Lacking evidence, Germany releases Syrian terror suspects
22 November
[IsraelTimes] German authorities are releasing six Syrian men detained on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, saying there’s insufficient evidence to keep them in custody. The suspects — Syrian citizens aged between 20 and 28 who arrived in Germany as asylum-seekers in 2014 and 2015 — were detained Tuesday in raids on eight apartments across the country. They were accused of preparing an attack on unidentified “public target in Germany”. Neither weapons nor explosives were found.
News agency dpa reported that Frankfurt prosecutors said Wednesday that checks on the men’s cellphones hadn’t immediately yielded strong enough evidence to keep them in custody. Investigators also didn’t find evidence that the suspects were members of the Islamic State group, though they do believe there are ties with IS.
Spain defends holding hundreds of migrants in jail
22 November
[TheLocal.es] Spain on Tuesday defended holding in prison nearly 500 migrants who arrived in the country by boat. Following criticism by rights groups, the Spanish government said it was due to a lack of space at immigration detention centres.
"We feel it is better that the migrants be held in a centre with the latest technology, with sanitary facilities, showers, heating, beds, sports areas than to put them in camps like in other countries," Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido told radio Onda Cero.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 17,687 migrants reached Spanish shores by boat between January 1 and November 15, compared to 5,445 during the same period in 2016. Italy received 114,000 migrants during this period, and Greece around 25,000.
Closed borders boost people smuggling across Balkans
22 November
[DW] Refugees continue to cross the Balkan route into Europe that the EU-Turkey deal was meant to cut off. Smugglers show the way. Marianna Karakoulaki and Dimitris Tosidis report from Chios, Thessaloniki, Belgrade and Sid.
Veiled Islamist Activist Arrested in Burqa-Ban Vienna
21 November
[Breitbart] Swiss Islamist activist Nora Illi was briefly detained by police in Vienna after she and three other women wore full-face Islamic veils in the centre of the city where wearing the garment is banned.
Spanish police arrest suspected Isis recruiter in Melilla
21 November
[TheLocal.es] Spanish police have arrested a 21-year-old man in North African enclave Melilla for carrying out indoctrination on behalf of Isis. The operation in which he was arrested is still ongoing, and statements will be heard from two further people who expressed support for Isis after being indoctrinated by the arrested man, they concluded.
Investigators found that the man took exceptional security measures in order to avoid being detected by police, maintaining private profiles on social media and avoiding public comments in favour of Isis, only showing his support in private meetings designed to indoctrinate others.
The Spaniard was also in direct contact with people convicted for being part of Isis who indoctrinated then sent fighters from Melilla and Morocco to conflict areas.
France to take in refugees rescued from Libya by UN
20 November
[AlAhram] France will be the first to welcome African refugees evacuated from Libya to NIger by the United Nations refugee agency, French officials announced Monday. After experiencing appalling living conditions at camps in the north African country, the refugees were taken to Niger on November 11 by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where they have been looked after. The 25 Eritreans, Ethiopians and Sudanese -- including 15 women and four children -- should reach France "at the latest in January," the interior ministry said.
A further 47 refugees who were already living in Niger will also be taken in by France.
Norwegian man sentenced to more than 7 years for joining ISIS
20 November
[Ynet] A Norwegian court has sentenced a 34-year-old man to seven and a half years of prison for joining the Islamic State group and fighting alongside the terror group in Syria. Kristian Michelsen traveled in November 2014 to Syria, where he took part in various ISIS training schemes and weapons training. He was arrested by Turkish authorities in 2016 on the Turkish-Syria border and handed over to Norway. Michelsen has acknowledged being welcomed by ISIS members on arrival to Syria but denied the court's charges, saying he soon had second thoughts on joining the group.
500 Migrants Cross Mediterranean to Spain 46 Boats
18 November
[Breitbart] Spanish authorities say around 500 migrants have been saved by rescue boats as they attempted the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from Africa.
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22 November
People across the West increasingly feel like they are “strangers” in their home countries, with Italy leading the pack.
Soros-Linked NGO Demands EU Accept 540,000 Migrants From ‘Poor Countries’
22 November
European Union (EU) nations should take more than half a million refugees currently living in third world camps, according to an open borders NGO with close links to globalist billionaire George Soros.
Migrants Paying People Smugglers for Luxury ‘All-Inclusive’ Travel to Spain
22 November
People smugglers in Morocco are now offering African migrants an “all-inclusive” smuggling package which includes a flight to Casablanca and passage to Spain. Despite the slowdown of the Libyan migrant route, people smugglers have continued to operate their businesses by
Residents of Swedish ‘No Go Zone’ Suburbs Afraid to Leave Their Homes
21 November
Almost half the residents in many troubled no-go zones in Sweden say they are too afraid to leave their homes in the evening and at night due to rampant violence and criminality.
French Postal Service Refuses to Deliver to Migrant ‘No Go Zone’ Citing ‘Danger to Staff’
20 November
French courier Chronopost has announced that it will not deliver any packages to the heavily migrant-populated Seine-Saint-Denis suburb on the outskirts of Paris because the area is too dangerous.
