Tag: North Rhine-Westphalia
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Church asylum in Germany defended: Deportation of Syrian refugee stopped
A German foreigners authority wanted to deport a Syrian to Malta. 150 people therefore protested at the site of his sanctuary in a church in Darmstadt. The Mainz-Bingen foreigners authority from Rhineland-Palatinate stopped the deportation of 35-year-old Syrian Abderrahman G. from a so-called church asylum on Thursday. After the expiry of a deadline in the […]
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Focus in Saxony: Germany-wide again significantly more right-wing extremist marches
Most recently, 400 people celebrated the attack on refugees at a demonstration in Sebnitz The political gatherings organized from the right-wing scene in Germany have tripled compared to the previous year. In the first half of 2022, 35 Nazi marches were recorded nationwide. In the same period this year, there were already 110 such events. […]
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Six people drowned in the English Channel: Last week was this year’s peak of crossings
Rescue operations in the English Channel are said to have been swift after Saturday’s accident. However, because of another case, the trial of seven members of the responsible control center in northern France will begin soon. At least six people died early Saturday morning while trying to reach Great Britain with an inflatable boat from […]
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German anti-terrorism exercise: Police and military practice together in Bavaria
In “AlpenTEX”, the German Armed Forces and the state police are training for a terrorist emergency. Actually, the Federal Police would be called in for this, but they have been specifically written out of the exercise scenario. For two days, the German Armed Forces and the police trained in Füssen, Bavaria, to counter terrorist threats. […]