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A judge has given an Afghan man a lighter-than-usual sentence for raping an 18 year-old girl to avoid the man losing his refugee residency status. The normal sentence is 24 months in prison but the man was given only...
The Greek government has announced that by the end of September it will move 2,000 asylum seekers from its widely criticised and overcrowded Moria camp. The announcement came ahead of the informal EU summit in...
The use of facial recognition surveillance is becoming widespread across Europe, and those who stand to lose the most are law-abiding citizens, not criminals.
A decade ago, it was the mass deployment of CCTV cameras across public spaces across the world. Now, it's facial recognition surveillance. Test yourself on how much you know about this technology and its threats to your freedoms and rights.
Klaas Dijkhoff, leader of the parliamentary faction of the ruling VVD party, announced that he is leaving the Roman Catholic Church in a critical open letter addressed to Archbishop Wim Eijk . "I choose love...
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After a secretive July decision by the 14 European Parliament (EP) vice-presidents to go with minimal transparency over MEPs' expenses, on Tuesday Livia Jaroka, the EP's vice-president responsible for access to...
The Bulgarian government is unanimously opposing any EU sanctions against Hungary, defense minister Krasimir Karakachanov stated on Wednesday. The Bulgarian minister reacted after the Government sided with Hungarian...
Amsterdam city council wants child asylum seekers who have been living in the Netherlands for more than five years to be able to stay in the country, arguing it is now their home. The council called on Mayor Femke...
Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country's domestic intelligence service, has been released from his post and been made a secretary at the Interior...
Hungary's procedure to prevent ill-treatment is ineffective, a report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has concluded. The report is based on...
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