Half of ‘dangerous’ Islamists in Germany no longer considered a threat: report
18 December
[TheLocal.de] The German security services believe that around half of the 720 people who are classified as “dangerous Islamists” do not actually pose a particular terror threat, the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported on Monday. At the same time, the security services concluded that the other half of those classified as dangerous pose a high risk.
The information comes from a new form of analysis conducted by Germany’s 16 state police services and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). The security services used the Radar-ITE system for their analysis, which was developed by the BKA and Swiss scientists.
Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has said that the security services have foiled three terror attacks this year. According to the SZ, 50 “dangerous” Islamists have been deported so far in 2017.
The BKA hopes that the system can help Germany's overstretched police services to focus on the people most likely to pose a terror threat. German Police Union (GdP) chairman Oliver Malchow on Monday said, “The police need around 24 officers for a round-the-clock observation. We simply have neither the capacity to do this.”
French Court Strikes Down Law Against Visiting Pro-Jihad Websites
17 December
[Breitbart] French courts have scrapped a law that would see those who visit pro-Jihad websites fined or put in in prison saying that such laws would damage the freedom of communication. The law, which criminalises the act of visiting websites liked
Switzerland expels French-Tunisian man over terror fears
16 December
[TheLocal.ch] Swiss police said on Saturday they had expelled a person facing criminal charges in Switzerland for suspected links to a terrorist group, over fears he poses a threat to national security.
Bilal is a French-Tunisian national in his 40s who was working as a taxi driver when he was arrested in Geneva last June. He had reportedly attempted to travel to Syria with his family and also helped recruit others to join the jihadists there.
He was released from Swiss detention last Wednesday and has since been sent back to France, where he is also facing criminal charges, the Tribune de Geneva daily reported.
Hundreds of Islamic State ‘Foreign Fighters’ Have Returned to Europe
16 December
[Breitbart] An estimated 40,000 people travelled from around the world to take up arms for the Islamic State group as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
| I have seen estimates that as many as 25,000 were killed there. |
15 December
[TheLocal.ch] A 31-year-old woman from Winterthur who tried to travel to Syria with her small child to join Islamic State (IS) is standing trial under Swiss anti-terror laws.
Six common questions people have about refugees in Germany
15 December
[TheLocal.de] In which the answers are not nearly as comforting as someone hoped.
German naval vessel rescues more than 100 migrants off Libyan coast
14 December
[DW] A Bundeswehr vessel has rescued 102 migrants off the coast of Libya. In a dramatic few days of rescue missions, a further 50 migrants were airlifted after being stranded in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece.
The German navy has been patrolling the Mediterranean crossing from northern Africa into Europe since May 2015 as part of an EU mission dubbed "Sophia." In that time, German troops have rescued some 22,000 migrants trying to make it across from Libya to Italy.
As Europe scrambles to stem the flow migrants arriving on its shores, data published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN's migration agency, has reported a drop in the number of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Compared to the 273,000 migrants that landed between January and August 2016, only about 121,000 arrived during the same period this year.
| The number would drop even further, were the German navy and other idiots to return those people to the Libyan shore instead of taking them where they were deliberately too poorly equipped to go. |
13 December
[TheLocal.dk] A 22-year-old Danish-born man has been sentenced to five years in prison after travelling to Syria to fight for the Islamic State terror group. The man’s passport has also been seized by authorities.
The man, Anis Laraba, has Algerian heritage and was born and raised in Denmark. He was an 18-year-old upper secondary school student when he travelled to Syria in 2013 and joined the armed group. Laraba was found to have participated in battle on the side of Isis, thereby breaching Danish terror laws.
He travelled to the Middle Eastern country with a second Danish citizen, Enes Cifti, who has been convicted of similar offences. Cifti was the first Danish-born person to be stripped of his passport when his case was taken to the Supreme Court in November this year, with Laraba now receiving the same punishment.
Laraba was also linked to a radical Danish group known as Kaldet til Islam (Called to Islam).
What a complete lock-up! Calais wall built to stop UK-bound migrants from crossing the Channel is fitted with UNLOCKED doors along its length
13/12/17
[DailyMail] The multi-million pound barrier runs half a mile along the N216 motorway near the French port town's ferry terminal.
Refugee helpers in Germany sued for helping refugees
12 December
[DW] German refugee helpers who guaranteed the living costs of Syrian refugees are being forced to pay back costs by job centers. Refugee organizations say people are being punished for showing humanity.
| In which certain Germans fuss because it turns out posturing is expensive. |
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18 December
Brussels has said that Europeans must accept mass migration from the third world as the “new norm”, warning that neither walls nor policies will allow any part of the EU to remain “homogenous and migration-free”.
Muslim Women Cause Havoc at Swimming Pool, Threaten Employees
18 December
Staff at a swimming pool in Hanover, Germany, have faced threats after telling Muslim women not to wear jeans or street clothes, dye their hair, or leave large amounts of rubbish in the pool during Friday “women’s days”.
Syrian Asylum Seeker Pair Murdered By Another Migrant In Knife Attacks
17 December
A 37-year-old Syrian asylum seeker has been arrested in the Dutch city of Maastricht after stabbing two other Syrians to death. and wounding several others. The Dutch police claim that they are not investigating the attacks, which took place on Thursday night,
Sweden Forced to Raise Retirement Age To Pay For Mass Immigration Policy
17 December
The increasing costs of population growth in Sweden, driven almost entirely mass migration, have forced the government to seriously consider raising the national retirement age to pay for the additional costs.
