Algeria tells France they are not taking back violent migrants and France is powerless

Algerian demonstrators in Paris. Screengrab youtube

A fiery Western leader on immigration is desperate to deport a series of violent criminals southward to a country the West once had great influence over—but that country is resisting.

France (did you think I was talking about somewhere else?) is home to a very large Algerian population, many of whom the French government has no issue with. Some, however, they would like to see deported to their home country. This includes murderers who have been sentenced to life in prison and social media stars who have stirred up hatred against Jews, among others. The total list of deportees currently stands at 60, a relatively paltry sum.

The problem for France is that they cannot be called deportees—instead, one needs to affix the word “attempted”. That’s because the Algerian government is not playing ball, and has flatly refused to take the deportees. When France sends them to Algeria, they send them back almost immediately. From the Algerian perspective, this entirely makes sense: after all, most of the desired deportees are genuine radicals who would not benefit Algerian society. At “best” they would sit in prison, a drain on the state; at worst, they would be in society, spreading radical ideas.

It also makes sense for Algeria because they are likely aware that there is little France can do about it.

This is not to say the French have not complained. The French Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, who is known as an immigration hardliner, said that the Algerian government was trying to “humiliate” France. Not exactly words with which to rally the troops. Which is strange, as the French government is genuinely furious, as they should be. Algeria is indeed humiliating them, as they look incompetent and unable to triumph over a significantly weaker country (this is made all the worse by the fact that the French government still sees itself as something of a great power).

The Trump administration recently ran into the issue of Colombia refusing to take back deportees (or at least refusing to take them back on the scale that the administration desired). But President Donald Trump did not whine about being humiliated: instead, he essentially threatened to nuke Colombia’s economy with massive tariffs. The Colombians folded shortly.

But France has essentially no leverage, and Algeria knows it. Unlike America, France cannot levy tariffs on Algeria. Partially this is due to the European Union’s trade policy, which makes it difficult for countries to levy tariffs independently (France could throw its weight around to tariff Algeria, but this would take time). But it is also due to the fact that tariffing Algeria would be akin to France economically shooting its own leg off. Algeria exports significantly more to France than France does to Algeria: in 2023, Algeria exported almost $7.3 billion worth of products to France, whereas France exported only $4.6 billion to Algeria. And Algeria’s exports are not trinkets: over 90 per cent of France’s imports were petroleum products. They could wean themselves off Algerian gas, but that too would take time; in the meantime, tariffing those would cause gas prices to rise in France, which is never good for any government, much less one which is as rickety as France’s.

France’s exports to Algeria are also splintered among a ton of different types of products; the largest export, cars, was just over 11 per cent. Nothing else was in the double digits, making it hard for France to threaten to withhold some sort of key product from the Algerians.

This lack of leverage is likely why the French government has zoomed in on a threat to revoke the treaty allowing for the (relatively) easy migration of Algerians into France. That agreement gave Algeria generous benefits, like being able to get 10-year resident permits more quickly than other nationalities. It came shortly after Algeria gained independence, when France was still trying to keep some sort of close relationship with its former colony.

But France has failed so far to even credibly threaten to break the treaty. Last week, Retailleau posted that he “[regretted] that Algeria refuses to apply international law.” Further, he threatened to undertake a “gradual response” to Algeria’s refusal to accept the deportees.

Nothing says “we mean business” like “You won’t follow international law” and “We will take a gradual response,” no? The government further declared that it would take six weeks to consider their currently-existing treaties with Algeria, essentially giving their former colony a deadline – or at least trying to. These threats are unlikely to work, for three reasons.

Firstly, France’s influence over Algeria has already been waning. The Algerian government has in previous years reduced the use of French in government communications, universities, and schools. And last year, when France recognised the Western Sahara as part of Morocco (which Algeria strongly opposes), relations got even worse.

