Tag: Switzerland
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Racial profiling almost doubled: Left party calls to unjustified checks at German borders
The number of undocumented entries detected by the Federal Police fell drastically in 2024. At the same time, the number of suspicionless checks almost doubled. In 2024, the Federal Police carried out 6.1 million checks at German borders, more than…
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Planned EU biometrics system turns into disaster: Delay of six months may lead to massive follow-up problems
With the Entry/Exit System, the EU member states want to create a huge database with fingerprints and facial images. Nothing will come of this for the time being. A phased implementation is also not very realistic. The introduction of a…
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Şengal delegation stopped at Munich airport: Order justified with “foreign policy relations of Germany”
Five members of a delegation were stopped by the German Federal Police on their way to a commemorative event marking the 10th anniversary of the IS genocide against Yezidis. The justification raises questions. Five self-described “young” members of a delegation…
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New Schengen Border Code leads to 70 % more warrants and alerts stored by German police in SIS
European police authorities have always used the SIS primarily for migration defence. A change in the law is exacerbating this trend. Specific checks with searches are also on the increase. The number of entries in the Schengen Information System (SIS)…
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Water cannons to neighboring countries: Germany leads cross-border support against mass protests
Dutch police spray demonstrators off the street with German water cannons. This cross-border cooperation has been a unilateral tradition for 20 years. For days, tens of thousands of activists have been blockading the government quarter in The Hague following a…
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“Ibiza Affair”: EU-wide arbitrary justice by Viennese Police and Justice, files show
How investigators from Austria overstretched European mutual legal assistance Last week, the German magazine Correctiv published the first interview conducted by Julian Hessenthaler in freedom. The private investigator is believed by authorities from Austria – so far without proof or…