A “safe zone” Turkey and the US are creating in Syria is an attempt by Ankara to stop Kurds from forming their own territory. HDP chairman Selahattin Demirtas said Turkey’s operation against Islamic State militants across the border was a cover to target PKK Kurdish rebels. Source BBC
Cassandre Fristot, 34, was photographed at the demonstration in the city of Metz on August 7 holding a sign scrawled with the surnames of several well-known figures from politics, business and the media labelled “traitors!!!” Source France24
Authorities said the suspects, allegedly linked to the far-right extremist group “Berserker-Clan,” had talked about “an armed uprising” against German institutions. Police said on Wednesday they have searched 14 premises across Germany that are allegedly linked to far-right extremist groups. Source DW
The Italian Coalition for Freedom and Civil Rights (CILD) has reported that between 2018 and 2021, nearly €44 million were spent by private agencies to manage ten Centers for Residence and Repatriation (CPR) for migrants in Italy — a sign that detention has become a “very profitable sector” in Italy, according to CILD. Source Info Migrants
