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EU mission in Kosovo rocked by corruption allegations
"The EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo, Eulex, is fighting to maintain credibility after allegations of bribe-taking and attempts to gag press." See: EU mission in Kosovo rocked by corruption allegations (euobserver, link) Read More
UK-EU: Migrant rescue operations must be stopped at earliest opportunity – minister – James Brokenshire defends ending rescues in Mediterranean, saying they encourage migrants and lead to more deaths
"his defence attracted the fiercest criticism from across all parties, with some MPs comparing it to turning back the Jewish “Exodus” refugee ships and the Kindertransport trains in the second world war. Labour’s official spokeswoman, Read More
UK: Tameside TUC’s In-depth Report on Blacklisting
"OUT today is Tameside TUC's study of blacklisting in the British building trade. This unique 52-page A5 book concludes our research into blacklisting stretching back for over a decade of struggle by a group of Read More
EU: AN EXAMPLE OF NEO-COLONIALISM? FRONTEX
See: Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community Joint Report (AFIC) - 2013 (4MB, pdf) and: 2012 Report (pdf) Parts have been censored. Frontex, the EU Border Agency, under the hat of the external role of internal security, extends Read More
Islamophobia, loyalty and the treason debate
"As the coalition government considers a revival of treason laws, sections of the media are hunting for national traitors and their fellow-travellers." See the link: Islamophobia, loyalty and the treason debate (Institute of Race Relations, Read More
EU: “Hot Returns”: When the state acts outside the law – Legal Report
"Images, witnesses and other numerous sources with evidential value accredit the practices that have been coined as “hot returns” in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and the small islands under Spanish sovereignty. In this Read More
UK: Police investigated woman after she questioned handling of mother’s death – Data protection request reveals Sussex force compiled dossier on internet activities of bereaved academic
"Police investigated the political beliefs of a grieving woman – including her views on human rights and the war in Afghanistan – after she complained about the police’s handling of the death of her mother." Read More
UK: Britain’s immigration system in chaos, MPs’ report reveals – IT failures cost £1bn, 50,000 asylum seekers are missing and new backlog is building up, according to public accounts committee
"Evidence of waste and poor management within Britain’s immigration system has been laid bare by a parliamentary report which reveals that failed IT systems are to cost up to £1bn while officials cannot find 50,000 Read More
UK: Edited spy policy papers released in Libyan rendition case – Lawyers representing two Libyan victims of rendition criticise edited way documents are to be released
"Edited versions of secret documents relating to the conditions under which lawyers’ or journalists’ phones and emails can be intercepted are to be released by the government in a case brought against the intelligence services Read More
EU: Document sets out EU “concept” for military drone use
A document recently made public by Statewatch sets out how drones could contribute "to joint operations in EU-led military operations and military missions" and sets out "basic guidelines on tasks and the environment in which Read More