A lot of fuss about 26 seconds: After sharp criticism of his video “The Salafism Trap,” the Bavarian Interior Ministry deleted the clip from its social media channels after just two and a half hours at the beginning of September. A few days later, at an interreligious conference, Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) apologized to … Read more
11. August 2024 SPÖ debates how to deal with Islamism © APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER Following the Lower Austrian SPÖ leader Sven Hergovich, the Burgenland state party is also calling for tougher action against Islamism. “We need a national action plan, an effective strategy to combat violent Islamism at its roots,” said the red parliamentary group leader … Read more
According to the Pentagon, Austin spoke on Sunday evening (local time) with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant by phone about American troop deployments as a security measure – to increase the protection of US forces, strengthen Israel’s defense capabilities and for the purpose of deterrence and to defuse tensions in the region, it was said. … Read more
Australia has raised its terror alert level from “possible” to “probable.” Intelligence chief Mike Burgess told reporters on Monday that the reason for this was a rise in “extremist ideologies.” There are no signs of an imminent attack, but there is an increased risk of violence in the next 12 months, Burgess said. “The Australian … Read more
The new Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed the officers. The emergency services have his full support in taking action against extremists who attack police officers and try to stir up hatred. This was announced by his spokesman after a meeting with several cabinet members. The riots are seen as the first test for the social … Read more
Terrorist assault in Moscow in March 2024. (Terrorist, Terrorist assault, Russia, Moscow) EFE/EPA/VASILY PRUDNIKOV The variety of extremist crimes dedicated in Russia grew by 55% over the previous six months, the Committee of Instruction Russian Following a gathering to overview the final semester led by its president, Alexandr Bastrikin. «The variety of extremist crimes dedicated … Read more
Leipzig (dpa/sn) – Many thousands of people demonstrated against the AfD and for democracy in Leipzig on Sunday. A police spokeswoman spoke of a large crowd and did not rule out a five-digit number of participants. According to a dpa reporter, the market square was overcrowded and people were also crowding into the side streets. … Read more
Offenbach (dpa/lhe) – Around 2,000 people took to the streets in Offenbach on Sunday against right-wing extremism. The action under the motto “Demo against the right – no foothold for fascism” started peacefully, as the police announced around midday. The organizers had originally expected only 50 participants and increased the number of registrations several times … Read more
In Dresden on Sunday, hundreds took to the streets against right-wing extremism and for democracy. In the afternoon they marched through the old town with posters and banners such as “Colorful against Brown”, “Vote out nationalism” and “Nazis out of parliaments”. According to the police, around 950 people took part in the demonstration. There were … Read more
Current media reports confirm: Vienna’s compulsory schools have a problem with extremism and violence. Instead of round tables and expensive individual projects, comprehensive prevention is needed! Vienna (OTS) – “Teachers have been reporting to us for months about the increasing grievances in Vienna’s compulsory schools. “Prevention of extremism and violence in schools must be permanent, … Read more