Tag: Police
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Justice for German journalist: Four racists sentenced for attack on the island of Lesbos
Four years after attacks on a boat carrying refugees and a German journalist in the port of Thermi on Lesbos, four defendants have been found guilty. On 1 March 2020, 50 refugees drifted unmanoeuvrable on a rubber dinghy between Turkey…
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Thousands of expellations every year: German government explains numbers of people losing their right of residence
Around 330,000 people are registered for expellation in Germany. However, only ten per cent of them are still in the country. The number of expellations in Germany has levelled off at a uniform level. This is according to an answer…
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EU Entry/Exit System: Germany scrubs repeatedly postponed launch again
The stability and functionality of the EU’s huge biometric database still cannot be tested. The German government adjourns the launch of the system for an undetermined period of time. The full introduction of the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), which…
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Again incendiary devices and explosions in Cologne, hand grenade discovered under a torched car
After incidents involving incendiary devices and explosives, the police in Cologne are searching again for unknown perpetrators. A similar series occurred two months ago. The investigations were criticised. Following an explosion in a clothing chain shop in the German city…
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Demand for EU directive for refugees: 15 German organisations criticise persecution as “smugglers”
Human rights organisations are calling on the German government to take a stand against the criminalisation of refugees and solidarity in Europe. They are also calling for safe and legal escape routes. 15 human rights organisations based in Germany, including…
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Government plans: German police should get green light for facial and voice recognition on the internet
The German coalition government wants to extend the surveillance rights of the police to include facial and voice recognition on the internet in a fast-track procedure. This should enable networks of suspects to be revealed more quickly. The planned expansion…