News: Europe
Where is the father of the Manchester Arena bomber? (LINK ONLY)
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United Nations
Children & Teens
EU border restrictions will hit transfers of child refugees — UN official
(Reuters) European border restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus will affect plans to transfer hundreds of children out of “dire and dangerous” refugee camps in Greece, a senior official for the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. European countries including […]
Government & Politics
EU to give migrants in Greece €2,000 to go home
(BBC) The EU says it will pay €2,000 (£1,770; $2,225) each to migrants in overcrowded camps on the Greek islands willing to go back to their home countries. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced the scheme in Athens on Thursday. It […]
Crime
Canada accuses doctor of crimes against humanity for virginity tests on women in Afghanistan
(Global News) Canadian immigration authorities are trying to deport a doctor who performed “virginity tests” on women in Afghanistan, alleging her actions amounted to a crime against humanity. Before crossing the border into Canada to make a refugee claim, Saida Ahmadi worked […]
Children & Teens
Berlin to take up to 100 children from Greek refugee camps
(Reuters) Berlin will take in 80 to 100 children from Greek refugee camps, an official in the German capital said on Tuesday, as concern mounts about migrants amassing on the Turkish-Greek border. European politicians are struggling to agree what to do about […]
Immigration
HRW denounces Greece over migrants held on warship
(AFP) Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on Greece to reverse its “draconian policy” towards over 450 migrants detained on a navy ship docked in Mytilene port in Lesbos. The men, women and children were among those picked up by the […]
Demonstrations
US: Hundreds gather to back Turkish soldiers in Idlib At least 34 Turkish soldiers were martyred in last month’s attack in Idlib, northwestern Syria
(Anadolu) Hundreds of Turks, Syrians and American Muslims living in Los Angeles held a solidarity demonstration for Turkish soldiers in Idlib, northwestern Syria, where they are working to protect local civilians under a 2018 deal with Russia. The event was organized in […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Labour suspends race pioneer Trevor Phillips over Islamophobia claims (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Asylum-seekers, coronavirus collide with complicated results
(AP) No entry, says Hungary. Not all at once, says Greece. Watch out, says Croatia: They might have the coronavirus. This week, thousands of asylum-seekers sit at the intersection of a pair of fast-moving news stories — a spike in migration in […]
Immigration
Greek navy ship on Lesbos houses latest island migrants
(AFP) Greece sent a navy ship to the island of Lesbos Wednesday to house hundreds of migrants who landed on the island in recent days, part of the ongoing surge from Turkey, officials said. A Greek defence ministry source said the migrants […]
Government & Politics
EU backs Greece and rejects Turkish ‘use of migrants’
(AFP) EU members on Wednesday rejected what they said is Turkey’s use of desperate migrants to pressure its neighbours — and strongly backed Greece’s border crackdown. In a statement agreed by European interior ministers meeting in Brussels, the 27 capitals said the […]
Government & Politics
EU promises financial, border help to Greece over migrant surge
(AFP) EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of euros of financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, warning against those wishing to “test Europe’s unity.” Flying by helicopter over the Greek-Turkish border, where thousands of desperate […]
Government & Politics
EU leaders head to Turkey and Greece amid migrant crisis
(AFP) The EU dispatched its highest officials to Turkey and Greece Tuesday, as concern grew over a fresh migrant crisis and accusations that Ankara was trying to “blackmail” the bloc by opening its borders to thousands of refugees trying to reach Europe. […]
Government & Politics
Group of Palestinian Americans endorses Bernie Sanders for president Collection of activists and organisations says Sanders draws attention to the 'injustices of the occupation'
(Middle East Eye) A coalition of Palestinian-American activists and advocacy groups has endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president, lauding the Democratic candidate as a “supporter of justice, equality and human rights for all, including the Palestinian people.” “We call upon all Palestinian […]
Government & Politics
Erdogan threatens Europe with ‘millions’ of migrants
(AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday that “millions” of migrants would soon head for Europe, drawing accusations from EU leaders that he is trying to pressure them into backing his incursions into Syria. Turkey gave the green light to […]
Immigration
Police fire tear gas at migrants in Greece
(AFP) Police fired tear gas at protesting [migrants] on Monday on Lesbos, a Greek island on the frontline of the migrant crisis, an AFP photographer said. Sordid conditions in the camp of Moria, one of the most overpopulated in Europe, triggered the […]
Government & Politics
Greece tries to halt thousands of migrants, sparking UN rebuke
