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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on citizens to take a stance against violence following a series of attacks on politicians in the lead-up to the European elections in June. "Violence threatens democracy, and that is why we must stand together as citizens against it," the Social Democrat told around 180 guests at a talk organized by German media organization Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) in Potsdam near Berlin on Saturday. The chancellor's comments come following a brutal attack on the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) leading candidate for the European elections in the state of S...
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German federal and state interior ministers on Tuesday agreed on the need for tougher penalties for violent crimes targeting politicians and volunteers ahead of upcoming election campaigns. The ministers discussed policing measures and weighed tightening criminal law in talks called after an attack on a German lawmaker last week. In order to send "a very clear signal," the security authorities and also the judiciary must ensure swift and consistent proceedings and penalties, Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Tuesday evening after a video conference arranged following the inciden...
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A 47-year-old politician, from the Green Party, was attacked by two people while putting up election posters in the eastern German city of Dresden. Shortly afterwards, police officers arrested a 24-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man as suspects, Dresden police said on Tuesday evening. A police spokesman did not initially identify the attackers. The male attacker pushed the politician aggressively around 6:50 pm (1650 GMT), and insulted and threatened her, police said. He is also said to have torn down two election posters. The 24-year-old woman reportedly joined in and spat at the politician...
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German federal and state interior ministers agreed on the need for tougher penalties for violent crimes targeting politicians and volunteers ahead of upcoming election campaigns on Tuesday. They discussed policing measures and weighed tightening criminal law in talks called after an attack on a German lawmaker last week. In order to send "a very clear signal," the security authorities and also the judiciary must ensure swift and consistent proceedings and penalties, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Tuesday evening after a video conference arranged following the incident in Dresden. If cr...
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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Berlin's senator for sports Iris Spranger have expressed their outrage at fan violence which marred Saturday's fourth-tier football game between BFC Dynamo and Energie Cottbus, injuring 155 police officers. "155 injured police officers is the terrible aftermath of these massive riots. Such violence destroys sport. I wish the injured officers a speedy recovery," Faeser wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. Spranger told reporters: "I totally condemn it. "BFC now has tell us what it is going to do with its fan base. This is taxpayers‘ money that we ha...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Ilya Vityuk, a high-ranking official in the SBU intelligence service, amid allegations of corruption. The decree was published on the Ukrainian president's website on Wednesday without giving a reason. Vityuk was head of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) cybersecurity department. Ukrainian media had previously published investigations in which it was reported that Vityuk's wife bought a luxury flat in the centre of Kiev. Vityuk had already been placed on leave before his dismissal. Zelensky has vowed to pursue a rigorous fight against ...
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World Cup-winning coach Vicente del Bosque has been appointed head of a state supervisory commission which will oversee the Spanish football federation (RFEF), which is facing allegations of corruption. The 73-year-old - who became world champion with Spain in 2010 and won the European Championship in 2012 - will lead the "Commission for Supervision, Normalization and Representation," Sports Minister Pilar Alegría announced on Tuesday. The commission, which was announced last Thursday, is intended to restore the reputation and image of Spanish football in the coming months. Del Bosque embodies...
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Two Russian journalists who also work for Western media outlets have been remanded in custody in Russia on extremism charges related to their alleged connection with a group founded by the late leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. One of the journalists is a cameraman who also worked for the US-based Associated Press news agency. According to the AP, he was arrested in the northern Russian region of Murmansk. The news agency said it was "very concerned" about the arrest. Another journalist who had also worked for several foreign news organizations was also detained in Moscow, as r...
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The European Parliament voted in Strasbourg on Thursday to set up a new body for ethical standards to combat corruption in European Union institutions and monitor rules on lobbying and corruption. The agreement was reached between the eight main EU institutions, each of which has still to sign it. To date they have monitored their own affairs internally Parliament was prompted to act by the December 2022 Qatar corruption scandal that saw Belgian prosecutors investigating Greek politician Eva Kaili, who had served as one of the parliament's 14 vice presidents since the start of that year, along...
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Three local radio journalists in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost have been detained for allegedly broadcasting music and taking phone calls from female listeners, a media watchdog reported on Wednesday. In a statement, the Afghanistan Journalist Centre (AFJC) expressed concern and demanded their immediate and unconditional release. The detained journalists are Ismail Sadat of Naz Radio, Wahidullah Masoum of Iqra Radio, and Ihsanullah Tasal of Walus Ghag Radio, all apparently held since Monday. Taliban officials have not confirmed the detentions. Typically the detention of journalists b...
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