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I. English Videos

Tear gas, water cannons deployed as Yellow Vests protest turns violent in Paris

II. English News and Articles

The police ask you to look out for 37-year-old Gökman Tanis (born in Turkey) in connection with the incident this morning at # 24oktoberplein in Utrecht.
Do not approach him yourself, but immediately call the tracking number 0800-6070






Ex-Putin Adviser Who Died in U.S. Had Broken Neck, Report Says
The official ruling was that Mikhail Lesin, 57, died accidentally of blunt force trauma after falling repeatedly in his room while intoxicated
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source: haaretz
source: time





Additional Funding for the Syrian Civil Defense and UN International Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM)
At the direction of the President, subject to congressional approval, the United States intends to provide 5 million US-Dollar for the continuation of the vital, life-saving operations of the White Helmets in Syria and in support of the UN’s International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) which is charged with assisting the investigation and prosecution of persons responsible for the most serious crimes under International Law committed in Syria since March 2011. Today, at the third Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ambassador James Jeffrey publicly announced these contributions. In addition to those made last year, these contributions to the White Helmets and IIIM demonstrate the United States’ commitment and ongoing support for justice and accountability in Syria.
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source: state gov

III. German News in English







EU calls refugee camps on Greek islands "shame on Europe"
Three years ago, Angela Merkel implemented the EU-Turkey Refugee Pact. However, the return of illegal migrants to Turkey is no longer an issue today. And the conditions in the camps of the Aegean defy every description.
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According to the report, in 2018 only one percent of the incoming persons - 322 in total - were sent back to Turkey. It is foreseeable "also in 2019 will not succeed to increase the repatriation rate significantly". One of the reasons for this is that Greece is transferring many people from the islands to the mainland. The result is a "considerable" migration to Central Europe.
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source: welt translate
source: welt

94 percent fewer migrants arrived in Italy - 335 people have arrived since the beginning of the year. In the previous year there were still 5,427 during this time
Rome - In Italy, 335 migrants have arrived from the beginning of the year until 15 March. In the same period of 2018 there were still 5,945. This represents a 94 percent decline, the Italian Interior Ministry announced.
At the same time, the number of repatriations has risen. 1,354 foreigners returned to their homeland, 106 of them voluntarily. The number of migrants arriving in Italy in 2018 dropped by 80.4 percent to 23,370. In 2017, 119,369 migrants had arrived.
Interior Minister and Lega chief Matteo Salvini has closed Italy's ports for rescue vessels of NGOs. Meanwhile, migrants on board smaller boats try to reach Italy. Two boats with a total of eleven migrants were localized on Sunday evening by a police motorboat south of Sardinia. The Algerian migrants, including a minor, are well, Italian media reported.
According to the report, in 2018 only one percent of the incoming persons - 322 in total - were sent back to Turkey. It is foreseeable "also in 2019 will not succeed to increase the repatriation rate significantly". One of the reasons for this is that Greece is transferring many people from the islands to the mainland. The result is a "considerable" migration to Central Europe.
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source: der standard at translate
source: der standard at





Integration of refugees - Husbands forbid women to take language courses
The patriarchal system impedes integration efforts in the district of Aurich.
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source: emder zeitung translate
source: emder zeitung





Detention in Venezuela - Journalist Billy Six is apparently free
He sat for several months in the infamous El Helicoide custody prison in Caracas: Now the German journalist Billy Six has apparently been released from custody - subject to conditions.
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source: tagesschau translate
source: tagesschau
ref:
Billy Six





Police union has its own explanation for receding offenses in Thuringia
The union of the police sees in the declining number of registered offenses in Thuringia above all as a problem regarding insufficent human ressources.
But the fact that the total number of crimes is falling, the union says is due to the fact that fewer and fewer officials are there to take the on the complaint. Who is willing to wait "hours or days for the police to report an offense without offender instructions"? This problem can only be tackled with more officials on the street. Therefore, the state government is called upon to implement the "Pact for the rule of law". Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (Left) had agreed to the paper, but the Budget and Finance Committee of the State Parliament paid no attention to the pact. The GdP demands that this changes as soon as possible.
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source: thueringer allgemeine translate
source: thueringer allgemeine





Estonian foreign intelligence service (Välisluureamet) warns of Islamists
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND ESTONIA 2019
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source: Välisluureamet
The military campaign against IS and the systematic counter-terrorism efforts of European law enforcement agencies and security services made it more difficult for IS to conduct operations in Europe. Nevertheless, Islamic extremists are still focused on organising terror attacks in the West; threat levels remain high in France, Germany, Britain, Belgium, and Spain in particular, due to the high number of potentially dangerous radicals in those locations. In Britain and France, more than 20,000 people are listed as radicalised individuals who are considered a terrorist threat. According to its security services, Germany has 11,000 radical Islamists and 980 dangerous persons with potential for committing a terrorist attack. In Finland, 370 persons who pose a terrorist threat and have either direct or indirect ties with radical Islamist networks or organisations are under surveillance.

In the European Union, the number of arrests on suspicion of terrorist offences has doubled in five years (from 1,056 in 2006–11 to 2,880 in 2012–17), according to Europol. Most of the arrests have been made in France, Spain, Germany, and Belgium. Over the next two years, around 200 persons convicted of terrorist offences will be released from prison in the EU. Given continued radicalisation in prisons, the release of those who have served their sentences will affect European security for years to come. [p.65]






BERLIN / FREIBURG - Parents of the murdered student Maria are Citizens of the Year
Friederike and Clemens Ladenburger, the parents of the murdered Freiburg student Maria, have received the citizen prize of the German newspapers. The couple accepted the award on Wednesday in Berlin.
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source: bnn translate
source: bnn





FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE - Climate-Demo leaves trash at the town hall
About 100 to 200 students from schools in the cathedral city district moved on Friday morning through the Hadersleben city center and thus in the fight against climate change. Their use leaves a clear mark on Rathaus-Platz: Coke cans and paper on the sidewalk - posters on the trees. The cleaning takes over the citizen service.
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source: nordschleswiger translate
source: nordschleswiger


SOUTH-TIROL - After climate demo remains the garbage
More than 2,000 pupils skipped school on Friday to demonstrate in Bolzano for climate protection. However, some of them did not quite take environmental protection as many photos show.
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source: unser tirol 24 translate
source: unser tirol 24