(AFP) Greece struggled on Monday to stop a growing throng of migrants from crossing its border with Turkey, as the UN urged Greece to honour its commitments under international law. Thousands of migrants are massing on the 200-kilometre (125-mile) border — seeking […]
Government & Politics
Greeks fear ‘invasion’ of migrants across Turkish border
(AFP) Greece was on a state of alert Sunday as it faced an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross the border from Turkey, with locals fearing a new immigration crisis. “This is an invasion,” said Giorgos Karampatzakis, mayor of Marassia […]
Immigration
Greek islanders block migrant boat from landing
(AFP) A group of local people on the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday stopped around 50 migrants, including children, from landing their boat after several hours at sea, AFP photographers witnessed. Shouting “Go back to Turkey,” furious locals at the port […]
Government & Politics
Turkey raises migrant pressure on Europe over Syria conflict
(AFP) Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe and warned Damascus would “pay a price” after dozens of Turkish troops were killed inside Syria. Around 13,000 migrants have gathered along the Turkish-Greek border, […]
Government & Politics
‘Are we in Greece?’: Migrants seize their chance in Europe quest
(AFP) Some attempt to cut through a barbed wire fence while others hunt for wood and rocks to throw at police. The thousands of migrants at the Kastanies border town between Turkey and Greece are desperate to reach Europe and furious with […]
Government & Politics
Turkey says will not stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe after troops killed
(Reuters) Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said, as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region. President […]
Demonstrations
Greek island protesters vow to stop new migrant camps
(AP) Protest groups on three eastern Greek islands on Monday begun setting up blockades aimed at stopping the government from building new migrant detention centers. The groups on Lesbos, Chios, and Samos have received broad support on the islands, including from municipal […]
Government & Politics
Rebecca Long-Bailey vows to make it Labour policy to scrap Prevent (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey deports 229 foreign terrorist fighters Migration chief says 75 EU-origin foreign terrorists sent back since beginning of anti-terror operation last year
(Anadolu) Turkey has deported 229 foreign terrorists, 75 of whom are EU citizens, since its anti-terror operation in Syria, an official from the country’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Abdullah Ayaz, head of Turkey’s migration department, told Anadolu Agency that the struggle […]
Children & Teens
Police raids as families of Islamic State still stuck in freezing Syrian camp
(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have raided homes in Sydney and Melbourne in an attempt to gather evidence against some of the 67 family members of Islamic State fighters living in a Syrian refugee camp. The Australian Federal Police has stepped up investigations […]
Clerics & Preachers
Norway to extradite Islamist preacher to Italy
(AFP) Norway’s government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extradite a fundamentalist Islamic preacher to Italy, where he has been sentenced to prison for leading a jihadist network. The 63-year-old Iraqi Kurdish man — known as Mullah Krekar, but named Najumuddin Faraj […]
Children & Teens
Sweden’s largest church supports Jewish and Muslim circumcision
(JTA) Sweden’s largest church is supporting a parent’s right to have nonmedical circumcision performed on boys for religious reasons. The Swedish Church in a document titled “view on male circumcision” asserted that the practice, which is performed by Jews, Muslims and some […]
Demonstrations
Greek island police fire tear gas at protesting migrants
(AFP) Police on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday fired tear gas at hundreds of migrants protesting against tougher new asylum rules, officials said. Brandishing makeshift signs with the word “freedom,” some 2,000 men and women walked out of the overpopulated […]
Government & Politics
Greece wants floating fence to keep migrants out
(Reuters) Greece wants to install a floating barrier in the Aegean Sea to deter migrants arriving at its islands’ shores through Turkey, government officials said on Thursday. Greece served as the gateway to the European Union for more than one million Syrian […]
News: North America
Foreigners from Canada among those captured during fight against ISIS in Afghanistan, UN says
(Global News) Foreign fighters from countries including Canada were captured during an operation against ISIS in Afghanistan last November, according to a report to the United Nations Security Council. The report said the Afghan security forces and Taliban had dealt a severe […]
Government & Politics
‘We are concerned about anti-Semitism in Sweden, there’s no doubt’
(Local) Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven’s visit to Israel included attending a major event to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, but also discussing concerns about anti-Semitism in Sweden today. “Swedish Jews worry about anti-Semitism and do not feel completely comfortable showing publicly […]
Demonstrations
Thousands of Greek islanders protest against migrant camps
(AFP) Thousands of residents on Greek islands hosting large migrant camps kicked off a day of protests on Wednesday, demanding the immediate removal of asylum seekers. The islanders of Lesbos, Samos and Chios staged a general strike, shutting down shops and public […]
