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Europe
 Facebook is slammed by UN agency for allowing video of refugees allegedly being abused and held to ransom to remain on social network for months 25/08/17 [DailyMail] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) say some 260 refugees are being held and abused in Libya, with the footage posted on Facebook to extort money from their relatives. Spanish police bust Nigerian sex slave ring operating in Benidorm 25 August [The!ocal.es] Spanish and Finnish police, with the help of European law agencies, have arrested 24 members of a suspected prostitution ring preying on young Nigerian women, Europol said Thursday. Spanish police arrested the gang members in several Spanish cities, but its leader was taken into custody in Helsinki. The victims were recruited in Nigeria and trafficked to Spain via Libya and Italy. The women were smuggled to Spain where they were told to seek international protection and asylum "so that they could work for the criminal organisation without problems in the event of being identified by the police," Europol said. Austria strengthens border checks with Italy despite lower migrant arrivals 25 August [TheLocal.at] Austria has diverted three of four lanes on the A13 motorway (Die Brennerautobahn) – 25 kilometres away from the Italian border – and has placed soldiers at a frontier railway station. Hundreds of cars and trucks coming from Italy have been stopped and searched on the A13 motorway, according to a report in Italian daily Repubblica. At least 15 soldiers are also on duty at Matrei am Brenner train station, checking passenger and cargo trains arriving from Italy, claims the daily. It added that two women and six men, from West African nations Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, were found alive hiding in the empty fuel tank of a train, normally reserved for liquified gas. Austria recently announced it would send army back-up to help police its borders. The measures are in response to efforts by illegal migrants to enter Austria from Italy. Between 700 and 1,000 illegal immigrants are stopped in Tyrol every month, states a report in German newspaper zeit.de. Official Austrian government statistics show that the number of asylum applications more than halved from 88,000 in 2015 to 42,000 in 2016. Hungary suspends diplomatic ties with the Netherlands over accepting colonists 25 August [DW] Hungary has recalled its ambassador in The Hague. The move comes in response to remarks made by the Dutch envoy, in which he compared Budapest's efforts to "create enemies" to those of the "Islamic State" jihadist group. In an interview published Thursday in the Hungarian opposition magazine 168 Ora, Scheltema lambasted Hungary's unwillingness to take part in the EU's plan to relocate asylum seekers, expressed concerns over corruption and press freedom in the country, and decried the Orban government's campaign against billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros. However, what most enraged Budapest was when he drew parallels between the Hungarian government and the so-called "Islamic State" jihadist group. Swiss woman charged with being 'jihadi tourist' 25 August [TheLocal.ch] An alleged ‘jihadi tourist’ who tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State is charged with supporting terror groups and will be tried in Switzerland’s federal criminal court, the public prosecutor has said. In a statement, the Swiss attorney general’s office said it had filed an indictment against the 30-year-old Zurich woman, a Swiss national, for offences under the federal law that bans terror groups including Isis. In December 2015, the woman, with her four-year-old child, attempted to travel to Syria via Greece and Turkey in order to join Isis, the authorities allege. The woman was prevented from continuing her journey by the Greek authorities and then arrested at Zurich airport on her return to Switzerland in January 2016. EU Admits Failure to Deport Fake Asylum Seekers ‘Pull Factor’ for Illegal Migrants 24 August [Breitbart] The European Union’s (EU) failure to deport the vast majority of illegal migrants arriving by boat is a “pull factor”, encouraging the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean, a Brussels official has conceded. How did terror cell behind Spain attacks avoid detention? 24 August [TheLocal.es] The jihadist cell behind last week's twin attacks in Spain was built around a "guru", like a cult, went completely offline to avoid detection by anti-terrorist police, and recruited siblings, experts said. Among the dozen suspects are four sets of brothers. Yves Trotignon, a former member of La Belle France's anti-terrorist authorities, noted that the set-up featuring relatives was also seen among the perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York or the March 11, 2004 train bombing in Madrid. Norwegian asylum centres capacity to be reduced by further 1,600 24 August [TheLocal.no] Norway’s Directorate of Immigration (Utlendingsdirektorat, UDI) has said that it will close 17 asylum centres across the country. The closures encompass 1,610 places at asylum centres, of which 320 are earmarked for unaccompanied minors arriving in the country, according to the report. “The basis for this is that UDI has far too much available capacity. This is a result of 31,000 asylum seekers coming [to Norway] in 2015, compared to just 3,460 last year. That is a reduction of over 27,000 asylum seekers,” UDI’s regional director Stig Arne Thune told NRK. “If arrivals in Norway remain low, I wouldn’t rule out further reductions." Vandals deface a Spanish mosque with racist graffiti as right-wing radicals let off flares amid a spate of anti-Islamic assaults following Barcelona terror attack 20 August [DailyMail] The targeting of the Seville mosque happened just hours before right-wing radicals with flares attacked a mosque in the Andalucian city of Granada (pictured) two hours drive east.
