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Statewatch News Online: Germany: Amazon’s former private security firm with neo-Nazi employees is one of many, say reports
Germany Amazon's former private security firm with neo-Nazi employees is one of many, say reports 20.02.2013A documentary aired by German TV channel ARD on Thursday night (14 February) about online shopping firm Amazon's operations in Read More
Statewatch News Online: EU: Plans emerge for the collection of personal data outside European borders to obtain "comprehensive situational awareness and intelligence support"
EU Plans emerge for the collection of personal data outside European borders to obtain "comprehensive situational awareness and intelligence support" 30.10.2012At the end of 2011, EU institutions and Member States began work to increase Read More
Statewatch News Online: Italy/Libya: Refugee day and the agreement with Libya: let’s not repeat the mistakes of the past
Italy/Libya: Refugee day and the agreement with Libya: let's not repeat the mistakes of the past 22.06.2012 ASGI [Associazione di Studi Giuridici sull'Immigrazione] expresses its deep concern and great bewilderment about the agreement/recorded document sealed Read More
Statewatch News Online: UK: HAS THE COALITION ADOPTED THE DATABASE STATE?
UK Has the coalition government adopted the database state? "Up to now NO2ID has had reason to be pleased with the new government. It may not have moved as certainly or as far as we Read More
Statewatch News Online: Italy-Tunisia: Allowing someone to live or letting them die: Italy contravenes European Court of Human Rights instructions by deporting Tunisian
Allowing someone to live or letting them die Italy contravenes European Court of Human Rights instructions by deporting Tunisian by Gabriella Petti Six days have passed since Mourad Trabelsi's expulsion, yet we know nothing about Read More
Statewatch News online: Developing the European surveillance society: German proposal on police access to Eurodac data
Developing the European surveillance society: German proposal on police access to Eurodac data Following-up the Commission's communication of 2005 on so-called 'interoperability', the German delegation to the Police Co-operation Working Party of the Council has Read More
Statewatch News Online: UK – Criminal justice and immigration bill 2007
UK: Criminal justice and immigration bill 2007 Introduction The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2007 is the 55th bill of its kind introduced by the Labour government since 1997. Currently in the committee stage in Read More
Statewatch News Online: Spain / Euskadi: ETA issues second ceasefire statement
Spain/Euskadi: ETA issues second ceasefire statement Full-text of the second statement made by ETA on 23 March 2006 [unofficial translation by Statewatch] MESSAGE FROM EUSKADI TA ASKATASUNA TO THE BASQUE PEOPLE Through this Declaration, ETA, Read More
Statewatch News Online: Speech by head of MI5 on international terrorism
UK: Head of MI5 warns of the need to erode civil liberties in the fight against terrorism Below is the text of a speech given by the Director-General of MI5 (the UK's Security Service) in Read More
Statewatch News Online: US: Report on airline passenger screening
US: Report on airline passenger screening A report from the US Congressional Research Service on "Airline Passenger Prescreening and Counter-terrorism" highlights the different approaches being taken by the USA and the EU. There are three Read More