News: Europe
‘Really tired’: French IS women languish in Syria camp
(AFP) In an overcrowded desert camp for families linked to the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, a French woman begged for another chance so she and her children could go home. In the same settlement, two other French women were more […]
Children & Teens
Norway populist party quits govt over jihadist spouse’s repatriation
(AFP) Norway’s populist Progress Party said Monday it was leaving the right-wing coalition government over the repatriation of a suspected Islamic State member and her two children last week. “We don’t compromise with people who have voluntarily joined terror organisations. That was […]
Government & Politics
Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls: Erdogan
(AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Europe it could face new threats from terrorist organisations if Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli were to fall. In the article, published on the Politico news website on the eve of a Libya […]
Children & Teens
Two more Australians stripped of citizenship for Islamic State links
(Sydney Morning Herald) Two Australians in Syria have been stripped of their citizenship over links to Islamic State, sparking family concerns about the status of their young children. The stripping of the couple’s citizenship has been backdated to 2016 — before the […]
Children & Teens
Bipartisan group of Kentucky senators introduces bill to ban female genital mutilation
(Louisville Courier Journal) Eleven Kentucky senators introduced a bill last week that would make female genital mutilation, or FGM, a felony offense. Eight Republicans and three Democrats are sponsoring Senate Bill 72, which also advises making law enforcement officers undergo training about FGM, […]
Government & Politics
Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump
(AP) Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. Abbott’s announcement could have major implications for refugees coming to the United […]
Government & Politics
Israel’s UN envoy calls for action against ‘anti-Semite of the year’ Ilhan Omar The congresswoman sparked controversy last year by making statements that Jewish groups and her congressional colleagues called anti-Semitic
(Haaretz) Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, on Monday encouraged “action” against U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, directly meddling in American politics. Taking to Twitter, Danon referred to the right-wing Stop Antisemitism organization that “just named Congresswoman Omar its 2019 anti-Semite […]
Cemeteries & Funerals
Inquiry into charity Islamic Centre of England that called Iran’s Soleimani a martyr (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
French philosopher: ‘Left-wing Islamism and antisemitism have a future’ One of France’s most important philosophers and a widely recognized public intellectual, Alain Finkielkraut, sounded strong alarm bells over the rise of left-wing Islamism and radical antisemitism.
(Jerusalem Post) One of France’s most important philosophers and a widely recognized public intellectual, Alain Finkielkraut, has sounded strong alarm bells over the rise of left-wing Islamism and radical antisemitism. “In France, it [antisemitism] is part of the extreme left and a […]
Children & Teens
Denmark blocks return of ISIS fighters’ children stranded in Syria Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said children should remain with their parents, who are not welcome in Denmark
(National-UAE) Denmark will not allow the return of about 30 children whose parents travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for ISIS, the country’s prime minister said. Mette Frederiksen, the leader of the left-wing coalition government, said allowing children into Denmark would […]
Government & Politics
Channel migrants: More than 60 people found on Boxing Day
(BBC) More than 60 migrants have been picked up while attempting to cross the Channel in small boats. Forty-nine people in four boats were met by Border Force and brought to England, while a further two boats were dealt with by French […]
Government & Politics
German parliament calls for full ban of Hezbollah activities
(AP) Germany’s parliament passed a resolution Thursday calling for a national ban on the activities of Hezbollah and for the Lebanese militant group to be put on the European Union’s terrorist list. Mathias Middelberg, the spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in […]
Children & Teens
Plans to halt female genital mutilation can be ‘effective,’ MSPs told (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Thirty Britons believed to be among Isis fighters held in Syria (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Britain is country worst affected by terrorism in EU, study reveals (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Lawmakers ask State Department to investigate Jamaat-e-Islami’s U.S. affiliate for terror financing
(IPT) Three U.S. House members have asked the State Department to investigate a prominent New York-based Islamist network and its charitable arms for possible terror financing. In a Nov. 1 letter to the State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales, U.S. Reps. […]
Children & Teens
Scottish FGM law won’t racially profile, Scots minister insists (LINK ONLY)
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