Secondly, Algeria does not really have reason to believe France will go through with any cancellation. It is unclear how France could cancel the 1968 treaty, as there is no clause which allows for it, and there is no guarantee that such a cancellation could pass France’s fractured parliament. A French senatorial report from earlier this year called on the government to “initiate a new round of negotiations with Algeria to rebalance the special regime for residence permits and circulation provided by the December 27, 1968 agreement.” To which the Algerian government will likely say, “No,” bringing France back to square one.

One left-wing senator called even this milquetoast suggestion a “provocation,” bringing us to the third reason: Algeria likely knows France does not have the stomach to really crack down here. France would never engage in mass deportations like the Trump administration is doing; the government does not have the political strength, and as Retailleau’s post reveals, they are far too concerned with “international law” to do so even if they did have the numbers in parliament.

This is not to say that France will not eventually work something out with the Algerians. But it will not be a straightforward capitulation by Algeria; they will surely get something for accepting the deportees, if it ever happens. Because much as they would like to believe, France holds no cards. It hasn’t for a long time.

https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/03/algeria-tells-france-they-are-not-taking-back-violent-migrants-and-france-is-powerless

UK: Eastleigh primary school scraps annual Easter service

Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh has scrapped its annual Easter celebration to “respect diverse religious beliefs” (Image: Google Maps)

A primary school has scrapped its annual Easter celebration and service to “respect diverse religious beliefs”.

The announcement by Norwood Primary School has sparked outrage and confusion among parents and carers.

A letter, seen by the Echo, was sent out by headteacher Stephanie Mander informing people of the decision to not hold the Easter Bonnet Parade or the Easter Service this year.

Miss Mander said respect for diverse religious beliefs represented within the school was the reason behind the decision.

“By not holding specific religious celebrations, we aim to create a more inclusive atmosphere that honours and respects the beliefs of all our children and their families”, she said.

The letter, which was shared in an Eastleigh Facebook group, was subject to much discussion.

One person said: “I would have thought it best to celebrate everything, not nothing.”

Another commented: “I don’t get it personally.

“It’s an experience that’s in walking distance of the school. Parents have always been given the option to not attend. The school’s always been diverse and accepting of all.”

But the school will celebrate Refugee Week in June, Miss Mander said, as the school works towards becoming a School of Sanctuary.

She added: “We understand that this change may be disappointing for some, especially those who have cherished these traditions over the years. However, we believe that this decision aligns with our values of inclusivity and respect for diversity.

“We are exploring alternative ways to celebrate the season in future years, that will be inclusive of all children and reflect the rich cultural diversity of our community.

“We appreciate your understanding and support as we make this transition. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

“Thank you for your continued support.”

Norwood Primary has been approached for a comment.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25029232.eastleigh-primary-school-scraps-annual-easter-service

UK: Sewage worker ‘is sacked after calling Hamas “disgusting terrorists” in post to remember October 7 attack’

A sewage worker was reportedly sacked over a post calling Hamas ‘disgusting terrorists’ on an internal staff site.

Severn Trent Water (STW) immediately suspended Damon Joshua, who was then dismissed without notice following a disciplinary hearing.

In the post, which included an image of the Israel flag, Mr Joshua wrote: ‘One year ago our valued partners and friends, Israel, were horrifically attacked by a group of violent and disgusting terrorists. I can say the vast majority of STW’s employees stand in solidarity with our Jewish, Israeli and Zionist colleagues against the evil of Islamist terror.’

The post was taken down by managers after other staff complained ‘the terminology was very derogatory’ and ‘is very one-sided’, it was reported.

Mr Joshua told The Sunday Telegraph: ‘It happened in a matter of hours. I made the post at 7.50am. 

At 1pm I got called to a meeting room. My manager and her manager were there and I was suspended… They used the word ‘derogatory’ for the words I had used to describe a terrorist organisation, which shocked me. 

How could it be one-sided or derogatory to oppose a terrorist? Surely this is only one-sided.’

Mr Joshua appealed his dismissal for gross misconduct but was unsuccessful.

