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OSCE Official Criticizes Turkish Internet Law
April 20, 2016
In light of increasing crackdowns on freedom of the press by the Turkish government, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović has expressed her concern with the free speech implications of the use of the country's Law 5651 to block access to over 110,000 news websites.
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CoE Official Calls for Restrained Security Approach to Terror Threat
April 20, 2016
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ("CoE"), Pedro Agramunt, has called for countries to refrain from adopting wide-ranging, "dangerous" security measures in response to recent terrorist attacks and to "subordinate" national interest in favor of the "collective need" in countering extremism.
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CoE Official Criticizes German Party Positions on Islam
April 20, 2016
Amid rising tensions in Germany and other European countries over the impact of migrants from predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Secretary General of the Council of Europe ("CoE") Thorbjørn Jagland has warned that "anti-Islam" positions of the German political party Alternative for Germany contravene values on which the CoE is based.
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Belgium Investigates Reports of New IS Fighter Deployment
April 20, 2016
AP reports that Belgian officials are maintaining a high security alert level as they investigate reports that the Islamic State ("IS") has deployed new fighters to the country.
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Profile Details French Youths' Turn to Radical Islam
April 18, 2016
In a profile of the threat in the French suburb Sevran of young Muslims traveling to Syria to wage jihad with the Islamic State ("IS"), Claire Sergent and Katy Lee highlight the complex challenges faced by families of IS targets for radicalization and of local authorities who argue they do not receive sufficient government support to counter the threat.
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