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Government & Politics

Poland’s government wants to ask voters loaded questions on border security as part of election

August 14, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Poland’s government said Monday it wants to ask voters whether they want dismantled a recently-built border wall that blocks unauthorized migration from Belarus. The loaded question is one of four the right-wing ruling party wants to ask in a referendum it […]

Demonstrations

Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran desecrations and protests

August 14, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) A senior Swedish official said Monday Swedes abroad and businesses linked to Sweden “should observe increased vigilance and caution,” following recent Quran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world. Henrik Landerholm, Sweden’s national security adviser, said there are […]

Government & Politics

Polish government plans referendum asking if voters want ‘thousands of illegal immigrants’

August 13, 2023 Vanessa Gera  

(AP) Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting “thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa” as part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister said Sunday, as his conservative party […]

Government & Politics

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

August 11, 2023 Menelaos Hadjicostis and Abby Sewell  

(AP) The United Nations refugee agency said Friday it was “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without being screened to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to […]

Law Enforcement

A judge called an FBI operative a ‘villain.’ Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting

August 8, 2023 Michael Hill  

(AP) In a scathing ruling last month, a judge said the FBI had used a ”villain” of an informant to manipulate a group of Muslim men into going along with a fictitious plot to destroy military planes and synagogues in New York […]

Crime

Greek authorities meet on migration as arrivals by land and sea are increasing

August 4, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Greece’s government met on Friday to try to improve coordination on migration as a group of 102 migrants crossed by land from Turkey and other parts of the Mediterranean country saw a spike in arrivals by sea. The ministers for merchant […]

Clerics & Preachers

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary faces May trial on terrorism charges

August 4, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) The trial of radical British preacher Anjem Choudary on a charge of leading a terrorist organization will start in May of next year, a judge said Friday. Choudary, 56, is also charged with two other counts under the Terrorism Act: membership […]

Crime

Alleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity

August 3, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) An alleged former member of a Syrian pro-government militia has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity related to the abuse and torture of civilians in the early years of his country’s civil war, prosecutors said Thursday. The […]

Crime

Greek authorities charge 2 migrants for destroying dinghy carrying 40 as rescue boat approached

August 2, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Greek authorities rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday and charged two of them with causing a shipwreck and endangering lives for allegedly scuttling the flimsy vessel as a coast guard boat approached. A coast […]

Demonstrations

Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of Quran or other religious scriptures

July 30, 2023 Jari Tanner  

(AP) Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with […]

Demonstrations

Sweden’s prime minister is concerned about a new wave of applications to burn religious books

July 27, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Sweden’s prime minister said Thursday that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next week, and that he fears this may escalate tensions further with the Muslim world. In his first public comments […]

Crime

Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says

July 27, 2023 Jack Dura and Amy Forliti  

(AP) The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop earlier this month had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip, but it was determined […]

Demonstrations

Security risks in Sweden rise due to Quran desecrations and protests, security agency says

July 26, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Sweden’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Quran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim world, both of which have negatively impacted the Nordic nation’s image, its domestic security service said Wednesday. The Swedish Security Service said the burning […]

Government & Politics

Italy’s Meloni seeks broad cooperation to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa

July 23, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organizations aimed at stanching flows of illegal […]

Crime

Croatian police detain 9 people suspected of smuggling migrants over the Danube from Serbia

July 21, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Croatian police have detained nine people suspected of smuggling migrants into the European Union country from neighboring Serbia, a police statement said on Friday. The suspects joined forces with unidentified persons in Serbia to organize illegal entry over the Danube River […]

Crime

Man who ambushed Fargo officers likely had bigger and bloodier attack in mind, attorney general says

July 21, 2023 Jack Dura and Heather Hollingsworth  

(AP) The heavily armed man who ambushed Fargo police officers investigating a fender bender last week likely had a bigger and bloodier attack in mind, with at least two fairs taking place at the time in and around North Dakota’s largest city, […]

Demonstrations

Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings? Like much of West, it has no blasphemy laws

July 20, 2023 Karl Ritter  

(AP) A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions — including in Sweden — about why such acts are allowed. In the […]

Children & Teens

German woman voices remorse over enslaved Yazidi girl’s death at new court hearing

July 19, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) A German woman convicted on charges that she and her husband allowed the death by thirst of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq expressed […]

Interfaith

Cypriot official says probe backs Mossad claims that hitman plotted to kill Israelis on the island

July 14, 2023 Menelaos Hadjicostis  

(AP) Cyprus police investigations support claims by Israel’s Mossad spy service that an Iranian-backed hit squad planned to kill Israelis and other Jews in the east Mediterranean island nation, an official said Friday. The security official told the Associated Press that Cypriot […]