26 August Prosecutors in Belgium have opened nearly 200 investigations against people suspected of terrorism-related offences since the beginning of this year, local media has reported. Hungary: After Barcelona, EU Leaders That Can’t Guarantee Security Have ‘No Place’ in Politics 24 August Conservative Hungary has declared that EU politicians not up to the task of securing the continent’s safety “have no place among the leaders of Europe” following recent terror attacks. Barcelona Attack Mastermind Was Supposed to Be Deported – But Judges Blocked It 23 August Reports suggest Abdelbaki Es Satty, the imam thought to have acted as the Barcelona terror attack’s mastermind, should have been deported from Spain in 2014 after completing a prison sentence — but judges accepted this would breach his human rights.
26 August A young couple from Poland were subjected to a “brutal and beastly attack” by four men suspected to be African migrants on a beach in Rimini, Italy. The 26-year-olds were taking an evening stroll on their last night in the popular Cubans in Serbia ‘Had No Choice’ But Migrate to Europe After U.S. Border Closed 26 August Cuban migrants waiting in Serbia to enter EU territory have claimed they “had no choice” but to make the trip after then-U.S. President Barack Obama revoked Cubans’ special migration status at the beginning of this year. Swedish Municipality Buys Children Burkinis For Swimming Lessons 26 August The Swedish municipality of Hässleholm has purchased several “burkinis” for young Muslim girls saying that it allows them to participate in school swimming lessons. Days After Turku Killings, Finns Admit They Have Lost Track of 5,300 Asylum Seekers 25 August Finland has lost track of thousands of asylum seekers like the one who killed two and injured eight in the city of Turku on August 18th. EXPOSED: Facebook Hosts People Smuggling Ads and Illegal Migration Groups 25 August Facebook is hosting people smuggling advertisements, with gangs offering to take migrants to Europe and America, make them fake passports, and traffic them across the European Union (EU). Britain Under Siege: 56,000 Illegal Migrant Interceptions at the Border in 2016 25 August Illegal migrants made more than 56,000 attempts to breach Britain’s borders from French ports and terminals in 2016 German Supermarket Empties Shelves of Foreign Products to ‘Fight Racism’ 25 August The Edeka supermarket in Hamburg has removed all foreign products from its shelves in a stunt which it claims highlights racism and diversity. Rejected Asylum Seekers Have 73 Per Cent Chance of Remaining in the EU 24 August Officials figures show that fewer than a third of failed asylum seekers to Europe are actually removed, which exacerbates the migrant crisis by encouraging bogus refugees. Swedish Anti-Mass Migration Podcasts Taken Down by Soundcloud for ‘Hate Speech’ 24 August Several Swedish language podcasts have been removed from the audio website Soundcloud after the company emailed users telling them they had broken their “hate speech” terms of service. Poland Refuses to Take Any Muslim Migrants After Latest Terror Attacks 24 August The head of the Polish National Security Office has announced that the country will not be taking in Muslim migrants after the latest terror attacks in Spain saying poorly integrated Muslim communities allow terrorism to foster. Hungary Emulates Israel by Offering Refuge to Ethnic Hungarians Worldwide 23 August Viktor Orbán plans to introduce an Israel-style Law of Return for ethnic Hungarians worldwide, so they have a place of refuge from countries where the security situation has deteriorated due to unchecked Islamism or failed left wing policies. Libya: ‘Terrorist Elements’ Among Arrivals as Italy Warns Mass Migration ‘Unravelling’ Europe 23 August Ministers in Italy have accused the EU of turning its back on them as the migrant crisis threatens to unravel “the social and democratic fabric” of the country — and Libyan leaders are warning of terrorists amongst those making the journey. Syrian Accused of Sexually Molesting Ten-Year-Old In Vienna Swimming Pool 22 August A 42-year-old Syrian man has been accused of sexually molesting a 10-year-old girl at a swimming pool in Vienna after the child complained the man had grabbed her inappropriately. Asylum Seekers Banned from Cultural Centre After Violence and Sex Assaults 22 August The town of Plauen in Saxony has banned asylum seekers from attending a disco at the local cultural centre after a number of violent incidents and sex attacks on young girls. Police Find Rocket Launcher and Other Weapons in French No-Go Zone Suburb 22 August French police discovered a cache of weapons over the weekend, including a bazooka, in the no-go Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis only a day after young men had robbed officers of their weapons in the same suburb. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-27 |
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