Tag: North Rhine-Westphalia
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Policemen’s Olympics: International special forces compete in Germany
Male-only teams from 48 countries shall find each other in “foam, mud, sweat and water” in the middle of June. As an intellectual challenge, there have already been Sudoku puzzles. Every four years, the German Federal Police invites special units…
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ATM bombers in Germany: More and more “bank robberies of the modern age”
The number of blown-up self-service kiosks at banks continues to increase. Instead of inflammable gas, solid explosives are often used, which also increases the damage to property. These crimes are particularly lucrative in Germany. Interior ministers now call for laws…
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Report in Germany accuses police of “direct brutality” at protest in Lützerath
The police actions around Lützerath two months ago violated the freedom of assembly on several levels, write 14 observers from the Constitutional Rights Committee in a detailed report on the eviction of the brown coal village. They see a fundamental…
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Sanctions from Iran: German police chief on terror list
Iran’s motives remain nebulous. The background is probably the police murder of 16-year-old Mohammed Lamine Dramé from Senegal Tehran is responding to EU sanctions with a list of 34 individuals and organisations from EU states against whom entry bans can…