Crime
Afghan refugees to be taught about British values and culture (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Explainer: Why Poland declared state of emergency at border
(AP) Polish President Andrzej Duda declared a state of emergency in areas along the border with Belarus Thursday, following a surge in illegal migration. Poland is now the third European Union member to impose a state of emergency in areas bordering Belarus […]
Law Enforcement
PJ police arrest two Iraqis ‘integrated within refugee programme’ over suspected links to Daesh
(Portugal Resident) PJ police in Lisbon have arrested two young Iraqi brothers over suspected links to terrorist organisation Daesh (ISIS). The 34- and 32-year-old have been living in Portugal since 2017, say reports, and are integrated within a support programme for refugees. […]
Children & Teens
Inger Stoejberg: Danish ex-immigration minister faces impeachment trial
(BBC) A historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark on Thursday against a former minister who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures. Inger Stoejberg is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of young asylum-seeking couples in 2016. She is facing a landmark […]
Government & Politics
Italy says it has received most Afghan evacuees in EU
(AFP) Italy said it has taken in the largest number of Afghans fleeing the war-ravaged country following the Taliban takeover, vowing “not to abandon” vulnerable groups after airlift evacuations end. Western nations are scrambling to get their citizens out of Kabul airport […]
Government & Politics
Security dominates EU draft statement on Afghan migration Absent is any mention of how many refugees the EU might accept. The EU wants to first see how more countries respond, one diplomat said.
(Politico) The EU emphasized security and keeping Afghan migrants outside the bloc in a draft statement obtained Thursday by POLITICO. The two-page document — dated August 25 and slated for discussion at an EU interior ministers meeting Tuesday — used the word […]
Government & Politics
Europe needs security ‘screening’ of Afghan refugees, top official says As evacuation efforts wind down, migration and terrorism are top of mind for the EU.
(Politico) European countries should screen Afghan refugees upon entry into the bloc to mitigate security risks, the EU’s top home affairs official said Thursday. Europe “needs to make sure that we do not take in people that could pose a security threat […]
Government & Politics
Poland claims neighbor invites migrants, pushes them across
(AP) Poland’s prime minister insisted Tuesday that efforts by Middle Eastern migrants to enter the European Union country from neighboring Belarus are part of a plot by the Minsk regime to sow political instability in the EU. Mateusz Morawiecki spoke in Kuznica, […]
Government & Politics
Poland to build Belarus border fence against migrants
(AFP) Poland on Monday announced plans for a barbed-wire fence along its border with Belarus following an influx of migrants which countries in the region called a “hybrid attack” on the EU. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the fence would be 2.5 […]
Government & Politics
Austria’s Kurz says he opposes taking in any more Afghans
(Reuters) Austria’s conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz opposes taking in any more people fleeing Afghanistan now that the Taliban have seized power, he said in remarks published on Sunday. Austria took in more than one percent of its population in asylum seekers during […]
Clerics & Preachers
Anjem Choudary urges Taliban to be more hard line (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
UK faces ‘direct threat’ and terror level ‘should be raised to severe,’ says colonel (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
(AP) From above, the new border wall separating Turkey from Iran looks like a white snake winding through the barren hills. So far it only covers a third of the 540-kilometer (335-mile) border, leaving plenty of gaps for migrants to slip across […]
Government & Politics
Afghan refugees could be punished under new UK asylum laws, say charities (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Swiss won’t accept big groups coming directly from Afghanistan
(Reuters) Switzerland will not accept large groups of refugees arriving directly from Afghanistan, the government said on Wednesday, as a Swiss army unit arrived in Kabul to assess the situation. The neutral Alpine country has promised to evacuate local workers for a […]
Immigration
Libya political upturn boosts migrant exodus
(AFP) As violence in Libya has waned this year, the number of would-be migrants to Europe intercepted so far has doubled compared to the same period of 2020, experts say. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says 20,257 people have been intercepted […]
Government & Politics
Macron calls for European plan to manage Afghan migration French president says ‘we must anticipate and protect ourselves against major irregular migratory flows.’
