staff of […]
Law Enforcement
Driver who rammed Paris police pledged allegiance to Islamic State: prosecutor
(Reuters) The driver who rammed his car into two police motorcyclists in a Paris suburb had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Tuesday. A 29-year-old French man was arrested at the scene of Monday’s attack, which occurred […]
Law Enforcement
Car rams two police motorcyclists in Paris suburb
(Reuters) A car rammed two police motorcyclists in a Paris suburb on Monday, police unions said, leaving one of the officers in an artificial coma in hospital because of his grave injuries. The act was deliberate, police unions said. Police sources said […]
Immigration
More than 90 migrants picked up in Channel in eight boats
(BBC) Eight boats with more than 90 migrants on board have been intercepted in the English Channel by UK Border Force and the French authorities. The first boat stopped by a Border Force vessel off the Kent coast was carrying 13 men […]
Immigration
Three boats carrying 35 migrants intercepted in Channel
(BBC) A further 35 migrants have been intercepted by Border Force boats while attempting to cross the English Channel early on Saturday morning. The migrants — who variously identified themselves as Iranian, Iraqi and Kuwaiti — were picked up in three separate […]
Immigration
Dinghies carrying 76 migrants intercepted in Channel
(BBC) Five dinghies carrying 76 migrants have been intercepted in the Channel by Border Force. All those on board were brought to Dover and will be monitored for signs of coronavirus, the Home Office said. Footage showed officials at the port in […]
Government & Politics
We’ll keep enforcing lockdown, says French minister amid unrest
(Reuters) French police will not shy away from enforcing a coronavirus lockdown in the high-rise Paris suburbs where unrest has erupted the past four nights, the interior minister said, as a motorcyclist whose run-in with officers sparked riots appealed for calm. Stringent […]
News: Europe
France opens nine terrorism investigations during coronavirus lockdown
(Breitbart) French investigators have opened at least nine preliminary terrorism investigations since the start of the coronavirus lockdown and warn that radical Islamic terrorism is still a significant threat. The French national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office (Pnat) has been investigating several cases since […]
Demonstrations
Police clash with residents in locked-down Paris suburbs
(AFP) Police fought running battles in at least five suburbs of Paris overnight with residents who accused officers of using heavy-handed tactics to enforce France’s strict coronavirus lockdown. Residents burnt cars and shot fireworks at police, who responded with rubber bullets and […]
Clerics & Preachers
Coronavirus: French imam dismisses viral claims Ramadan will be cancelled A well-known TV presenter in the Moroccan community claimed the month could be pushed back
(National-UAE) A Muslim cleric in France has rejected viral claims Ramadan will be “postponed” in some European countries and urged worshippers to not share reports suggesting so. Rumours have spread across the Moroccan community in Belgium that Ramadan could be “cancelled” or […]
Government & Politics
Home secretary vows to stop illegal Channel crossings
(BBC) Home Secretary Priti Patel says she is “determined” to stop illegal Channel crossings by migrants. On Friday 73 migrants were intercepted in the Channel and those landing in Dover were given face masks amid concerns about reports of a coronavirus outbreak […]
Health & Medicine
Coronavirus: Home Office staff give face masks to migrants
(BBC) Home Office staff have been seen fitting face masks to suspected migrants at Dover. Pictures showed Immigration Enforcement officers, themselves wearing masks and gloves, processing them at the port. A total of 25 men and four women in three vessels arrived […]
Crime
French police shoot dead man armed with knife outside Paris: prosecutors
(AFP) French police on Wednesday shot dead a man, apparently of Afghan origin, armed with a knife who had threatened them in the Paris suburbs, prosecutors and police said. Police patrolling on bicycles noticed the man armed with a long knife in […]
Cemeteries & Funerals
CFCM: France should provide burial spaces for Muslim COVID-19 victims 'Let’s not add to the pain of the families suffering from the inability to honor their deceased.'
