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UK: Man dies after Wiltshire police fire Taser at him
"A man has died after police fired a Taser at him during an incident at a property in Wiltshire. Officers were called to an address in Warminster shortly before midnight on Wednesday after reports that Read More
EU: Commission won’t apologise for Oettinger’s ‘racist and homophobic’ speech
"The European Commission today (31 October) repeatedly refused to apologise for, or investigate, racist and homophobic remarks made by Germany’s EU Commissioner in a secretly-filmed after-dinner speech. Günther Oettinger described Chinese ministers visiting Brussels as Read More
Scotland must carry out it own probe into undercover policing, says Pitchford Inquiry participants
"THE Scottish Government should initiate its own public inquiry into undercover policing, key participants in the UK Government’s probe into the practice have said. The Pitchford Inquiry was set up in England and Wales to Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (31.10-16-1.11.16)
Greece: Refugee flows increased in late October, data shows (ekathimerini.com, link): "Refugee flows to Greece increased 54 percent between October 24 and 30, compared to the previous week, according to data released by the International Read More
UK: Invisible fathers of immigration detention in the UK
"The British state has regulated relationships between its citizens and certain foreigners since at least the Colonial era. Today’s border controls continue to police people’s intimate lives and retain sexist and racist assumptions." See: Invisible Read More
Human & humanitarian smugglers: Europe’s scapegoat in the ‘refugee crisis’
"These five observations offer entry points into the moral complexities of human smuggling and the legal imperative of decriminalising humanitarian acts of the facilitation of irregular entry. Ultimately, if the EC intends to provide recommendations Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (29-30.10.16)
EU European Commission: latest State of Play: "Relocation" statistics from Commission (27.10.16): - 17,012 offers of places in the EU of 160,000 needed (from 25 countries) - relocations from Italy 1,411 out of 39,600 - Read More
German Federal CriminalPolice trains secret services in Egypt on monitoring extremism on the Internet
"The Federal Ministry of the Interior is stepping up its cooperation with Egypt in spite of persecution against the opposition, abuse, torture and death sentences. What is more, the Federal Criminal Police Office is cooperating Read More
Private Eyes: The Little-Known Company That Enables Worldwide Mass Surveillance
"It was a powerful piece of technology created for an important customer. The Medusa system, named after the mythical Greek monster with snakes instead of hair, had one main purpose: to vacuum up vast quantities Read More
CETA signature ignores Agreement’s flaws
"On 30 October 2016, Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will be signed between Canada and the European Union. The text includes special rights for corporations, new obligations on so-called “intellectual property rights” and measures which Read More