Orbán to EU: ‘Hungarian Model Is Working and We Won’t Change It’
20 November
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told a European Union social summit that the Hungarian model on the economy and migration is working “and we Hungarians don’t plan on replacing it”.
Report: Migrants Make up Half of Norwegian Welfare Recipients
19 November
Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie has raised alarm bells after a report has revealed that migrants account for half of the welfare beneficiaries in the country.
Seeing The Effects of Mass Migration in Western Europe Turns Young Poles Populist
18 November
In a piece perpetuating the perception of annual independence day celebrations in Poland as a “far right” festival, Britain’s Guardian newspaper has inadvertently identified an unexpected side effect of European free movement of labour — the growth of populist-right ideas among young Poles.
Islamists Barge Into French Monastery During Prayers, Demand Nuns Convert To Islam
18 November
Two Islamist men barged into the Carmelite Verdun monastery late last week during evening prayers in which they told the nuns to convert to Islam or go to hell. The two men were described as being in their thirties and both
Three German Cities Ban Asylum Status Migrants From Settling
18 November
The German region of Lower Saxony has barred migrants with asylum status from settling in three of its cities claiming that they want to prevent problems with integration. Migrants with asylum status will not be allowed to settle in the
Radical Islamist Migrants Allowed to Walk Free Thanks To Court Appeal
17 November
Despite being suspected of having links to international terrorist organisations like the Islamic State, a procedural issue has prevented Italian authorities from arresting five Tunisian migrants, even as the Islamic State makes fresh threats against Rome. Authorities in Turin initially requested
Big Brother: Mass Migration Forces Sweden Police to Install Hundreds of No Go Zone Microphones to Detect Crime
17 November
Stockholm police announced a plan to place hundreds of microphones in the Järva area of Stockholm in order to automatically alert authorities to crimes in progress as they can identify screams and other sounds.
‘Davos Man’: Mass Muslim Migration Makes Europe More Secure
16 November
Third world migrants have ‘greatly helped’ economies in Europe, and can help prevent violent extremism, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Migration chairman Dr. Khalid Koser MBE.
Court Rules Districts Must House Sex Offender Migrants
16 November
A German court has ruled that municipalities must accept migrants convicted of sex offences who have been sent to them even if they are at risk of reoffending.
Brussels ‘Youths’ Riot, Attack Police, for Second Time in Less Than a Week
16 November
Thirty-one “youths” were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday at the Place de la Monnaie after the second riot in less than a week broke out in the Belgian capital.
Asylum Applications Down 43 Per Cent as Austria Focuses on Deportations, Border Security
16 November
The Austrian Interior Ministry has reported that the number of asylum applications in the country has gone down by 43 per cent as the government has become more focused on border security and increasing deportations.
Sex Attacks Almost Double in Berlin ‘No-Go Zone’
16 November
The number of sex attacks in the no-go zone of Alexanderplatz, Berlin, has almost doubled over the past year.
Afghan Asylum Seeker ‘Serial Sex Attacker’ Arrested
15 November
A 21-year-old Afghan asylum seeker was arrested in the Austrian city of Linz after luring a woman to a local park where he struck her down and raped her.
Sweden: ‘It Doesn’t Matter if Rapists Are Migrants, Only that They’re Men’
15 November
Sweden’s justice minister has rejected a proposal by the Moderate party to record the ethnic backgrounds of sex attackers saying the only thing that matters is that they are men.
United Arab Emirates Accuses Germany of ‘Lax’ Control over Radical Mosques
15 November
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Culture, Youth, and Social Development Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al Nahyan has slammed the German government for having “lax” control over who preaches at mosques.
Asylum Seeker Sentenced for Lewd Public Acts in Front of Women and Children
14 November
An Eritrean asylum seeker in Germany has been sentenced to a year and three months in prison after being found guilty of exposing himself and masturbating in public in front of women and a 12-year-old girl. The 27-year-old asylum seeker
Europol to Tackle Migrant Routes Under Leadership of New Conservative-Populist Austrian Government
14 November
Austria is set to take control of the European police agency Europol and has vowed to increase resources into tackling human trafficking rings smuggling migrants into Europe.
Failed Asylum Seeker Causes Airport Chaos, Flights Grounded
14 November
A failed asylum seeker set to be deported caused chaos at Hamburg airport after he ran from authorities, delaying or grounding many flights in the process as they thought he had escaped onto the runway.
Fashion Mogul Karl Lagerfeld Slams Merkel for Inviting ‘Worst Enemies’ of Jews to Germany
14 November
Noted German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld slammed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on French television saying she had invited the “worst enemies” of the Jewish people to Germany during the migrant crisis.
Hungary PM: ‘United States of Europe’ Plotters Using Mass Migration to Create ‘Post-National, Post-Christian’ Super-state
14 November
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has warned that the elites plotting a United States of Europe are using mass migration to engineer a post-Christian, post-national super-state.