(Politico) France and Germany will push for a European plan to tackle migration flows from Afghanistan as people flee the Taliban’s control, Emmanuel Macron said Monday evening. “We must anticipate and protect ourselves against major irregular migratory flows that would endanger those […]
Clerics & Preachers
Banned hate preacher Anjem Choudary is using encrypted phone app Telegram — favoured by ISIS terrorists — to spread poison online (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Lithuanian migrant crisis enters new phase as influx ceases
(AP) An influx of migrants from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania allegedly abetted by neighboring Belarus appears to have stopped, but with a pile of asylum applications to process and local communities angry about nearby migrant camps, the Lithuanian government faces an […]
Immigration
Latvia starts pushing back migrants at tense Belarus border
(Reuters) Latvian border guards turned back dozens of migrants into Belarus overnight under a new state of emergency designed to stem a flow of arrivals the European Union says is orchestrated by Minsk. At daybreak on Wednesday some 30 migrants — including […]
Immigration
English Channel crossings pass 10,000 as new daily record reached (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Calls grow for hundreds of European children in Syrian camps to return home Watchdogs say youngsters linked to ISIS lack basic services in detention facilities
(National-UAE) Hundreds of European children are still detained in Syrian ISIS camps, prompting fresh calls for them to be returned home. The youngsters are housed in camps where extremist fighters and their families were held after the defeat of the terrorist group […]
Government & Politics
UK to pay £55m to French border patrols to fund migrant clampdown (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
English Channel crossings continue as numbers approach 2020 record (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Afghans comprise 49% of asylum seekers on islands
(Kathimerini) A survey by the United Nations Refugee Agency among migrants and refugees residing at camps on the Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Leros, Rhodes and Tilos shows that nearly half (49%) come from Afghanistan, followed by Syria (14%), Somalia […]
Clothing
Turkey condemns EU court ruling on headscarf ban at workplace Decision violates freedom of religion, says Foreign Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Sunday condemned a top EU court ruling allowing companies in member states to ban employees from wearing headscarves. The Foreign Ministry said in a written statement that the decision by the European Court of Justice is an “open violation […]
Clerics & Preachers
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary’s public speaking ban lifted (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Greek coastguards hit with new migrant pushback claim
(AFP) Tchinda said the longed-for destination of his risky Aegean crossing — the island of Kos — was already tantalisingly in view when Greek vessels halted the boat he was sailing in along with 30 other migrants. “First a navy ship blocked […]
Government & Politics
Kabul urges Europe to halt forced deportations of Afghans
(AFP) Afghanistan has urged European countries to halt forced deportations of Afghan migrants for the next three months, as security forces battle a wave of violence triggered by a dizzying Taliban offensive. The United Nations said on Sunday the rising conflict is […]
Crime
Migrants crossing Channel to claim asylum in UK ‘will no longer be prosecuted’ (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Spanish police arrest 2 for migrant tragedy in Atlantic
(AP) Spanish police said Wednesday that they have arrested two people for their alleged responsibility in the deaths of more than 20 migrants who perished last month while trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands. Police said in a […]
Interfaith
Social media erupts after Linda Sarsour pushes antisemitic conspiracy in Surfside collapse
(Daily Wire) Women’s March cofounder Linda Sarsour was barraged with criticism after she promoted an antisemitic conspiracy about the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, on Twitter. On June 27, an expert recovery team with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) joined emergency crews […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel plans for migrants to be held in offshore hub (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Cyprus wants EU border agency to stop migrants from Turkey
(AP) Cyprus wants the European Union’s border agency Frontex to step in and prevent the flow of migrant arrivals from Turkey that authorities say have stretched the eastern Mediterranean island nation’s asylum system to its limits. It’s also asking the EU to […]
Crime
Officials had been warned about assassination of Iranian activist in The Hague
(NL Times) An asylum seeker from Iran had warned the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) and possibly also the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) that an Iranian-Dutch activist would be murdered, investigative journalists from Argos and the Danish broadcaster DG discovered. […]
Crime
Supporter of Islamist extremist group investigated by police over ‘jihad’ call (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
U.S. suspects 4,000 cases of fraud in Iraqi refugee program — documents
(Reuters) U.S. authorities pursuing a sweeping fraud investigation suspect some 4,000 Iraqis of filing fraudulent applications for resettlement in the United States as refugees, and they are re-examining cases involving more than 104,000 others, according to State Department reports reviewed by Reuters. […]
Government & Politics
Italy at crisis point as Mediterranean migrant numbers surge nine-fold (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Secret tape from inside Palestine convoy revealed (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Jewish Democratic lawmakers consider condemning Ilhan Omar for likening Hamas to Israel and US
(JTA) Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives met Wednesday to discuss antisemitism. The 25 members of the unofficial caucus ended up fulminating about a fellow Democrat, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for appearing to liken Hamas and the Taliban to Israel […]
Government & Politics
Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there
(AP) Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers departing its shores for Greece. A joint decree from the Greek foreign and migration ministries said the designation applies to […]
Demonstrations
Extreme Islamist group flexes its muscles in UK (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Swiss anti-terrorism law worries rights experts
(Reuters) A Swiss law giving the police new powers to fight terrorism could expose people to torture abroad and risks harming children, human rights and legal experts told Reuters ahead of a nationwide referendum on the law. After a series of attacks […]
Government & Politics
Danish lawmakers approve plan to locate asylum center abroad
(AP) Danish lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of Denmark establishing a refugee reception center in a third country that is likely to be in Africa, a move that could be a first step toward moving the country’s asylum screening process outside of […]
Government & Politics
In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress
(AP) As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. Mounted on the vehicle, the long-range acoustic […]
Interfaith
Muslim group fights anti-Semitism Activist brought respect for diversity, human rights with her when she moved to Canada
(Winnipeg Free Press) Raheel Raza knows that she has undertaken a monumental task. But after spending decades fighting for human rights, speaking up against intolerance, and building interfaith bridges, she is confident that she — a Muslim Canadian woman — is up […]
Children & Teens
Spain returns 6,600 to Morocco, families look for loved ones
(AP) Officials in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, faced complications Friday in reuniting worried Moroccan parents with hundreds of children and teenagers swept up in a diplomatic standoff between Madrid and Rabat over migration and the disputed territory of Western […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus says ‘state of emergency’ over Syria migrant inflow
(AFP) Cyprus said Friday it is in a “state of emergency” because of an inflow of Syrian migrants that has flooded its reception centres, appealing for help from the European Union. Cyprus has this week faced a “daily wave of migrant arrivals” […]
Government & Politics
Palestine advocates slam Biden’s ‘victory lap’ over Gaza ceasefire White House sent an email on Friday highlighting comments from pro-Israel advocates and others praising Biden for role in securing truce
(Middle East Eye) As Palestinians were still looking for survivors under the rubble in Gaza, the White House officially tried to claim victory, citing praise by pro-Israel lawmakers and advocacy groups for President Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis. The administration’s approach […]
Government & Politics
Swiss anti-terror law sparks rights debate, and referendum
(AFP) From the UN to Amnesty, fears abound that a new Swiss anti-terror law, which grants sweeping new powers to police to prevent future attacks, threatens Switzerland’s heritage as a human rights leader. Shocked by the deadly terror attacks in neighbouring France […]