(Morocco World News) The French Council for Muslim Faith (CFCM) has asked the country’s authorities to make [available] burial spaces for Muslims who died from COVID-19 in France. “The number of victims of the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase, leaving many families […]
Immigration
Channel migrants: Border Force picks up 72 people
(BBC) Four boats carrying 72 migrants were intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Kent and Sussex on Sunday. The first two boats were intercepted at 06:30 BST and were carrying 22 men and eight women, who identified as Iraqi, Iranian […]
Immigration
France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism offences, murder
(Reuters) A man who killed two people in a knife attack in southeastern France at the weekend is a refugee from Sudan and has been charged with terrorism offences and murder, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. Five people were […]
Immigration
Three Sudanese arrested over French ‘terror’ stabbing
(AFP) French police have arrested three Sudanese nationals in a terror probe after a stabbing spree in the southeast left two people dead, investigators said on Sunday. The attack by a lone perpetrator took place in broad daylight Saturday, with the country […]
Immigration
France launches terror probe after two killed in stabbing spree
(AFP) A Sudanese refugee went on a knife rampage in a town in southeastern France on Saturday, killing two people in what is being treated as a terrorist attack. The attack in broad daylight, which President Emmanuel Macron called “an odious act,” […]
Immigration
Coronavirus: Migrants cross Channel amid Covid-19 fears
(BBC) More than 40 migrants trying to reach the UK via the English Channel are thought to have been picked up by the Border Force. Officials have been seen with groups of people at Dover. It is not yet clear how many […]
Health & Medicine
France’s virus lockdown delays Charlie Hebdo attack trial
(AFP) The trial of 14 people accused of helping the jihadist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and other Paris targets in January 2015 has been postponed because of France’s coronavirus lockdown, prosecutors said Wednesday. The presiding judge for the trial, […]
Health & Medicine
Paris no-go zone police overwhelmed attempting to enforce quarantine
(Breitbart) Police in Paris no-go zones are becoming overwhelmed trying to maintain the nationwide quarantine and have handed out record numbers of fines. The heavily migrant-populated Seine-Saint-Denis area is proving to be a tough area for police to enforce the nationwide anti-coronavirus […]
Legal
French judges order trial for 20 suspects in November 2015 terror attacks: prosecutor
(AFP) French judges have ordered 20 people to stand trial over the coordinated attacks that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015, including Salah Abdeslam, the only suspected assailant still alive, prosecutors said Monday. The move comes after investigators wrapped up […]
Government & Politics
Macron leads national ceremony for terrorism victims
(Radio France) French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism, as well as their families, in a sombre speech at [the] Trocadero in central Paris. King [Felipe] VI of Spain joined Macron at the ceremony during which […]
Government & Politics
Work with Turkey, NATO tells EU amid migrant crisis
(AFP) With tensions growing and accusations flying between Turkey and the EU over an escalating migrant crisis, the head of NATO has warned Europe it must find a way to work with “important ally” Ankara. EU members accuse Turkey of unleashing a […]
Arts & Entertainment
France dissolves group run by rapper for defending terrorism
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered a small, little-known organization run by a rapper dissolved for alleged hate speech and defending terrorism. A statement from the Interior Ministry said the association called “Killuminateam — soldiers on the path of Allah” […]
Internet
Paris police attacker ran web search on killing ‘infidels’ before rampage: source
(Reuters) A police employee who fatally stabbed four colleagues in the force’s Paris headquarters ran an online search for “how to kill infidels” an hour before he rampaged through the building, a judicial source said on Wednesday. Data on the cell phone […]
Legal
French jihadist trained by Paris attacks leader given 12-year jail term
(AFP) A French court on Tuesday handed a 12-year jail term to a computer technician who travelled to Syria to wage jihad and trained under the suspected ringleader of the 2015 Paris attacks. Reda Hame, 34, who was convicted of participating in […]
Government & Politics
France to release 300 convicted fanatics saying they’ve now ‘served their time’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
France: Muslim on trial for beating wife, daughters for not wearing hijab
(Breitbart) A 35-year-old Muslim man in the commune of Cavaillon is facing trial after being accused of domestically abusing his wife and daughters who refused to wear an Islamic veil. The man, who defines himself as a traditionalist Muslim, is said to […]
Legal
Trial opens of French jihadist linked to Bataclan killer
(Radio France) The trial has opened before a special criminal court of Reda Hame, the French jihadist known to have associated in Syria with one of the masterminds of the Bataclan killings. Thirty-four-year-old Hame is accused of “taking part in a criminal […]
Government & Politics
French authorities concerned over upcoming release of 148 jihadists
(Breitbart) French law enforcement officials and intelligence agencies have expressed concern over the expected release of at least 148 radical Islamic extremists by the end of 2022. The jihadists were described as “very dangerous individuals” by National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor (PNAT) Jean-François Ricard during […]