Farkhunda was a 27-year-old Afghan woman, was preparing to be a teacher, she was brutally beaten with stones and sticks, dragged on the ground, thrown from a roof, run over with a car and burned to death with gasoline after being falsely accused of burning the Quran!
Month: November 2024
Italy: Cagliari, sexual assault and attempted robbery in front of a church, two Algerians arrested
Attempted robbery, sexual assault and assault: these are the charges that led to the arrest by the police of two Algerians aged 26 and 28, asylum seekers, who last November 11 had attacked a girl in via Azuni, in front of the church of Sant’Anna, in Cagliari .
Drunk, at the height of a series of harassing behaviors that had caused panic among several teenagers, they allegedly committed an attack on an eighteen-year-old girl, who had come to the aid of a friend to whom the two had made some very unwelcome advances.
The twenty-eight-year-old had hit the young woman, also trying to snatch a necklace from her. The twenty-six-year-old, taking advantage of the situation, had groped her breasts.
The investigators of the Flying Squad, also thanks to the description of the victims who, courageously had described with lucidity the hectic moments of the aggression, and to the testimonies of other boys who had witnessed the facts, have collected serious evidence of guilt against both subjects, culminating in their arrest.
The twenty-six-year-old, who was tracked down in a short time, was arrested and transferred to Uta prison, while the twenty-eight-year-old, who in the meantime had become untraceable, was subjected to the measure of detention in prison issued by the investigating judge of Cagliari at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, after being captured in Trinità d’Agultu, in a reception facility.
Former UK prime minister warns against assisted suicide, calls for more palliative care
Prominent UK leaders are stepping forward every week to warn Parliament against legalizing assisted suicide. On November 20, Labour MP Dianne Abbott and Conservative MP Edward Leigh—the longest serving parliamentarians and thus the “mother” and “father” of the House—published a joint editorial in the Guardian titled “Our politics could not be more different – but we’re united against this dangerous assisted dying bill.” In it they legislators to reject assisted suicide.
“Evidence from elsewhere suggests those most at risk when assisted suicide is legalized are vulnerable minorities,” they wrote. “Such people, unlike privileged elites who are used to exercising autonomy over every part of their lives and who can afford good-quality social and palliative care, are most likely to resign themselves to an assisted death against their will because they are unable to access the support they require.”
Gordon Brown, who served as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010, yesterday announced his opposition to assisted suicide in a Guardian editorial. Brown movingly recalled the death of his newborn baby daughter Jennifer in January 2002:
Jennifer, the baby daughter my wife Sarah brought into the world a few days after Christmas 2001, died after only 11 days. By day four, when the extent of her brain haemorrhage had been diagnosed, we were fully aware that all hope was gone and that she had no chance of survival. We could only sit with her, hold her tiny hand and be there for her as life ebbed away. She died in our arms. But those days we spent with her remain among the most precious days of my and Sarah’s lives. The experience of sitting with a fatally ill baby girl did not convince me of the case for assisted dying; it convinced me of the value and imperative of good end-of-life care.
While some of those advocating for assisted suicide are doing so for compassionate reasons, Brown emphasized, there are other considerations, such as “how best to strike the balance between the freedom to do as you desire and the kind of society we want to be and for many, it is about the sanctity of human life itself; and whether the choice is really between dying in agony or dying with assistance. For in my view, assisted dying is not the only option available, nor even a good option when set against the palliative support that could be available in ensuring a good death.”
Additionally, Brown pinpoints some of the key problems with the proposed legislation itself:
[T]he proposed new law has downsides left unresolved by the suggested model of two doctors and a high court judge, not least insufficient protection against pressures, however subtle, on frail and vulnerable people who may feel their lives have become burdensome to others. Already a staggering 375,000 people over 60 in England and Wales are estimated to be victims of abuse every year, and as Dutch ethicist Professor Theo Boer – who changed his position after reviewing thousands of cases – has found, many do feel under pressure to “make way”. An assisted dying law, however well intended, would alter society’s attitude towards elderly, seriously ill and disabled people, even if only subliminally, and I also fear the caring professions would lose something irreplaceable – their position as exclusively caregivers. Add to that the slippery slope with lawmakers, undoubtedly out of compassion, finding the erosion of safeguards and the extension of eligibility hard to resist.
Brown observed that genuine end-of-life care is in short supply, with over 100,000 people with terminal or “life-limiting conditions” dying in the UK each year without receiving the specialist care they need—the UK only has 200 hospices, and only a third of the costs are borne by the NHS. It is for the reason, Brown noted, that “more than half the country is not confident that the government will be able to pay for their end-of-life care, while 51% think assisted dying will inevitably discriminate against those who cannot afford end-of-life support.”
