Italy pursues talks with European and Libyan leaders after leaving over 600 rescued migrants stranded at sea. In a meeting in Tripoli with Libyan deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq and interior minister Abdulsalam Ashour on 25th June, Italy debated plans to open new processing centres in Libya. Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini made the trip to Libya shortly after concluding an emergency meeting in Brussels on 24th June with 16 … Read more →
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Trump separates 2,000 children from parents
UN: “A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD” US IMMIGRATION POLICY SEPARATES 2,000 CHILDREN FROM PARENTS 18 June 2018 Close to 2,000 children have been forcibly removed from their parents or guardians since the initiation of America’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy on 19th of April 2018. Attorney general Jeff Sessions announced the new policy, which stipulates Depart of Homeland Security (DHS) officials must now refer all cases of … Read more →
The Daphne Project
The stories people wanted to hide will not be hidden The shockwaves caused by the murder of investigative Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia continue to be felt strongly across the world. No more strongly than by her bereaved family, who continue to fight for an independent and thorough investigation into their mother’s death. Caruana Galizia was a prominent investigative journalist in Malta, known for her exposés on cases of high-level … Read more →
Prevent Programme Recieves Increased Powers
One day after the one-year anniversary of the London Bridge attack, Sajid Javid has announced plans to support and expand the powers of security services to combat terrorism in the UK. The Prevent programme, which is aimed at tackling the threat of radicalisation, will be reinforced through changes that will declassify information on “subjects of concern” so the data can be shared throughout the various British security agencies. The government … Read more →
Nigerian Military Accused Of Rape
Boko Haram, an extremist militant organisation, has long tormented north-east Nigeria, subjecting people to torture, rape, extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and the killing of hundreds of people. A new Amnesty International report reveals that the Nigerian Army and local vigilante groups have also terrorised local civilian populations. The conflict with Boko Haram has left over 30,000 dead and has forced approximately 1.8 million people out of their homes since its … Read more →
Indonesia Toughens Up Anti-Terror Laws
The Indonesian Parliament approved, on the 25th of May 2018, tougher anti-terrorism laws to tackle the rise of Islamist extremism in the country. Lawmakers reviewed a 2003 anti-terrorism law after a bomb attack and coordinated suicide bombings, executed in the city of Surabaya, took the life of 30 people on the 13th on May. The deadliest attack in Indonesia in nearly two decades. The terrorist attack was carried out by … Read more →