Tag: Military
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Little-noticed new law now requires German men under 45 to get military clearance before going abroad

Since January 2026, men up to the age of 45 have been required to seek permission from the Bundeswehr before leaving Germany for more than three months – regardless of any conscription status or military contact. A nearly unnoticed amendment…
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New UN report documents systematic crimes against migrants in Libya – but EU Commission keeps own findings secret

A new UN report from Libya describes arbitrary detention, abduction, sexual violence against women, men and children, and the forcible interception of boats in the Mediterranean. The EU Commission appears largely indifferent. The United Nations office in Libya published a…
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Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks

Finland held an exercise last week on the pushback of migrants at three closed border crossings with Russia – with the participation of Frontex, a paramilitary gendarmerie force and border guards from Estonia. Finnish border troops held an exercise last…
