Austrian asylum centre hit by Molotov cocktail

November 27, 2016 Article

Presidential election campaign posters of far right Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer and Alexander Van der Bellen, who is supported by the Greens, are pictured in Vienna, Austria, November 8, 2016. Posters read "for Austria, with heart and soul. So help me God", "only together we are Austria". REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Unidentified attackers threw a Molotov cocktail against the wall of a refugee centre near Vienna, Austrian newswire APA reported on Sunday. A police spokesman told APA a beer bottle filled with a flammable liquid was ignited and thrown, leaving scorch marks on the wall. Nobody was injured. The incident was being investigated by regional police

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Three California mosques receive hateful letters mentioning Trump

November 27, 2016 Article

Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would “cleanse” the United States of Muslims have stirred fears among congregants, a community leader said on Saturday. Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the letters were identical and

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Anti-Jihadi Frog Account Linked to Racist Pokemon Stickers in London

November 26, 2016 Article

Anti-Muslim Account Highlights Batches of Stickers to be Distributed

We have been aware of the fact that the ‘Anti-Jihadi Frog’ account (@bad_sweary_frog) has become a nexus for far right extremists and anti-Muslim haters to congregate around and this activity has been ongoing for a significant period of time. The account has been promoting what can only be described as hatred towards Muslims for years

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90

November 26, 2016 Article

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts [...]

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How the latest Britain First propaganda targets the ‘local English homeless’

November 25, 2016 Article

Following some recent leadership turmoil, the far-right street defence organisation and political party Britain First, have tried a new form of ‘outreach’. A small number of party members, led by interim leader Jayda Fransen, who was convicted of wearing a uniform for a political purpose and a religiously aggravated charge earlier this month, spent time in

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Wildfires tear across Israel, Netanyahu calls arsonists ‘terrorists’

November 25, 2016 Article

Wildfires tore across central and northern Israel on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee the city of Haifa, as leaders blamed arsonists [...]

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French Jewish leaders criticise Fillon over fundamentalism comments

November 24, 2016 Article

Jewish leaders criticised French presidential frontrunner Francois Fillon on Wednesday for suggesting Jews had in the past not wanted to respect the country’s rules. Fillon, [...]

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Obama issues final Thanksgiving wishes as president

November 24, 2016 Article

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday (November 24) wished Americans a happy Thanksgiving in his weekly address. Obama urged his countrymen and women to [...]

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Neo-Nazi terrorist Thomas Mair given whole life term for Jo Cox murder

November 23, 2016 Article

The neo-Nazi terrorist Thomas Mair has been found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. The jury also found the 53-year-old guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to commit and indictable offence. And for the possession of an offensive weapon. Both weapons were used to shoot and stab Mrs Cox outside

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Turkey’s AK Party to review controversial bill on underage marriage

November 22, 2016 Article

Turkey’s ruling AK Party is withdrawing a proposed bill on underage marriage for further consultations, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday, after opposition and [...]

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