Consequently, 70% of the public wants the government to prioritize “social-end-of-life care before thinking about assisted dying.” Brown agrees. I pray that enough parliamentarians agree with him to make a difference.
Automotive supplier Bosch plans to cut 5,550 jobs, most in Germany
In a new blow for the struggling German car industry, auto parts supplier Bosch has said it wanted to cut more jobs than previously indicated in May, when the company said 2,200 jobs would go.
On November 22, a company spokeswoman announced that in the coming year, a further “need for adjustment” of up to 5,550 jobs being shed would be needed.
Over two-thirds of these layoffs, or more than 3,800, will be in Germany, it said.
Precise numbers are not decided yet and will be the result of negotiations with representatives of the employees, which are set to begin soon.
Bosch, the biggest car parts supplier in the world, promised to make the reduction in jobs as “socially acceptable” as possible.
The agreement reached in the middle of 2023, which bars mandatory layoffs in the German supplier division until the end of 2027 and, in some cases, until the end of 2029, is still in effect.
But employee representatives are unhappy with the Bosch move. Trade unionists have called it a “fatal signal”.
“The company’s announcement that it will reduce staff to this extent is a slap in the face for the employees,” said Frank Sell, the head of the works council for Bosch’s automotive division in Germany.
The firm had already decided to reduce working hours and wages for many of its employees.
“Due to the company’s unilateral intervention in the remuneration of the employees, we have also reached a new low point in our co-operation with the management,” Sell said.
“We will now organise our resistance to these plans at all levels,” he added, indicating resentment about the course of events.
According to the primary German metalworkers’ union IG Metall, all employment contracts with 40 or 38 hours would be downgraded to a 35-hour week in several areas.
“The loss in pay of up to 15 per cent will affect around 2,300 employees at various locations,” the union said.
The European Union’s push for electric vehicles is experiencing significant delays, directly impacting Bosch’s production start-ups and vehicle manufacturers’ call-off, or pre-ordered commitment, figures.
Simultaneously, the company faces substantial investment requirements to develop these technological innovations.
The new reductions have caused a drop in confidence in the firm’s management and increased uncertainty in the workforce about their future.
Most affected by the plans is the Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division, which is responsible for “intelligent-driver assistance systems” and automated driving. This division was situated in Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony.
“The Hildesheim plant has worked hard over many years to transform itself from combustion-engine products to future e-mobility products,” said Stefan Störmer, Chairman of the plant’s works council.
“If staff are now actually to be cut at this location, it would be a fatal signal for all locations that still have this transformation ahead of them.”
Stephan Hölzl, member of the Divisional Board of Management for Commercial Tasks in the Cross-Domain Computing Solutions business unit of Bosch, countered: “We have to adapt our structures to the changed market environment and sustainably reduce costs in order to strengthen our competitiveness and position ourselves for the future,”
In one factory, up to 1,300 jobs are set to be cut between 2027 and 2030, more than a third of the employees there, Die Welt reported recently.
Bosch cited the ongoing crisis in the general automobile industry as justification for the savings initiatives.
“Global vehicle production will stagnate at around 93 million units this year, if not decline slightly compared to the previous year,” the company said.
At best, a modest rebound is anticipated in the upcoming year. The industry is said to be suffering significant overcapacity, while pressure on prices and competition, in particular from China, has also increased.
That has apparently caused a drop in demand for electric car parts with Bosch.
Thousands of jobs have already been lost in the German automotive industry and more are expected to follow as sales of German cars continue to disappoint.
https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/11/automotive-supplier-bosch-plans-to-cut-5550-jobs-most-in-germany
Starmer’s War on Farmers & Traditional Britain + Nigel Farage’s Comments on Islam
On this week’s #NCFNewspeak, NCF Director Peter Whittle, NCF Senior Fellows Dr. Philip Kiszely and Rafe Heydel-Mankoo and Amy Gallagher of Stand up to Woke discuss: * Southport: Biggest cover up? * Farmer Protests: Why is Starmer punishing traditional Britain? * Nigel Farage’s comments on Islam
Thin-Skinned German Politicians File More Than 1,300 Defamation Cases Against Citizens
Over the past three years, more than 1,300 citizens in Germany have faced legal proceedings for allegedly insulting public officials. The surge in cases, particularly under the current coalition government led by the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP), has prompted a nationwide debate over the limits of free speech.