A Severn Trent Water spokesman said: ‘This is a complex employee relations case and it’s important to be clear that this is not the whole story nor an isolated incident.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14528947/Sewage-worker-sacked-Hamas-terrorists.html

Leftists are finally embracing their Inner Fascist

By D. Parker

The far left has always engaged in the politics of projection, but now the truth is coming out with their latest fascistic actions.

Have you ever wondered why the far left is so obsessed with fascism and National Socialism to the point that they regularly project these pejoratives on the pro-freedom community?  It’s all about maintaining their tattered old big lie, a falsehood running on fumes these days. 

It’s to the point that you can’t even get a rise from leftists on the subject when it was only a few years ago that they were full of bluster if you dared point out that the Nazis were leftists. 

These days, they avoid the issue, hoping that, like ‘Russia Collusion,’ if they just keep quiet about their old lies, they can bolster the credibility with their newest.

For the far left, everything is working against them these days. 

Their old lies are falling apart, they don’t make any sense in the current political climate, and worst of all, they are acting like leftists as always, committing fascistic actions that would be right at home in any collectivist authoritarian state.  But it’s popcorn time for those of us on the pro-freedom right, so let’s review how bad it’s become for the far left.

Let’s start with the fact that their big old lie is disintegrating before our very eyes, in that “fascism is socialism with a capitalist veneer” being the best definition of the term. 

In recent years several books and videos have come out that eviscerate one of the left’s biggest – and oldest – lies:  outright denying that a “National Socialist German Workers’ Party” was a National Socialist German Workers’ Party. 

Even though Rudolf Jung, the man considered to be the ‘Karl Marx’ of National Socialism openly stated in the 2nd Edition of the Book National Socialism Its Foundations, Development, And Goals, published in 1922:

(T)he party’s now more clearly-defined socialist character was also reflected in the adoption of its new name.

Or that the original Social Justice Warrior stated on several occasions Ich Bin Sozialist — I Am A Socialist. 

The books that have come out recently have thoroughly destroyed this lie, to the point that you rarely see leftists seriously trot it out anymore. 

We have well-researched books such as Killing History: The False Left-Right Political Spectrum,  Hitler’s National Socialism with a Dad Saves America video podcast with the author, and equally researched videos that also systematically dismantle the left’s big lie, including one that is 5 hours long entitled: Hitler’s Socialism | Destroying the Denialist Counter Arguments. 

This was followed up by a ‘shorter’ version that is only 43 min long entitled: Hitler’s Socialism: The Evidence is Overwhelming. With a lie with more holes than a hunk of Swiss cheese, leftists have taken to the keep quiet tactic, hoping against hope that no one will notice and blow away their colossal bluff completely.   

But then there’s the fact that their current accusations don’t even make any sense.  Everyone’s ‘favorite’ gaslighter and senator, Adam Schiff, took to the Jimmy Kimmel show to complain that President Trump is a “dictator,” supposedly because he’s attempting to downsize the federal bureaucracy. 

What kind of a dictator is working hard to shrink the size and power of the federal government?

Leftists should realize that doesn’t make any sense.  The popularity of the un-Democratic party is sinking like a stone, and that could be one reason why.  Because no ‘dictator’ in history has ever tried to shrink the size of their government and diminish their power base, but they can’t seem to figure that out.

The problem for them is that the New York Times said the quiet part out loud with this auspicious headline: With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left.

Mr. Trump and his allies are aggressively attacking the players and machinery that power the left, taking a series of highly partisan official actions that, if successful, will threaten to hobble Democrats’ ability to compete in elections for years to come.

As is the case with every collectivist or fascistic state, they exploited the government to fund their astroturf operations, and now that it’s threatened, they’re losing their minds.

But worst of all for the far left, they are finally going full Nazi committing fascistic actions that would be right at home in any collectivist authoritarian state, as outlined by AT contributor Ned Barnett: Today’s Real Nazis Are In America, But They’re Not Who You Think: Kristallnacht Musk 2025.