Children & Teens

France’s anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

July 12, 2023 Elaine Ganley  

(AP) Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. The far right’s anti-immigration […]

Demonstrations

UN human rights body takes up concerns about Quran burnings in Europe

July 11, 2023 Jamey Keaten  

(AP) The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on Tuesday about burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread a fine line between freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs, while broadening his call for […]

Legal

German court convicts Syrian IS member of war crimes for torturing captives

July 11, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) A German court convicted a Syrian man Tuesday of torturing captives while he was a member of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Berlin regional court found Raed E. guilty of war crimes, membership of a foreign terrorist organization and […]

Government & Politics

Poland’s lawmakers open the way for a national referendum on whether to take in more migrants

July 7, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Poland’s lawmakers on Friday approved law amendments that open the way for a national referendum on accepting migrants to be held in conjunction with the country’s general election, which is expected this fall. Poland’s conservative government has vetoed the European Union’s […]

Legal

Sweden convicts a Kurdish man with attempting to extort money for a group that’s outlawed in Turkey

July 6, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) A Turkish man was found guilty Thursday of attempted aggravated extortion, weapons possession and attempted terrorist financing, saying he was acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The Stockholm District Court sentenced Yahya Güngör to a total of 4.5 […]

Law Enforcement

Germany, Netherlands arrest 9 over an alleged plan for attacks in line with Islamic State group

July 6, 2023 Geir Moulson  

(AP) Nine people from Central Asia were arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday over alleged plans to carry out attacks in Germany and for collecting money for the Islamic State group, authorities said. Seven men arrested in Germany were accused […]

Demonstrations

Quran burnings have Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities

July 5, 2023 Karl Ritter and Jan M. Olsen  

(AP) A Quran burning and a string of requests to approve protests involving the destruction of more holy books have left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and its respect for religious minorities. The clash of fundamental principles has complicated […]

Government & Politics

The leaders of Italy and Poland say European Union should focus on stopping migration

July 5, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) The European Union should put a priority on stopping illegal migration instead of trying to persuade the 27 member nations to share responsibility for people who arrive without authorization, the prime ministers of Italy and Poland said Wednesday. Italy’s right-wing leader, […]

Demonstrations

Turkey says Quran burning in Sweden raises questions about its reliability as a possible NATO member

July 4, 2023 Suzan Fraser  

(AP) Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Swedish authorities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning protests in their country is raising security concerns and questions about Sweden’s credentials for possible NATO membership. But Hakan Fidan said Turkey would still approve Sweden’s membership in the […]

Demonstrations

Turkey’s president condemns Quran burning in Sweden, signals it’ll obstruct NATO membership

June 29, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday condemned a Quran-burning protest in Sweden, signaling that this would pose another obstacle to the country’s bid for NATO membership. Speaking to members of his Justice and Development Party, Erdogan equated “those who permitted […]

Crime

Czech police break up an international ring smuggling at least 1,000 migrants to western Europe

June 27, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Czech police said Tuesday that they have broken up an international ring suspected of smuggling migrants from Turkey to western Europe. A total of 14 suspects — 13 foreigners whose countries of origin were not specified and a Czech [citizen] — […]

Government & Politics

German leader defends deal to stop migrants at EU borders, says old system was ‘dysfunctional’

June 22, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday defended a deal to stop migrants from entering the European Union until their chances of getting asylum have been reviewed, arguing that the bloc’s existing arrangement is “completely dysfunctional.” Speaking to lawmakers in Berlin, he […]

Legal

Iranian man charged in Germany over alleged plot for attack using deadly chemicals

June 21, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) An Iranian man arrested in western Germany earlier this year after a tip from U.S. officials has been charged with plotting an Islamist attack using ricin or cyanide, German prosecutors said Wednesday. The 26-year-old, identified only as J.J. in line with […]

Crime

Greek court orders 9 smuggling suspects held pending trial over migrant ship disaster

June 20, 2023 Costas Kantouris and Nicholas Paphitis  

(AP) Nine men suspected of crewing a migrant smuggling ship that sank off Greece leaving more than 500 missing were ordered held in pretrial custody Tuesday, as new accounts emerged on the sinking and the appalling conditions on the trip from Libya […]

Law Enforcement

Police raid Iranian opposition camp in Albania, seize computers

June 20, 2023 Llazar Semini  

(AP) Albanian authorities on Tuesday raided a camp for members of the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq to seize 150 computer devices allegedly linked to prohibited political activities, and several people were injured. Albanian Interior Minister Bledi Cuci and the head of […]

Children & Teens

Austrians say they foiled possible attack on Vienna’s Pride parade by alleged IS sympathizers