Data obtained by Apollo News shows a sharp increase in such cases, with Green Party ministers Robert Habeck, the vice chancellor, and Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister, filing a combined total of over 1,300 complaints. Many of these involve comments, memes, or social media posts deemed defamatory under Section 188 of the German Criminal Code.
One of the most controversial cases involved a 64-year-old pensioner from Bavaria, Stefan Niehoff, whose home was raided by police last week after he posted a meme calling Habeck an “imbecile.” Niehoff described the early-morning raid, during which his devices were confiscated, as reminiscent of practices in authoritarian regimes. According to prosecutors, the raid was prompted solely by the meme, which was interpreted as an effort to undermine Habeck’s role in government.
Habeck defended the action, asserting that such insults go beyond acceptable criticism. Earlier this week, he called for tighter regulations on social media to combat disinformation and enforce “rules of decency and democracy.” Critics warn that such measures curtail legitimate dissent and satire.
This is not an isolated case. Earlier this year, a Bavarian woman was fined €900 and had her home searched after sharing a meme that satirised statements by leading government officials, including Baerbock and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Authorities deemed the meme a criminal offence despite its satirical nature.
The use of Section 188 to prosecute alleged insults has increased nationwide. In Münster, investigations rose from 17 in 2021 and 2022 combined to 137 in 2024. Halle witnessed similar growth, with cases jumping from 11 in 2022 to 81 so far this year.
The law, introduced during Angela Merkel’s tenure, allows politicians to file complaints if they believe defamatory remarks impede their official duties. Convictions can result in fines or prison sentences of up to three years. Critics say the law grants politicians disproportionate protection, stifling open criticism and satire.
When a German calls Minister Habeck a ‘moron’, the police storm his flat; when a Syrian celebrates the Holocaust and calls for the rape of a Jewish citizen, the criminal proceedings are dropped
Is the justice system applying double standards to online hate speech?
The ‘moron’ affair is causing headlines. The government has been criticised for a few days now because it has come to light how often citizens have to deal with the state authorities over trivialities. In contrast, the public prosecutor’s office seems to show conspicuous leniency when it comes to online offences committed by migrants.
While a retweet of an internet picture depicting Robert Habeck as a ‘moron professional’ can lead to the police turning up at the front door at dawn, a Syrian will probably get off scot-free despite justifying the Holocaust and violently insulting a woman, threatening to rape her and putting her in fear. This all happened on the Facebook page of the Israeli embassy.
What exactly happened? Shortly after the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, a Syrian welcomed and glorified the Holocaust on the Israeli embassy’s website: he wrote: ‘Nero also killed millions and burned entire Rome. Why should it be sad to burn 6 million Jews?’
He also threatened one woman, Lisa A. (name changed), with a bestial rape threat: ‘I didn’t realise how sick and disgusting you are until I looked you up on Facebook. Too bad I don’t know your address, otherwise I would come to you with my horse. My horse would train you well with his cock, which your cursed parents couldn’t do. Fuck you bitch.’ He added: ‘bitch’.
What happened next? The victim of these offences, Lisa A., made every effort to ensure that something happened: First, Lisa A. informed the Hesse report centre against hate speech and filed a criminal complaint with the Saxony-Anhalt online watchdog. An investigation was then initiated, as the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt considered the vile comments to be worthy of prosecution. It passed the matter on to the public prosecutor’s office in Halle, where the alleged perpetrator lives. From there, it was forwarded to the State Criminal Police Office in Berlin so that Lisa A. could be questioned on the matter.
On June 12, 2024, the investigation was finally dropped, as Lisa A. found out on request. NIUS has the letter, which states:
‘In response to your enquiry, we are informed that the proceedings were discontinued due to a lack of sufficient suspicion. As a result, it could not be ruled out that the criminal post was written by someone other than the accused.’
This ‘other’ is the accused’s brother. The theory of the public prosecutor’s office: The (now deleted) Facebook account from which the offences originated is: ‘alex.hema. 16’. The accused’s brother’s second name is ‘Iskander’, which is the Persian version of ‘Alexander’. Therefore, it could also be the brother, according to the judiciary. However, no investigations have been initiated against him.
An appeal by Lisa A. against the closure of the investigation was also ultimately unsuccessful. The Public Prosecutor General of Saxony-Anhalt is sticking to the theory that it could have been the brother. The final status: no investigation. The offences have no consequences for the perpetrator. Lisa A. told NIUS: ‘Before the public prosecutor’s office practises onomastics [name research, editor’s note], they could have ordered a house search. For me, the public prosecutor’s office in Halle is completely miscast. These people shouldn’t have any decision-making powers – that’s how I see it.’
