The U.S. Marines are supposed to be relocated. There is a halt to the project. The dispute over the facility is traceable to 1995 after Marines raped a 12 year old girl. The incident sparked massive anti-base protests. It forced to begin a formal process of reducing the U.S. presence in Okinawa, Source The Japan Times
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
