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Charlie Hebdo Trial Highlights Free Speech and Free Press Tensions
September 08, 2020
As the Paris trial of accused perpetrators of the 2015 Islamist attacks on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo begins, President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the need for rigorous protections of speech, press, and thought freedoms, while, at the same time, avoiding "dialogues of hate."
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Turkey Demolishes Church in Erasure of Christian Cultural Heritage
September 08, 2020
Turkey's Directorate of Foundations approved the demolition of the 19th century Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in the country's northwestern city of Bursa, continuing the acceleration of state policy of erasure of Christian cultural heritage under the current Islamist government.
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Hamas Supports Proxy's Use of Explosive Balloons to Terrorized Israel
August 31, 2020
Gaza-based Islamist extremist group Hamas is supporting a proxy, Humat al-Aqsa (HAA), to use incendiary balloons launched from Gaza, along with more conventional mortar and rocket launches, into Israel, recorded in propaganda videos used by the HAA to recruit and radicalize members.
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Kurdish Dissident's Story in Netherlands Highlights Iran's Global Reach in Silencing Opposition to Islamist Regime
August 31, 2020
The near-lethal assault on a Kurdish Iranian dissident living in the Netherlands points to the long arm of Iran's IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and intelligence and military apparatus, working in tandem with the Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah, in targeting for extraterritorial killings any Iranians abroad who are deemed by the Tehran's theocratic regime to be traitors to the Islamic Revolution.
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West Africa's Jihadists Continue Destabilization with Lethal Attack in Nigeria
August 31, 2020
West Africa's expanding jihadist groups, led by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Nigeria's Boko Haram, continue ot destablize the region, staging another lethal attack on a civilian convoy travling along the exposed highway linking Nigeria and Cameroon.
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