Tag: Justice
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Kobanê anniversary in Kiel: Political motive in knife attack against Kurd in German city?
Kurdish organisations are demanding a thorough investigation after a knife attack and are warning against depoliticisation. Whether the perpetrator really sympathises with the IS is now being investigated. Following a knife attack on a Kurdish activist in the German city…
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As a wanted in the Budapest complex, Zaid A. faces EU arrest warrant, but is protected in Germany as Syrian refugee
Zaid A. from Nuremberg handed himself in in Cologne on Monday. The Syrian and six other anti-fascists are facing extradition to Hungary. However,they are demanding a fair trial in Germany. Anna Busl is a specialist lawyer for criminal and migration…
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Justice for German journalist: Four racists sentenced for attack on the island of Lesbos
Four years after attacks on a boat carrying refugees and a German journalist in the port of Thermi on Lesbos, four defendants have been found guilty. On 1 March 2020, 50 refugees drifted unmanoeuvrable on a rubber dinghy between Turkey…
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Frontex should no longer hand over refugees to Libya: Lawyers act against the transfer of location data
Because Frontex also informs the Libyan Coast Guard about boats that are not in distress at sea, refugees are taking action against this practice at the EU. Frontex defames this as “publicity”. Two weeks ago, Frontex confirmed that the number…
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Bringing back Maja T. is legally impossible: German extradition to Hungary causes criticism in Berlin legal committee
Despite an instruction from the Federal Constitutional Court, the judiciary in Dresden had a person from the left-wing scene wanted on a warrant handed over to the Hungarian police. Now there is a threat of a repeat offence. Despite instructions…
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Surveillance technology from Saxony: Secret facial recognition in five German federal states
In various German states, the police in Saxony have set up a covert camera at the side of the road to identify suspicious persons driving past. Now there are details about the technology, which was first revealed in Berlin. Investigators…