Questions remain unanswered: Why were no house searches ordered, which would be entirely appropriate in the case of Holocaust trivialisation and rape threats? Why were the Syrian brothers not questioned in order to clarify which of them committed the anti-Semitic and misogynistic offences?
How can this be if even trivialities such as a ‘moron’ meme for Robert Habeck are enough to enable house searches? Is there a double standard when perpetrators are migrants? The suspicion arises.
Islam accounts for 81% of religious incidents in French workplaces, new report finds
Religious tensions in French workplaces have reached their highest level since records began in 2013, with Islam taking center stage in a growing number of incidents, a new study has found.
According to the 2024 Baromètre du Fait Religieux en Entreprise by Institut Montaigne, over 70 percent of companies are now experiencing incidents fuelled by religious beliefs, a sharp increase from previous years.
The report identified the rising visibility of Islamic practices as a key driver of workplace challenges, with tensions surrounding religious symbols, prayer practices, and employees’ views on women taking a toll on organizational harmony.
Islam accounted for 81 percent of religious incidents at work, a notable increase from 73 percent in 2022. This includes a surge in visible expressions such as wearing hijabs and other religious symbols, now cited in 36 percent of reported cases, up from 19 percent just two years ago.
Requests for schedule adjustments to accommodate religious observances and prayer breaks are also frequent among Muslim employees, complicating workplace management.
Muslim employees, particularly young men in lower-skilled positions, are often at the center of workplace conflicts, the report noted. Additionally, behaviors deemed disruptive, such as refusing to work with women or aggressive attempts to convert others, are disproportionately associated with Islamic practices.
As a result, reports of alleged stigmatization and hiring discrimination against Muslims have surged, with 71 percent of documented discriminatory incidents linked to the religious group.
Religious tensions extend beyond Islam. Jewish employees are increasingly stigmatized with reported incidents of professional exclusion doubling since the last survey. Nonetheless, the prominence of Islamic practices and their perceived challenges dominate workplace discussions, with companies calling for clearer frameworks to manage these issues effectively.
The report emphasized the urgent need for action, urging businesses to adopt comprehensive policies that balance religious freedom with workplace neutrality.
Training for managers, clearer guidelines, and inclusion initiatives were all recommended as critical to reducing tensions and promoting an effective environment for coexistence.
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Europe is turning into one big no-go zone
by Giulio Meotti
Amid the usual laughter of commentators and Twitter users, eight years ago Donald Trump scandalized the right-thinking people by stating that “no-go zones” were being created in Europe. No-go zones? It must have been another fake by Trump, they said.
David Ignatius in the New York Times had used the expression, explaining that some areas of Paris had become “no-go zones at night”. Then Michael Nazir-Ali, bishop of Rochester, spoke of no-go zones in England.
Since then it has become an open secret, and while even Angela Merkel has admitted the existence of these areas in Europe, the former French socialist president François Hollande said: “How can we avoid secession? Because that is what is happening: secession”.
Secession. Enclave. Get immigration policy wrong and you are finished.
Botho Strauss, the celebrated German playwright, writes: “In the course of the demographic change due to the majority of Muslim population in the metropolises expected in the near future, other priorities could emerge with respect to tolerance and diversity. How ridiculous and senseless then it is to continue with the tired and saccharine tones of ‘tolerance’ towards a class of people who in our cities are rising to the majority”.
Now, just over a week after the incredible events in Amsterdam (40 no-go areas have been mapped out in the Netherlands), Barbara Slowik, the head of the Berlin police, admits: “There are neighborhoods where the majority of the population is of Arab origin who also have sympathies for terrorist groups.” Slowik advised Jews and homosexuals to be careful in “certain areas” of the German capital in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung newspaper.
When asked “are there no-go areas (in Berlin)?”, Barbara Slowik replied: “Basically not. However, there are areas, and we have to be honest at this point, where I would advise people who wear a kippah or who are openly gay or lesbian to be more careful. In many cities it is important to be vigilant in certain public places to protect yourself.”
“Who represents a danger to Jews?” the Berliner Zeitung then asks him. “I will not defame any group of people here. Unfortunately, there are some neighborhoods where the majority of people of Arab origin live who have sympathies for terrorist groups. There is open anti-Semitism against people of Jewish faith and origin,” Slowik retorts.
If I were the police chief of Berlin, I would have resigned a moment after admitting that the state had lost control of its territory. The Welt went to one of these neighborhoods of Berlin to get reactions on Slowik: “The population calls for the caliphate.”
The incredible admission by Berlin’s police chief is just one piece of the puzzle. In Bonn, Potsdam, Bochum and elsewhere, Jews are hiding.
