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Anti-Semitic hate crimes spike to record high in European country

The surge in incidents came after violence erupted between Israel and Palestine in May 2021 The Community Security Trust’s (CST) Antisemitic Incidents Report for 2021 found that anti-Jewish hate crimes hit the highest annual total ever recorded, with a 34% spike in cases.   On Thursday, the antisemitism monitoring group reported 2,255 incidents, marking the first […]

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Brazilian senators ask high court to BAN President Bolsonaro from social media after bogus claims Covid shots are linked to AIDS

Senators in Brazil have filed a request with the country’s Supreme Court, asking justices to issue an order suspending President Jair Bolsonaro from social media after he claimed Covid-19 jabs were linked to AIDS. On Tuesday, the Covid Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) approved a request from opposition parliamentarians to sanction the president’s use of social […]

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Spain’s High Court agrees to extradite Venezuela’s former spy chief Hugo Carvajal to the US

Former Venezuelan general and Hugo Chavez ally Hugo Carvajal will be extradited to the US to face drug-trafficking charges after failing to gain political asylum in Spain, the Spanish High Court said on Wednesday. The former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence was arrested last month by Spanish authorities while he was hiding out in Madrid, […]

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Dutch PM receives extra security on high alert over fears of Moroccan Mafia kidnapping plot – media

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has reportedly received extra security after the appearance of “spotters” in his vicinity sparked fears of a potential Moroccan Mafia kidnapping plot. Citing “well-informed sources” on Monday, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that suspicious “spotters” who are believed to be affiliated with the Moroccan Mafia, also known as the Mocro […]

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TikTok & Twitter trolls in France’s crosshairs as education minister intervenes in bizarre high school cyberbullying campaign

French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has urged schools to “reinforce vigilance” against a cyberbullying campaign high-school seniors are waging against incoming juniors on TikTok and Twitter under the hashtag #Anti2010. Some French sixth-graders born in 2010 will start secondary school this autumn, and they’ve reportedly been bombarded in recent weeks with abusive posts on TikTok […]