Tag: Finland
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“The attack is broader, it didn’t start with Budapest nor with the Antifa Ost case”
The antifascist Rexhino “Gino” Abazaj explains about his arrest, right-wing politics and leftist struggles in Europe Interview: John Malamatinas, Matthias Monroy You were born in Albania, then lived in Italy, and were eventually arrested in Finland. What were you doing…
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Von der Leyen on ‘weaponisation of migration’: From now on, refoulement of refugees is allowed
The EU Commission has published a communication according to which states are authorised to pushback refugees to Russia and Belarus if they ‘use migration as a weapon’. This opens the floodgates for even more human rights violations. On Wednesday, the…
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Further repression against Antifa in Budapest complex in Germany
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a female activist in Bavaria for attacks on right-wing extremists in Budapest. A woman in Thuringia is wanted for a similar offence. On Monday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested 29-year-old activist Hanna…
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Antifa trial: Germany has no problem with human rights in Hungary, Police in Finland arrest another wanted person
On this year’s “Day of Honour”, participants in Budapest once again displayed National Socialist symbols without any punishment. The German Federal Police prevented six right-wing extremists from leaving the country. Across almost all parties, politicians in Italy are appalled by…
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Frontex threatens to withdraw from Spain after border agency introduced new command structure
Once again, the government in Madrid is at odds with Frontex over competences. One mission has already been cancelled as a result. EU funding is also at stake. The EU border agency is threatening to end its operations in Spain…
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European Court of Justice: Controls at the Schengen borders may not be extended arbitrarily
Some EU members still control their internal borders excessively. However, exceeding the time limit of six months is incompatible with the Schengen Borders Code. Governments and the EU Commission must now react. The lifting of internal border controls is often…