Category: Articles
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Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue
The EU Commission supports the Libyan Coast Guard financially and with equipment. In at least five cases, the units have used firearms in maritime distress cases outside their territorial waters. Once again, the Libyan Coast Guard has threatened people in…
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EU Arrest Warrant: Last Italian G8 prisoner again not extradited from France
For the third time, a court in France rejects the Italian arrest warrant for the anarchist Vincenzo Vecchi. The 49-year-old Italian is to be imprisoned for summit protests in 2001. France’s prosecution can appeal one last time. More than 20…
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Attack with stones in the West Bank city of Nablus: A German tendency to drama
The alleged German “tourist” Gerald Hetzel is travelling with right-wing extremists in Israel Last week, two Germans were apparently attacked by stone-throwers in the West Bank city of Nablus. The young men were travelling in an Israeli rented car, which…
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German Data Protection Commissioner finds numerous deficiencies in surveillance
Even police and secret services are not always convinced of the usefulness of their large databases. There is also criticism of licence plate scanners and surveillance technology from private manufacturers. On Wednesday, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Ulrich…