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After rising in Hesse and Bavaria
Scholz is “concerned” about the popularity of the far-right in Germany

November 9, 20235 mins

The rise of the extreme right in the elections in the states of Bavaria and Hesse raised concerns among German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as well as non-governmental organizations, about the repercussions of this result on the democratic development in the country and human rights, especially the rights of immigrants. “We should be concerned about this,…

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Including minors and pregnant women
A new eviction of two thousand migrants from a camp in northern France

November 7, 20235 mins

French police evicted a camp that was housing about two thousand people, including many families and unaccompanied minors, in the north of the country, where immigration trips to the United Kingdom depart, while human rights activists fear that the health conditions of asylum seekers will deteriorate, with the arrival of winter and falling temperatures. On…

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Europol announces the arrest of part of a migrant smuggling network in Bulgaria

November 2, 20233 mins

The European Law Enforcement Agency – Europol announced that it helped the Bulgarian authorities dismantle a migrant smuggling network active on the Balkan route, and is considered part of “the largest criminal network for smuggling migrants from Turkey to Western Europe via Bulgaria and Serbia.” Europol said that large sums of money and documents proving…

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A setback for Meloni’s controversial decree
An Italian court releases 5 Tunisian immigrants and exempts them from paying a fine

November 1, 20234 mins

A judge in the Catania court released six Tunisian immigrants who were detained under a new, controversial Italian decree, in a deportation center in Sicily, after they were unable to pay the required fine, noting that the decree violated European law. Media reported that the decree of the far-right Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, regarding…

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Among them 10 minors
The Spanish Coast Guard rescues 280 migrants from drowning off the Canary Islands

October 30, 20233 mins

The Spanish Coast Guard announced the rescue of 280 migrants from drowning, who were on board a boat that had been spotted earlier off the Canary Islands. Emergency services said on Tuesday, October 3, that the rescued migrants included ten minors, who made this journey on a single boat through one of the most dangerous…

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Germany accuses two Syrian individuals of planning an attack on a church in Sweden in response to the burning of the Quran

October 29, 20233 mins

German prosecutors accused two Syrian brothers of planning an ISIS-inspired attack on a church in Sweden due to incidents of Quran burning in the country. SVT channel reported that the German authorities in the German city of Hamburg brought charges against the two Syrian brothers, who were arrested in a security operation last April. According…

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Germany is negotiating migration agreements with 6 countries

October 25, 20234 mins

The German government is currently negotiating with at least six countries regarding concluding immigration agreements, enabling it to return people who have no right to stay there to their countries of origin, while observers have questioned the effectiveness of this measure given the scarcity of asylum seekers coming from at least two of these countries….

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Despite increasing incidence of discrimination against them
On the “Open Day”… Muslims of Germany engage in dialogue with all sects

October 24, 20234 mins

The “Open Mosque Day” event has become an annual tradition that Islamic communities have celebrated for twenty-five years, coinciding with the Day of German unity, as an expression of the integration of the Islamic community into society, despite the high incidence of discrimination against them. German media reported that the Central Council of Muslims in…

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Germany: Unidentified persons assaulted a young man wearing an Islamic prayer cap in Neukölln

October 23, 2023October 23, 20232 mins

German police reported that unidentified persons assaulted a 34-year-old young man in Berlin Neukölln on the evening of Sunday, September 24, leading to his transfer to the hospital with a broken nose, in a new episode of discrimination, hatred, and anti-Muslim behaviour in Germany. The “Amal, Berlin!” website reported that the young man was hit…

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Survivors of the migrant boat sinking disaster sue Greece for negligence

October 19, 20233 mins

After surviving the deadliest boat sinking disaster in the Mediterranean Sea in recent years, survivors of the incident have filed a lawsuit against Greek authorities for negligence in protecting the lives of migrants. The boat sank off Greece in June while carrying between 400 and 750 people from Pakistan, Syria and Egypt. Only about 104…

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Now in 75 schools… teaching the Islamic religion in German schools

October 18, 20234 mins

More than 3,000 students receive Islam lessons in the German state of Lower Saxony from 52 teachers qualified for this task, which places the Islamic religion lesson in second place in the state’s schools after the Christian religion as a school subject. The state Ministry of Education announced on Monday, September 18, that ten years…

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A new blow to racism
The German Interior Minister bans a neo-Nazi association

October 17, 20233 mins

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser banned a far-right association called “Hammerskins Deutschland,” noting that the ban was a strong blow to right-wing extremism and racism. The German government recently announced an increase in the frequency of politically motivated attacks on shelters for asylum seekers in the first half of this year compared to last year….

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