Tag: Police
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25 years of anti-terror laws: Germany and the EU responded to 9/11 with a new era of “pre-emptive” policing
The surveillance powers Germany introduced after 9/11 were meant to be temporary. Twenty-five years on, they have become the rule rather than the exception – from a database exempt from data-protection limits to a “Gefährder” concept now headed for EU…
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Frontex now stations ship and surveillance vehicles in English Channel – and still tolerates pushbacks in the Aegean
Frontex is expanding its presence along the French coast as crossings of the English Channel remain high. At the same time, the agency is under renewed scrutiny over an incident near the Greek island of Ikaria in which 27 people…
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Secret services in some countries operate explosive drones via SIM cards. Now the technique hits Germany
Explosive drones are increasingly being controlled via mobile networks, making them harder to detect. Ukraine demonstrated the technology in Operation “Spiderweb”, Israel in Iran. Now the threat appears for the first time in Germany. Two weeks ago, a bus driver…
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Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard
The peace process launched in Turkey with the PKK’s self-dissolution is historic. In Germany, however, the will to prosecute the Kurdistan Workers’ Party remains unbroken. On Monday, the Turkish parliament passed far-reaching amnesty provisions for members of the Kurdistan Workers’…