2 Feb 2012 Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) has reacted against a pamphlet produced by the German justice ministry which labels the PVV a ‘right wing populist’ party. The brochure states that right wing populist parties could be a breeding ground for terrorism, and mentions Wilders twice by name. Wilders…
The Toronto Star – January 20, 2012 The Canadian Conservative government has launched a new office meant to promote religious freedom worldwide through a foreign policy focus to aid oppressed religious minorities in places such as Egypt, Pakistan, China and Iran. But in the months since the federal election, when the Office of Religious Freedom…
10 November 2011 A study commissioned by the Netherlands home affairs ministry indicates that in municipalities with higher concentrations of Moroccan residents, police have had contact with an average of 38.7 percent of youngsters and men between the ages of 12 and 24. The study indicates elevated levels of crime figures among young Moroccan girls.
News Agencies – May 6, 2011 Police in Morocco arrested three people for a cafe bombing in the tourist city of Marrakesh on April 28 that killed 16 people, and said the chief suspect showed “loyalty” to al-Qaeda. The three suspects were all Moroccans, the official news agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying. Most…
January 26 2011 More imams and fewer Christian chaplains are to be hired for work in the Dutch prison system. A story in Trouw reveals an internal justice ministry document showing that 12 of the current 32 positions for non-religious posts providing advice to inmates are to be eliminated. At the same time, the number…
