(Euro Weekly) Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s Popular Party (PP), has declared his support for prohibiting the use of the burka and the niqab in public spaces, while clarifying that his position does not extend to the hijab. Speaking on August […]
(Euro Weekly) A shocking act of arson has devastated the small parish church in El Pozuelo, a village within the municipality of Albuñol, Granada. On Sunday, August 17, a 21-year-old man of Moroccan origin was arrested after allegedly setting fire to the […]
(Euro Weekly) The National Police reported Friday that it arrested two women aged 19 and 21 in the town of Alorcón, in the province of Madrid, charged with allegedly running a terrorist academy. The official statement said the two women were placed […]
(Euro Weekly) 81 people in Spain were detained for jihadism-related crimes in 2024, making this the highest number of jihad terrorism arrests for the second consecutive year, since 2004. The arrests of the four Moroccan-born teenagers from Elche just before Christmas who […]
(Euro Weekly) Two sisters who left Norway to join the terror group IS in Syria have concluded their controversial trial in Oslo, where their defence has portrayed them as victims of circumstance and youthful naivety. The siblings, who grew up in a […]
(Euro Weekly) A recent case has illustrated the consequences when digital footprints lead to real-world consequences. Details of a ground-breaking international operation were reported on Wednesday, February 21, in which a jihadist was apprehended in Santa Fe, Argentina, with the help of […]
(Euro Weekly) In a coordinated effort between Spanish and Norway authorities, a Spanish woman evading justice has been apprehended in Norway. The arrest, carried out under a European arrest and surrender order issued by the National Court, was down to the successful […]
(Euro Weekly) In a significant breakthrough, the Guardia Civil has apprehended a crypto-jihadist in Barcelona as part of an international investigation into terrorist financing. A report published on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, revealed how events in Barcelona resulted in the culmination of […]
(Euro Weekly) Spanish authorities have scored another victory in the ongoing battle against online jihadist extremism. On Friday, December 22, the Guardia Civil reported how they recently apprehended an individual in La Rinconada, Sevilla, for spreading jihadist propaganda. This arrest highlights the […]
(Euro Weekly) A suspected jihadist network based in Spain was smashed this Tuesday, November 7, after an operation initiated by the General Information Commissioner’s Office. As confirmed to larazon.es by police sources, a total of 14 individuals were arrested in several Spanish […]
(Euro Weekly) A recent incident has highlighted more than ever how social media is being used as a platform for violence. In a recent counter-terror crackdown, the National Police has apprehended a man for spreading hate-filled jihadist propaganda, according to a report […]
(Euro Weekly) Two people were attacked by a mentally ill man who chased them with a machete on Sunday evening. Catalonian police managed to apprehend and arrest a Moroccan national who chased people through the streets while wielding a machete, but that […]
(Euro Weekly) An individual said to be in an “advanced state of radicalisation” was arrested by National Police officers in the town of Briviesca in Burgos. According to a statement, he is suspected of participating in crimes of self-indoctrination with terrorist purposes, […]
(Euro Weekly) A 19-year-old Moroccan man has been arrested by National Police officers in the city of Pamplona, accused of his alleged participation in terrorist collaboration crimes. The suspected jihadist, who allegedly aligned himself with the postulates of Daesh, was detained during […]
(Euro Weekly) As reported by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior today, Friday, January 27, a jihadist arrested in the city of Girona last Wednesday, [January] 25, intended to carry out a massive machine-gunning of tourists in the Benidorm beaches. Fath Allah Benhachem […]
(Euro Weekly) The National Police in Spain say they have detailed a jihadist in Murcia who planned to martyr himself today, on Remembrance Day. The detainee, who allegedly consumed “violent and propaganda material of a jihadist nature,” had also “expressed his desire […]
(Euro Weekly) The young girl has been released in Belgium in an operation in which a man accused of radicalising the child has been arrested. The operation was carried out with the cooperation of the Belgian Federal Police and the judicial bodies […]
(Euro Weekly) National Police officers have arrested five Pakistani citizens in Barcelona, Girona, the Jaen municipality of Ubeda, and Granada. They were detained in an operation coordinated by the National High Court against followers of a Pakistani movement considered to be a […]
(Euro Weekly) A 25-year-old Tunisian man, believed to be a member of an ISIS terrorist [cell], has been captured and arrested by the police in Venice, Italy, within the last hour (December 2). The man has been on the run and had […]
(Euro Weekly) The tech giant Twitter said that they had briefly suspended the official account of Spain’s right-wing Vox party as one of their tweets had violated their hate speech policy. In order to unlock their account, the company said, all the […]
(Euro Weekly) Virginity certificates are now quite rare in France, but there are still petitions and doctors who lend themselves to it, despite the fact that professional associations have strictly opposed it for years. Those who require these virginity certificates are usually […]
(Euro Weekly) National Police have arrested an alleged member of DAESH (ISIS) who was storing manuals on how to carry out terror attacks. The man was a member of several restricted pro-DAESH jihadist messaging groups, which have been the main source of […]
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