Âu

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Đó là lý do vì sao người đưa tin thứ nhất và thứ
nhì của CIA phải được bảo vệ an ninh thật chặt.
Tín đồ cực đoan của Trâm với "lock her up!", "lock him up!"
không ít ở Huê Kỳ đâu à.

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German police raid right-wing extremists over mosque bomb threats

After a series of bomb threats were sent to mosques and media companies in Germany this summer, authorities have now zeroed in on seven suspects. The threats carried the signatures of several right-wing extremist groups.




Authorities carried out raids across Germany on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into threatening letters believed to be sent by right-wing extremist groups.

Some 120 officers took part in the raids in the southern states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria as well as in the eastern states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.

The state of Bavaria's interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, said authorities were investigating seven suspects. Six of the suspects were detained but released at the end of the operation while the seventh suspect is yet to be found.

Authorities did not immediately reveal further details about the locations of the raids but said that several data storage devices were seized and being analyzed.

In July, a total of 23 threatening messages were sent to mosques, Islamic organizations, political party headquarters and media companies as well as a refugee reception center in Bavaria.

Among other threats, the letters mentioned bombing the groups and institutions. The messages were intended "to frighten people and disturb peace in society," Herrmann said.

At the end of the messages, the authors wrote the names of several right-wing extremist and neo-Nazi groups including "Volksfront," "Combat 18," or "Blood & Honour."

The group "Combat 18" took over control of the neo-Nazi network "Blood & Honour," which was banned in Germany in 2000.

rs/sms (AFP, dpa)


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German authorities to expand crackdown on right-wing extremists

Germany security officials want more authority to target and prevent far-right violence. Among the proposals on the table is more monitoring of the internet and gathering evidence to outlaw some far-right groups.


Far-right protesters holding banner saying 'Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind'

Violent right-wing extremists pose a growing threat to Germany's democracy, security officials said Tuesday, announcing a package of measures to crack down on groups spreading hate.

Police have identified 43 so-called right-wing "Gefährder," or individuals intent on carrying out violent acts of terrorism, a number double the count from two years ago.

In addition to foreigners and Jews, politicians and supporters of a liberal refugee policy have become the target of right-wing extremists.

"Right-wing crimes endanger our democracy," Federal Criminal Police chief Holger Münch said in Berlin. "The situation is serious."

In the latest right-wing act of violence that has roiled the country, a gunman attacked a synagogue last week in the eastern city of Halle. Failing to enter the synagogue, he shot and killed two people on the street.

The terror attack came months after a pro-refugee regional official, Walter Lübcke, was gunned down at his home by a right-wing extremist.

Security authorities have long observed a rising violent right-wing scene numbering around 12,700 people.

Federal security authorities are now preparing to increase observation of known right-wing groups and radicalization and networking on the internet.

According to a concept proposed to the Interior Ministry, security authorities want to comb the internet for signs of radicalization and to better understand right-wing groups.

The goal is to increase pressure on such groups and eventually outlaw them, including possibly the so-called "New Right" organizations such as the identitarian Movement.

Security officials also want to establish a central office to combat hate crime on the internet. Under the proposal, internet and social media providers would be required to report to police criminal content that they are already required to delete under current legislation.


cw/ng (dpa, Reuters)


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Bulgarian football chief quits over Euro 2020 racism furor

Borislav Mihaylov, the president of Bulgaria's football association, has resigned. Bulgaria's prime minister had earlier called for him to quit after home fans racially abused England players in a Euro 2020 qualifier.



Borislav Mihaylov on Tuesday stepped down as president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), hours after the country's prime minister urged him to quit.

The BFU issued a short statement saying the decision was "a consequence of recent tensions" the followed England's 2020 qualifier in Sofia on Monday.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had earlier called on the national soccer chief to resign. The appeal came after Bulgaria's Euro-2020 qualifying match against England in Sofia was nearly abandoned because of racist abuse from fans.

The match, which England eventually won 6-0, was temporarily halted twice in the first half because of racist abuse and monkey chants directed at England's black players. Some in the crowd were also seen making Nazi salutes.

Some 50 Bulgarian fans, who were wearing black, left the stadium before halftime. The second half of the match was completed without further stoppages.

The Bulgarian premier said national football association chief Borislav Mihaylov had to take responsibility for an incident that had shamed Bulgaria.

"It is unacceptable to link Bulgaria... a tolerant country of different ethnicities and religions living together in peace, with racism and xenophobia," he said.

Borisov also appeared less than impressed with the result of the match, which he described as a "shameful loss."

He had ordered sports minister Krasen Kalev to withdraw all financial help from the Bulgarian football association until Mihaylov stood down.

Read more: Chemnitz football club condemns racism among own fans

Three of England's players — Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford, and Tyrone Mings — were targeted with the abuse. In a tweet, Sterling welcomed Borissov's demand for the soccer chief to quit.

For his part, Mings, who had been making his debut, said he was proud of the players' reaction on the pitch in light of the abuse.



The game was already being played partially behind closed doors. European governing body UEFA had ordered blocks of seats to be cordoned off because of fans' racism in previous matches against both Kosovo and the Czech Republic in June.

Bulgaria can now expect further sanctions against it, which might include a hefty fine and possible stadium closure for one or more matches. Although the team can no longer secure a place in the Euro 2020 tournament through normal qualifying, it is already guaranteed a playoff spot in March next year for winning its UEFA Nations League group.

rc/ng (dpa, Reuters AP, AFP)

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Quê hương là chùm khế độc...

China threatens European citizens over Xinjiang protests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...jiang-protests

Uighurs living in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, and France have complained of intimidation by Beijing.

