Tag: Police
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Why has the US seized Autistici/Inventati servers in Amsterdam? There are several possible reasons
The seizure of a server belonging to the Italian tech collective Autistici/Inventati in Amsterdam raises questions about the US campaign against left-wing groups in Europe. One possible explanation lies in the powers of the National Security Agency, which could allow…
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Frontex wants to bring Ukraine closer to Schengen accession, with an “emergency exercise” also planned at the border
Under a new three-year project, the EU Border Agency is training Ukrainian border guards, funding equipment and linking Kyiv’s border centre to Eurosur – yet it insists this is neither an operation nor a mission. Whether Frontex staff will work…
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German Police break up Kurdish commemoration in Hannover during ongoing peace process
While thousands of people in Turkey, Kurdistan in Europe are publicly mourning deceased Kurdish fighters, an event in Hannover has been broken up by police. This happens at a time when a peace process is opening up new political possibilities.…
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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…