For those without a clear understanding of what the Third Reich’s Nazis 1.0. Kristallnacht was, and what today’s Kristallnacht against Elon Musk and his companies is all about – consider the original Kristallnacht, and consider what today’s far-left Nazi 2.0.s are doing to Tesla.

Except for the religious overtones of what the original Nazis did during Kristallnacht v.1.0, it’s remarkably similar.

Does this massive and at least semi-official victimization sound familiar?  If you’ve been watching the firebombing of Tesla cars and trucks, as well as Tesla dealerships, it should sound familiar.

All their projection and accusations based on their ridiculous big lie are being blown away by their fascistic actions, and Sasha Stone very appropriately stated Embrace Your Inner Fascists, Democrats. It’s time.

The Democrats lost their minds so thoroughly and completely over Trump’s win in 2016, that they decided this was now their country and everything in it belonged to them. They amassed an unprecedented alignment of power, uniting government with all cultural and corporate institutions. It was all for one and one for all. You know, like the very definition of fascism?

All sticks bundled together as one! A fasci!

It would be communism, except the left needs to be seen as better, superior, smarter, more kind, more decent — not equal to everyone else. No, they don’t believe that. Fascism, that’s the answer.

Now that we’ve dispensed with the left’s big lie, it can be seen that the collectivist ideologies of communism and fascism both belong on the left side of the political spectrum.  And that to aptly prove this point to everyone, the far left is running around acting as they always love to project.  Now that they’ve gotten in touch with their inner Camicia Nera or Blackshirt as in Benito Mussolini Squadre d’Azione, maybe they can embrace their collectivistic non-religious faith and stop projecting it on the pro-freedom right.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/leftists_are_finally_embracing_their_inner_fascist.html

In a world of carnivores, herbivores do not fare well

by Giulio Meotti

An “act of faith” worth 5.8 billion euros to the “new Syria”: The Donors Conference organized by the European Union certifies the change of pace in the West’s relations with Damascus after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime and the arrival to power of Ahmad al Sharaa, known as “al Julani”. The conference raised 5.8 billion euros in loans and grants, 80 percent of which from the EU. From the Commission alone, Ursula von der Leyen announced, 2.5 billion euros are arriving in Damascus.

Six billion a week after the worst religious pogrom in recent history?

A new regime ruled by a former jihadist who until December had a $10 million bounty on his head, who is building an Islamic dictatorship and who has just organized a religious pogrom of Alawites?

It is eye-opening. Mouth-dropping.

Once the massacres were over, the dictator welcomed in Brussels formed his new government: 21 ministers, all Sunni Muslims and of 154 government appointments, 150 are Sunni. Not bad for “diversity”.

Meanwhile, the European embassies in Damascus are reopening: today the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock flew to Syria. Two months ago the dictator had refused to shake her hand. But evidently there is no “Sofagate” that can stop her.

Amine Ayoub of the Middle East Forum warns: “You cannot go from being an al-Qaeda affiliate to a human rights defender overnight.” He emphasized the concept of taqiyya, used to describe the deception sanctioned by the Islamic religion to consolidate power.

Are Europeans stupid? Or a mixture of cynicism and naivety? Or is it corruption? We have seen Qatargate.

Is the EU aware that it is funding a Taliban emirate in the Mediterranean?

A bloodthirsty Islamist coalition, responsible for the massacre of thousands of innocents – Christians, Alawites, Druze and other minorities – has just taken power in Damascus. The European Commission, always ready to lecture Hungary on “rule of law” and “protection of minorities” to the point of cutting off its funding, remains strangely silent in the face of jihadist massacres. And when it comes out of its silence it is to announce 2.5 billion for the Syrian Caliphate.

I see it as an absolute scandal.