Most Uighurs remain silent, and have found little help from European authorities. But Margarete Bause, a member of the German parliament representing Munich, said Chinese interference was unacceptable and urged Uighurs to contact their MPs.

“We need to protect visitors to the Bundestag. Observing parliament is a fundamental right in any democracy,” she said. “It’s also important for the German public to know how China is trying to exert influence here. The Chinese government threatening people in Germany should never become normalised.”

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EU 'sorry' to see UK leave as leaders agree to Brexit deal

Leaders of 27 EU countries have unanimously backed the Brexit deal at the EU summit in Brussels.
The next chapter in the Brexit saga will be written during a rare Saturday session of the British Parliament.



"Where there's a will, there is a deal — we have one!” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker tweeted on Thursday, just hours ahead of a two-day EU summit in Brussels was set to commence.

After nearly three years of back and forth and just weeks before the UK's October 31 deadline, the United Kingdom and the European Union announced they had struck a new Brexit deal Thursday morning, and by Thursday evening the deal had been unanimously endorsed by the 27 remaining countries of the EU.

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Tầm ruồng. Việt Nam đang có khủng hoảng pháp quyền
đó. Quyền nhiều hơn pháp, muốn xử ai đối lập bất đồng
chánh kiến cứ xử theo thời tiết, khi vui nó đậu khi buồn
nó bay. EU có giải quyết "cải cách pháp quyền" này giùm
dân VN không, hay bị Việt cộng lợi dụng cái tiếng ... EU là
có vây cánh để hù Trung cộng và kéo dài...lê thê cái chế độ CSVN.

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EU and Viet Nam step up security and defence cooperation with signature of a Framework Participation Agreement for participation in EU crisis management operations



CSDP missions and operations are a unique instrument in the EU’s toolbox allowing for direct action
to manage a conflict or crisis and to focus on goals such as rule of law reform, stabilisation, fighting
organised crime, and reform of the security sector.

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EU 'sorry' to see UK leave as leaders agree to Brexit deal

Lại xin hoãn rồi. #HoldIt

Boris Johnson sends unsigned request to Brussels for Brexit delay
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-says-brussels

Boris Johnson has sent a letter to European council president Donald Tusk requesting a further Brexit delay beyond 31 October.

Despite the prime minister’s insistence that he would not “negotiate” a further extension of the UK’s membership of the EU, he confirmed on Saturday evening that he had sought such a prolongation.

Shortly after 10pm London time Tusk tweeted: “The extension request has just arrived. I will now start consulting EU leaders on how to react.”

Johnson sent three letters: an unsigned photocopy of the request he was obliged to send under the Benn act, an explanatory letter from the UK’s ambassador to the EU and a letter explaining why Downing Street did not want an extension.

Anh cứ hẹn nhưng Anh đừng Brexit...
(Hồ Dẹo)

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Lại xin hoãn rồi. #HoldIt

Cuộc ly dị nào chắc cũng mệt mỏi như vậy.

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Ước vọng ngày càng khốc liệt.
Hong Kong made in Spain?

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Spain rejects talks with Catalan separatists after days of unrest


Madrid is taking a tough stance against protests triggered by the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders. Police expect often violent protests to continue.


The Spanish government dismissed calls on Saturday from Catalonia's regional president to negotiate after days of often violent protests following the jailing of pro-independence leaders.

Thousands of mostly peaceful protesters took to the streets of Barcelona for a sixth day on Saturday, a day after radical separatists rampaged through Spain's second-largest city and clashed with police.

Catalonia's president, Quim Torra, said the unrest did not reflect the peaceful nature of the independence movement and requested talks with Madrid.

"We urge the acting prime minister of the Spanish government to sit at a negotiating table to talk," he told reporters.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded that Torra must first unequivocally condemn the unprecedented unrest.

"Mr. Torra must strongly condemn the violence, which he has not done so far," Sanchez said in a statement.

"The government of Spain reiterates that the problem of Catalonia is not independence, which will not occur because it is not legal and nor does the majority of Catalans want it, but rather coexistence," he said.

He added that Madrid has "always been open to dialogue in the framework of respect for the law," in an apparent reference to Catalan separatists' demands for another referendum viewed by the government as a non-starter.

Torra has called on protesters to remain calm and be peaceful. He responded to the prime minister by saying that the government had "no proposal for Catalonia."

Condemnation of violence

More than 500,000 people gathered in downtown Barcelona on Friday in a show of force after the Supreme Court handed down stiff prison sentences to nine separatist leaders who led a failed independence bid in 2017.

The peaceful protest turned violent when some masked youths blocked streets and burned fires as they hurled rocks and fireworks at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

"The images of organized violence during the night in Barcelona have overshadowed the half a million people who demonstrated in a peaceful and civic manner to show they rejected the verdict," said Catalan interior chief Miquel Buch, who oversees the regional police.

Read more: Catalan protesters: We want to make a point

Emergency services said 152 people had been injured in Friday's clashes in Barcelona, as well as dozens more across Catalonia.

Authorities had already reported 500 injured since protests started Monday.

Nearly 200 arrests have been made, including 83 people during overnight violence, the Interior Ministry said.

Independence is a highly divisive issue, with a poll in July showing support for succession at 48.3% of people against and 44% in favor.

Highlighting that division, Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, who does not support the secessionist movement, said she was worried about the violence over the past week.

"Barcelona does not deserve what we are living through," she said.

The ongoing dispute over Catalonia is likely to take center stage as Spain heads towards a fourth election in as many years on November 10.

cw/sms (AFP, AP, Reuters)

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Protesters clash with police in Barcelona