June 18, 2023 Kirsten Grieshaber  

(AP) Austrian authorities said Sunday they had foiled a possible attack on Vienna’s Pride parade by three young men who had allegedly sympathized with the extremist Islamic State group. The head of Austria’s domestic intelligence service told reporters that the suspects, aged […]

LGBT

Pulse nightclub victims remembered on 7th anniversary of massacre

June 12, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Across central Florida, the 49 victims killed and dozens more survivors of the massacre at a gay-friendly nightclub were remembered with the unveiling of a 44-foot (13.4-meter)-wide mural, the ringing of church bells and an overnight vigil at the site of […]

Crime

Migrant shot while crossing from Turkey to Greece is hospitalized out of danger

June 8, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) A Moroccan migrant who was injured by gunfire while crossing from Turkey into Greece Thursday is being hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Greek officials said. A police statement said the 30-year-old man was found trying to cross the river Evros — Meric […]

Government & Politics

Senate confirms highest-ranking Muslim in government after earlier GOP blockade

June 8, 2023 Mary Clare Jalonick  

(AP) The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, ending more than two years of delays after a blockade by Republicans in the last Congress. Syed will be the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. […]

Government & Politics

Greece seeks assistance from rival Turkey over migration spike along border river

June 7, 2023 Derek Gatopoulos  

(AP) Greek officials have launched a series of high-level contacts with the newly elected government in Turkey in an effort to counter a surge in attempted crossings by migrants over a river that divides the two countries. Defense Minister Alkiviades Stephanis spoke […]

Crime

Five Greek police officers in custody pending trial for assisting illegal migrant crossings

June 3, 2023 Costas Kantouris  

(AP) Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate the entry of at least 100 migrants into Greece are being held in custody pending trial. The five officers had been testifying before an examining magistrate since Saturday morning at […]

Government & Politics

Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel

June 2, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Belarus is introducing a visa-free travel arrangement with dozens of countries for a month, raising fears that neighboring Poland and Lithuania might see a sudden increase in unauthorized migration. The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, signed a decree allowing citizens […]

Citizenship

Number of new German citizens hits 20-year high as many Syrians naturalized

May 30, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Germany saw a 28% increase in the number of people gaining its citizenship last year, with people from Syria accounting for more than a quarter of those who were naturalized, official data showed Tuesday. Preliminary figures show that about 168,500 people […]

Children & Teens

Italy announces arrest of minor belonging to international network of young ISIS supporters

May 30, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Italian authorities have arrested a minor suspected of being a supporter of the ISIS terror network who was allegedly planning an explosive attack in the area where he lived, police said Tuesday. The minor, identified as an Italian citizen of foreign […]

Crime

5 Greek border police officers arrested on suspicion of working with migrant smugglers

May 29, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey. A police statement said the five suspects are believed […]

Crime

6 migrant traffickers arrested after opening fire on Albanian border police

May 26, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Albanian police on Friday said they have arrested six migrant traffickers for allegedly organizing an illegal border crossing for people from Arab countries and opening fire on border police. No injures were reported. A police statement said that the traffickers were […]

Legal

Software engineer who photographed US landmarks for possible attacks gets 12 years in prison

May 23, 2023 Larry Neumeister  

(AP) A New Jersey software developer who prosecutors say once photographed landmarks in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., for possible terrorist attacks was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison by a federal judge who said it seemed he no longer […]

Legal

Prosecutors reveal link between terror defendant in Virginia and Islamic State ’empress’ from Kansas

May 10, 2023 Matthew Barakat  

(AP) A northern Virginia man arrested on terrorism charges has a husband-wife relationship with another American who was dubbed by authorities as an “empress of ISIS” for her work to establish an all-female battalion of the Islamic State, prosecutors said Wednesday. Mohammed […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Anti-Muslim Twitter feed in Spain: ‘A recipe for disaster’

May 5, 2023 David Klepper  

(AP) The person who operates the Twitter account claims to be an Islamic fundamentalist living in Spain, empathizing with violent extremists and longing for the days, more than six centuries ago, when Muslims ruled the country. The views are as fake as […]

Government & Politics

Muslim mayor blocked from White House decries ‘watch list’

May 2, 2023 Bruce Shipkowski  

(AP) A New Jersey mayor who was blocked from attending a White House celebration this week with President Joe Biden to belatedly mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan called Tuesday for the administration to end the federal “watch […]

Internet

Albanian charged with supporting terror attacks

May 2, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Albanian law enforcement authorities on Tuesday charged an Albanian man with supporting terror attacks in Western Europe on social media. A statement from the special prosecutor’s office against corruption and organized crime accused Bledar Zeneli of promoting and urging terror attacks, […]

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