A group of Christians gathered on the border between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights to ask the European Union, Israel and the United States to protect Christians in Syria. Shadi Khalloul, who helped organize the gathering, said: “We have stories of Christians in Syria killed by jihadists or captured by jihadists who tried to convert them to Islam by force. A man preferred to die rather than submit to Islam.” Khalloul is part of Israel’s Aramaic Maronite Christian community. “Some of these jihadists are saying it loud and clear to Christians: that your turn will come after the Alawites,” said Khalloul, president and founder of the Israeli Aramaic Christian Association.

Everyone knows that the UN agency for the Palestinians, UNRWA, is an arm of the terrorists in Gaza. Yet, the European Union continues to shower them with money.

The Islamic University of Gaza lists four projects on its website that the European Union has funded.

The German government has spent 8 million euros of taxpayers’ money “to improve the energy efficiency of mosques in Morocco”.

The European Commission has allocated 80 million euros to Muslim Brotherhood NGOs. Not to mention that the Commission has allocated another 24.3 million euros per year to Erdogan to help Turkish women take care of their children so that they can return to work.

Europe appears to be subservient to these regimes.

Those six billion make me think that the blindness is even deeper than I suspected. As for the consequences of this inexorable rise of radical Islam in Muslim countries and in Europe, it is safe to say that we have not yet seen anything of what awaits us.

In a world of carnivores, herbivores do not fare well | Israel National News

Enemy labelling? US products are increasingly being presented upside down in German supermarkets

US ‘enemy goods’ turned upside down (Screenshot:X)

Apparently the Germans have learnt nothing from their history. The fact that products are labelled because they either come from socially marginalised people, ‘Volksschädlinge’ or ‘ enemy states’ is reminiscent of the darkest chapters of the past – but in the posturing mania against Trump and Musk, when anti-Americanism is celebrated, nothing is spared. For example, an unusual practice has been noticeable in German supermarkets for some time now: Products from the USA are placed upside down on the shelves. This method is used to clearly label them and distinguish them from domestic goods. Obviously, the aim is to give a negative recommendation to buy.

The retail chains themselves claim a different reason: this is due to the different labelling regulations. In the USA, nutritional information, ingredient lists and packaging standards are often less strict or formatted differently than in the EU. In Europe, for example, allergens must be highlighted and nutritional values per 100 grams must be stated, whereas in the USA the focus is often on the size of portions. These discrepancies can be confusing for consumers. Inverted products would therefore immediately signal to employees and customers: ‘This is an imported product that requires special attention.’

This may all be factually correct – but the different labelling regulations have always existed and the distinction has never been made in this visible form. This has only been the case since Trump, his rigorous trade policy with threats of punitive tariffs and, at the same time, the ubiquitous demonisation of his policies. The discounters’ explanations therefore appear to be a pretence. This also applies to another argument put forward by some of the retail chains: Alleged pitfalls of logistics. For example, imported products often undercut ‘longer supply chains’ and are ‘stored separately’. Turning products round therefore makes stocktaking easier and prevents confusion with local items. Supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl, which prioritise efficient processes, use this method particularly frequently.

SA members put stickers in the windows of Jewish shops in Berlin or Oldenburg: Don’t buy from Jews. Wikimedia Commons, German Federal Archives  ,  CC-BY-SA-3.0-DE

In fact, these two discounters had already used this practice occasionally in the past – but it was abandoned following customer complaints in many shops about the untidy appearance and lack of legibility. The impression was also created that the goods were damaged or incorrectly sorted. The fact that the phenomenon has nevertheless increased everywhere since Trump took office shows that it must be about something else.

https://journalistenwatch.com/2025/03/23/feindmarkierung-us-produkte-werden-in-supermaerkten-immer-oefter-umgedreht-praesentiert/

Could rich Swiss citizens soon have to pay for the costs of their incarceration?

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A new proposal brought before the National Council could shift part of Switzerland’s prison costs from taxpayers to the inmates themselves — at least for those who can afford it.

Daniel Sormanni, a deputy from the right-wing Mouvement Citoyens Genevois (MCG), submitted a motion on Thursday suggesting that prisoners with significant financial means should bear the costs of their own incarceration, including medical expenses.