EU Deeply Divided On Migration As Austria’s New Chancellor Rejects Migrant Quotas
16 December
Austria’s incoming Chancellor and current Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has rejected migrant redistribution quotas, as the European Union remains deeply divided on migrant issues following a summit this week.
POLITICO: Let Refugees Work at European Commission
15 December
Newly arrived migrants would be helped better integrate if they were given jobs assisting in the governance of Europe, POLITICO has claimed.
Reuters: Germany — Migrants Must Learn More About Holocaust
15 December
Newly arrived migrants should learn more about the Holocaust in their integration lessons, a German politician has said as Europe experiences a rising tide of anti-Semitic incidents. Reuters reports: More emphasis should be placed on the Holocaust in integration courses
Research: Anti-Semitic Attitudes Common Among Asylum Seekers
15 December
German researcher and historian Günther Jikeli has found that anti-Semitic attitudes are common among asylum seekers as the federal government’s Facebook page was inundated with anti-Semitic messages this week.
Germany to Fund Surveilance Along Tunisia-Libya Border to Catch Extremists, Migrants
15 December
Germany is pouring money into the creation of electronic surveillance systems along Tunisia’s eastern border, designed to prevent extremists and migrants from slipping across into the country from neighboring Libya, a government spokesman said Friday. Tunisia stepped
Anti-Mass Migration Central European Nations Volunteer €35 Million To Reinforce EU Borders
15 December
The four central nations that comprise the Visegrad group (V4) have set aside 35 million euros to help European Union (EU) member states protect the political bloc’s external borders against illegal mass migration. The four countries that make up the Visegrad group,
Reuters: Finnish Presidential Candidate Would Take Nation Out of EU, Tighten Immigration Rules
14 December
The presidential candidate of the Finns Party — who were in government under a coalition deal until June — would take Finland out of the European Union if elected, she has said.
EU at War with Itself as Commission Brands Proposal to End Migrant Quotas ‘Anti-European’
14 December
The European Union has descended into vicious infighting as it continues to struggle with the migrant crisis, with the President of the Council and the European Commission at each other’s throats.
Cologne To Distribute ‘Tolerance’ Wristbands to Combat New Year’s Eve Sex Attacks
14 December
The city of Cologne has announced they will be handing out “respect” wristbands to encourage understanding between individuals on New Year’s Eve and prevent the kind of sex attacks that occurred in 2015.
Hungary Rejects Europe’s ‘Limitless and Permanent Migrant Quota’
13 December
In a stinging new op-ed, Hungarian government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has accused the European Parliament of surreptitiously removing all limits to the European migrant quota, effectively making it “limitless and permanent.”
Public Overwhelmingly Reject ‘Soros Plan’ for Mass Migration to Europe
13 December
The Hungarian government has received millions of notarised responses to its National Consultation on the ‘Soros Plan’ for mass migration, with the public rejecting it overwhelmingly.
Migrants Buying Ready-Made Fake ‘Cover Stories’ To Fool Authorities In Approving Asylum Claims
13 December
People smugglers and others have been selling asylum seekers “fake stories” in order to better improve their chances of getting a positive asylum claim in Europe. A new report claims that asylum seekers from Iran have been buying cover stories
63-Year-Old Migrant Arrested For Molesting Children As Young As Seven At Swimming Pool
13 December
A 63-year-old Iranian asylum seeker was arrested in the German town of Öhringen after being accused of sexually molesting three young children including a seven-year-old boy. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, is said to have occurred at a public swimming
Claim: Newly Arrived Migrants Arrested For Swedish Synagogue Attack
12 December
Three men have been arrested for the attempted firebombing of a Swedish synagogue in Gothenburg, and according to a far-left group all three are recent asylum seekers from Syria and Palestine.
German Police Union Boss: Politicians Give Empty Words Against Antisemitic Incidents While Migrant Policies Make It Worse
12 December
German police union head Rainer Wendt blasted German politicians in the wake of anti-Semitic protests over the weekend, saying that despite their condemnations of their migrant policies have made the problem of anti-Semitism worse.
Austrian City Labelled Radical Islamic Extremist ‘Stronghold’
12 December
The southern Austrian city of Graz has been labelled a “stronghold” of radical extremism after a report revealed half of the mosques in the city are suspected of preaching radical Islam.
Asylum Seeker Who Escaped Psychiatric Hospital Committed Over 50 Crimes in 14 Months
12 December
Authorities in Germany have released new information regarding a dangerous asylum seeker who fled a psychiatric hospital in October, saying he committed more than 50 crimes over a period of only 14 months and is still on the loose.
Wilders: The Pew Report on Muslim Migration to Europe is a Wake-up Call — It is Time to Get Tough
11 December
The bell is tolling for Europe. All the warning signs are turned on red. A demographic catastrophe is in the making. If Europe fails to make a stand, its Judeo-Christian civilization is about to be blown away.
‘Asylum Seekers’ Using Fake Passports To Enter Germany Up 70 Percent
11 December
The number of migrants attempting to enter Germany by aeroplane using forged or fake passports has increased by 70 percent in the second quarter of this year, as they try to get out of crowded Greek camps.
Geneva Bans Burkini in All Public Swimming Pools
10 December
The government of the Swiss city of Geneva have effectively banned the Islamic swimwear known as the Burkini.