And London has also become a “no-go zone for Jews,” the government’s anti-extremism tsar, Robin Simcox, has just denounced.
And it’s not just a problem for Jews and gays.
Berlin’s Greens want “women-only” train carriages. The request was made by Berlin Green Party MP Antje Kapek, who said that “terrible attacks on women” occur “even when there are large crowds.”
Even neighborhoods in Duisburg are “no-go zones,” according to a report leaked to the weekly Der Spiegel. The report speaks of “44 no-go zones” and warns that the government is losing control of entire neighborhoods and warns that the police “will no longer be able to guarantee public order in the long term.” Duisburg, which has a population of 500,000, is estimated to be home to 60,000 mostly Turkish Muslims, making it one of the most Islamized cities in Germany (Muslims have outnumbered Christians in Duisburg schools).
Police union chairman Rainer Wendt told Spiegel: “In the north of Duisburg, there are neighborhoods where colleagues can barely stop a car, they will be surrounded by 40 or 50 men.”
Wendt, president of Europe’s largest police union, also said: “We are facing a challenge that is unprecedented in post-war history.” The risk of collapse is “very real,” Wendt warned, and the police are losing control of the situation. “Radical Islamists are questioning the power on our streets. If no action is taken, Sharia law will prevail instead of the constitution. It is time to return to the fundamental values of our societies. Otherwise, the country will collapse and the law of the strongest will prevail.”
We have seen mass sexual assaults on New Year’s Eve and the mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker, advise women to “keep foreigners at arm’s length.” Perhaps Jews and homosexuals should also keep them at arm’s length?
But it is not just about Germany. There is an infinite multitude of small and large enclaves, true parallel states, that threaten both the stability and the integrity of Europe.
The Migration Research Institute in Budapest, linked to the prestigious Matthias Corvinus College, estimates 900 uncontrolled areas throughout Europe.
What are they like? In these territories, the police, social workers and ambulances do not enter or must be protected. The high birth rates guarantee longevity and expansion. They are places where a woman can be openly harassed during the day. These areas constitute threats to security through crime, riots and terrorism. But the triad is not a matter of debate. In the end, Sharia law is de facto respected by the inhabitants, not de iure: over time, butchers are only halal, mixed hairdressers disappear, and women are pressured to conform to Islamic law. It goes without saying that Jews must not be seen.
With the numbers of Islamic immigration, positive law in Europe is powerless over social and cultural norms.
“There are 60 ‘risk areas’ in Sweden,” Swedish journalist Paulina Neuding writes in the Spectator. “Sweden’s immigrant integration policy has failed, leading to parallel societies and gang violence,” left-wing Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson had already said. And again: “Society is simply too weak to break the segregation and reject parallel societies.”
Violence against health workers in many areas of Sweden is so endemic that they want to set up a “protection system” in no-go zones with large populations of migrants hostile to the authorities. Postal services have also stopped sending workers to areas of Stockholm with a high number of immigrants because it is too dangerous. Firefighters were forced to abandon efforts to put out a blaze in a burning building after locals attacked them.
Muslim Ed Husain has revealed numerous no-go zones for whites in the UK.
The DGSI, the French directorate general of internal counterintelligence, has mapped 150 districts “in possession” of the Islamists. Districts, neighborhoods, enclaves now in the hands of fundamentalists and who shape them according to their ideology of submission. According to the former number two of the French DGSE, Alain Chouet, who published the book “Sept pas vers l’enfer”, “these districts are in 859 cities and 4 million people live there, or 6 percent of the total population of France”.
To carry out arrests in the lost territories of Marseille, the police dress up as Muslims. Like in Fauda, the Netflix series on Israeli anti-terrorism.
The French newspaper Le Parisien revealed that the “no-go zones” are now located in the heart of the capital. Like the Chapelle-Pajol neighborhood, in the eastern part of Paris.
When there were violent uprisings in the banlieues two summers ago, “Nicolas,” a member of the “Bac de nuit” (criminal police) sent to Nanterre, confessed: “We no longer have the impression of being in France. We were quickly overwhelmed, the firefighters were attacked every time we moved”.
The Europe of open borders has ended up with no-go zones.
The problem is that European governments, and this is what Barbara Slowik’s shocking admission tells us, seem to have concluded that it is too late to prevent an Islamized Europe and that all that can be done is to cushion its effects, at least in the immediate future, and hope that the destruction is limited to a few areas, hopefully not theirs. (Remember what Winston Churchill said about appeasers and crocodiles.)
We are turning into a gigantic no-go zone where the clash of civilizations is taking place.
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