The move, he said, would relieve the burden on public finances and promote personal accountability.

“A prisoner costs the state an average of between 300 and 400 francs (€315 and €418) per day, or more than 10,000 francs per month at the expense of taxpayers,” Sormanni stated, as cited by Swiss daily 20 Minuten.

“It is not justifiable that people with a large fortune or income should be fully supported by the state, while honest citizens must provide for themselves,” he added.

While the proposal does not specify precise financial thresholds in the legal text, Sormanni envisions the measure applying to individuals earning more than 150,000 francs (€157,000) annually. The idea is that inmates who meet this income level should be required to contribute toward or fully cover the costs associated with their detention.

The motion reportedly outlines two payment mechanisms: a mandatory deduction during incarceration or a staggered repayment plan upon release for those lacking immediate liquidity. It also proposes that prisoners should fund their own health insurance, treatments, and medications while inside.

Sormanni emphasized that the current proposal is not yet a legal change but a request for the Federal Council to conduct a study.

“I have chosen to submit a postulate because it means that the Federal Council will carry out a study and provide data on the issue,” he explained. “It’s interesting to have indications, which will allow us to propose a legal basis later.”

The Federal Council’s response is expected during the next parliamentary session in June.

https://rmx.news/article/could-rich-swiss-citizens-soon-have-to-pay-for-the-costs-of-their-incarceration/

Prominent Chilean Trans Activist Received Support From Pro-NAMBLA “Homosexual Liberation” Org Head Despite Being Exposed As Child Rapist

Reduxx has learned that a prominent Chilean trans activist recently revealed as having raped a boy had been promoted and supported by one of the nation’s leading LGBT groups – and that it’s founder had previously defended the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA).

Rolando Jiménez, founder of MOVILH (El Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual), which has received government funding, provided financial support to pedophile María López Barrera, formerly known as Rodrigo Alejandro López Barrera, for his trans activism.

MOVILH is one of Chile’s leading LGBT activist organizations and has received over 279 million pesos from the government since 2001. The activist group has also received funding from the European Union and countries such as Norway, the Netherlands, and Spain.

According to its website, MOVILH was created in June 1991, and the following year was adopted into the International Lesbian, Gay, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), which has worked with the United Nations (UN) to campaign for changes to laws and policy since 1993.

The Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Gaspar Rivas, presented an award to Féminas Diversas de Aconcagua, a group led by convicted child rapist Rodrigo Alejandro López Barrera.

“MOVILH emerged at a time when homophobia and transphobia were rampant in all spheres of society, when homosexuality was classified as a crime by the State, and when only a handful of people supported the cause, and even fewer acknowledged being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender,” reads the site’s history page.

The MOVILH site vaguely states that during the 90’s, “MOVILH suffered from external divisions,” and broadly states: “While Jiménez and his followers maintained Movilh’s acronym, principles, objectives, and structure and added the word ‘integration’ to the organization’s name, other activists gave rise to new and distinct LGBTI groups.”

What MOVILH’s website does not explain is that the source of the “external divisions” involved founding member Jiménez vocalizing support for pedophilic relationships between adults and children.

In September 1994, ILGA’s consultative status within the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) was revoked over its ties to multiple multinational pro-pedophile lobby groups, including the US-based North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) and the Dutch group Vereniging MARTIJN, as well as a Berlin-based group Bundesverband Homosexualität (BVH) which condoned the sexual abuse of minors.

Additionally, a 1985 ILGA resolution proposed the eradication of age of consent laws, reiterated again in 1988 when ILGA declared that “age of consent laws often operate to oppress and not to protect young people.” In 1990, ILGA designated pedophiles as a “sexual minority” worthy of legal protection. As the controversy began to draw widespread attention, some journalists remarked that NAMBLA was not only the first group to join ILGA, but at one point was the only member.

In an effort to restore credibility to their movement within the UN, ILGA member groups opted to expel the pedophile activist networks in a vote that was passed with an 88% majority.

Yet MOVILH founder Jiménez disagreed with the proposal, and voted against ejecting them from ILGA. According to Brazilian academic Leandro Colling, in his essay “Panthers and Dissident Locals: Queer Activism in Portugal and Chile and Its Tensions with the LGBT Movement,” Jiménez was expelled from MOVILH in 1994 after voting in favor of the inclusion of the pro-pedophile political groups.

“However, Jiménez appropriated the MOVILH brand, changing the meaning of the acronym, maintaining the group and taking with him the brand of the pioneering collective. For this reason, some activists say that there are two MOVILHs: the on belonging to Jiménez, who has always held the presidency of the group, the MUMS (Unified Movement of Sexual Minorities), which was created on June 28, 1998, to unify the people of the first MOVILH, and another group called Centro Lambda Chile,” Colling states.

Diego Ríos, a spokesperson for MOVILH, has been quoted as saying: “There’s no difference between the two because there has never been a historical MOVILH; it has always been the same. Its members may have changed, but it has always had the same vision, mission, and political perspective. And the leader has always been Rolando Jiménez.”

Now Reduxx has learned that MOVILH worked with convicted pedophile and trans activist López Barrera, who hid his criminal record by identifying as transgender and changing his name.

As previously reported by Reduxx, López Barrera has been active in Chile’s LGBT scene for decades, and began campaigning for “transvestite rights” under his birth name in the early 2000s after he was made the president of the Aconcagua chapter of TravesChile.

In January of 2004, López Barrera was the subject of an Amnesty International notice condemning the authorities in Chile for not doing more to protect the rights of trans activists. The notice revealed that he had been threatened and shot at in December of 2003, and suggested it was in retaliation to complaints López Barrera had filed complaining about discrimination against transvestites in the region.

Using masculine pronouns for López Barrera, Amnesty went on to demand that “authorities to take immediate steps to ensure his safety, so that he can continue his legitimate work with TravesChile without fear of harassment.”

But just one month after the Amnesty notice was published, López Barrera would be arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a young boy and infecting him with HIV. At the time, López Barrera worked at a brothel called Tower 10, and met the 14-year-old boy when he came to find his mother, who was being prostituted in the building.

According to Fuerza Informativa Aconcagua (Radio Aconcagua), López Barrera pulled the child into a room and locked the door. The boy screamed for his mother and fought against López Barrera, but was overpowered and brutally anally raped by him. The child would later be diagnosed with HIV as a result of the assault. López Barrera was ultimately sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Last year, López Barrera filed for an order of protection demanding that press be prohibited from revealing his prior name and details regarding the rape of the boy for which he was convicted. While the request was initially granted by the Court of Valparaíso, the decision was challenged by Fuerza Informativa Aconcagua (FIA), a small news outlet and radio station operating out of López Barrera’s region of San Felipe.

On January 1, 2025, the Supreme Court accepted FIA’s appeal, ruling that Barrera did not have a right to prohibit media from reporting on his criminal past. The ruling led to several outlets reporting on how López Barrera had apparently attempted to cover up his previous sexual predation by claiming a transgender status and adopting a feminine name.

However, despite the revelation, Jiménez has continued to defend López Barrera on social media and accused his critics of being “far-right” and “rabid.” According to Jiménez, the child rapist is “a valuable trans leader.”

The scandal caught the attention of Democratic Senator Ximena Cecilia Rincón. In January, just days after López Barrera’s horrific past was revealed, Rincón called for a formal inquiry into the amount of public funds the pedophile had received for his trans activism.

“We demand an investigation into when and under what conditions state aid has been provided to this despicable child rapist, and we will demand that equivalent resources be allocated to guarantee decent and adequate health care for child victims of sexual assault,” Rincón said, and condemned the process which allowed activists to be granted taxpayer funds without rigorous background checks.

In a follow-up message posted to X, Rincón added: “We have requested from the Human Rights Commission that the Executive Branch be notified of the funding provided to this organization, and we have also announced a bill to prohibit organizations comprised of those convicted in these types of cases from receiving public funding.”

Last September, The Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Gaspar Rivas, presented an award to Féminas Diversas de Aconcagua, a group led by convicted child rapist López Barrera, for its work promoting a pioneering Housing Committee for LGBTIQ+ People. López Barrera received the award from Congressman Rivas at a meeting attended by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Karol Cariola.

The two awards presented to López Barrera were inscribed, “to the Aconcagua LGBT Housing Committee for their three years of struggle” and “to María Alejandra López Barrera for her tremendous contribution to the community.”

https://reduxx.info/exclusive-prominent-chilean-trans-activist-received-support-from-pro-nambla-homosexual-liberation-org-head-despite-being-exposed-as-child-rapist/

Pigs’ feet hung and eggs thrown at Dutch town hall over asylum center plans

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A protest against the planned construction of an asylum seekers’ center in a Dutch town escalated on Thursday evening when demonstrators threw dozens of eggs at the town hall, set off fireworks, and later hung pigs’ feet on the fence of the proposed center’s location.

The protest, organized by the local action group “Nee tegen azc” (No to Asylum Seekers’ Center), drew hundreds of residents angry about the recently announced plans to house 240 to 270 refugees in Berlicum, southeast of the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Though the topic was not on the agenda of the council meeting taking place inside, protesters gathered outside to voice their discontent.

Signs and banners were draped over the building while fireworks were launched by local residents. One man, a 32-year-old from Sint-Michielsgestel, was arrested while attempting to detonate heavy fireworks, according to police, who also confirmed the majority of demonstrators appeared to be from the local community.

Later that night, a fire broke out on the grounds designated for the asylum center. By morning, pigs’ feet had been hung along the fence.

Chantal Verhagen, spokesperson for the protest group, distanced the organization from that specific act, saying, “An individual will have done that. We should not judge each other — we need each other badly in this protest.” She maintained that the protest remained mostly peaceful. “You can also look at it this way: 299 people have not been arrested.”

Deputy Mayor Peter Raaijmakers condemned the confrontational nature of the protests. “It is a good right to demonstrate and also to say what you think, but it can never be the case that you use those two fundamental rights to cause destruction, hang pigs’ feet on a fence, verbally attack fellow villagers with a different opinion, and threaten people. That’s where we draw the line.”

Similar protests have been carried out across the Netherlands against municipal plans to import significant numbers of largely adult male refugees to Dutch towns and villages.

Last month, the village of Doezum, Groningen, found itself at the center of a national debate over asylum accommodation after the municipality of Westerkwartier announced plans to construct dozens of chalets on an estate at the village’s edge to accommodate 100 status holders. The village is home to just 700 residents.

Locals, who only found out about the plan through a letter, said they were blindsided by the decision.

“My 25-year-old son has been trying to find a place to live for years, but there’s nothing available,” village resident Sonja told De Telegraaf newspaper. “Yet housing for people from far away appears overnight. How is that fair?”

Residents often cite cultural differences and security concerns as major points of contention. One local woman walking her dog near the proposed site in Berlicum told local media, “I’m proud of our village. But I’m afraid. I’m going to install cameras at my house.”

Their concerns are valid. Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) revealed in January that it was considering removing the Maarheeze station in Brabant from its service routes due to the mounting costs of security measures required to address ongoing incidents involving residents of the nearby Budel asylum center.

“Asylum seekers sitting on the benches drinking and harassing other passengers and NS staff. And you have asylum seekers who dodge the fare,” said a spokesperson for the rail operator at the time.

In addition to anti-social behavior and petty crime, incidents of serious sexual assault and violent crime have plagued the reputations of asylum centers in the Netherlands and wider Western Europe, leading to residents displaying extra caution.

The protest group has vowed to continue its campaign with a public residents’ evening scheduled for April 2 where organizers hope local voices will be heard by the city council.

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