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https://nordictimes.com/europe/wave-of-anti-government-protests-in-serbia-accused-of-inciting-civil-war/

Europe

Wave of anti-government protests in Serbia – accused of inciting civil war

Published 1 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Clashes between police and protesters have occurred in multiple locations, with the Serbian government accusing foreign interests of escalating the situation.
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Anti-government protests in Serbia have intensified after demonstrators erected barricades in Belgrade and Novi Sad over the weekend. The unrest stems from a deadly accident last year, but tensions have now escalated with accusations of attempts to start a civil war and claims of foreign interference.

Sunday’s barricades followed a mass meeting where demands for new elections were presented. The student group Blokada FON simultaneously published a map of roadblocks in the capital and urged opposition members to boycott parliament.

The protest movement emerged after a concrete roof collapsed at the newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad in November 2024. The accident killed 16 people, sparking strong criticism from anti-government activists who describe it as evidence of corruption and government mismanagement.

The night before, clashes had already occurred between protesters and police in Belgrade. Police responded with pepper spray and riot gear while demonstrators threw eggs, bottles, and other objects near a park where government supporters were holding a vigil.

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic called for calm and warned against further confrontations.

– Maintain peace and do not provoke conflicts with the police, he said.

 

“A monstrous call for civil war”

Meanwhile, Dacic reported that eight people had been arrested on suspicion of planning attacks on state institutions from university areas. A total of 77 people have been detained in connection with the unrest, and at least six police officers and two civilians were injured, according to Dacic, who labeled several of those arrested as “hooligans”.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has dismissed demands for his resignation and elections, describing the protesters as foreign-funded and orchestrated.

“Serbia has won. You cannot defeat Serbia with violence”, he told reporters on Sunday, and wrote on social media that “Serbia always wins in the end”.

The Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Ana Brnabic, accused the protesters of wanting to start a civil war.

“They didn’t end their gathering by shouting ‘Long live Serbia’. They ended it with a chilling call to murder Serbia – a monstrous and open call for civil war“, she wrote on X.

The statement followed a protest held on the symbolically charged holiday of Vidovdan, which commemorates the 1389 Battle of Kosovo Field. Brnabic also published a video where a protest leader urges participants to “take freedom into your own hands”. In a separate post, she accused Croatia of supporting the unrest and attempting to overthrow President Vucic.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/german-left-wing-newspaper-files-police-report-against-its-own-interviewee/

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German left-wing newspaper files police report against its own interviewee

Published yesterday 13:37
– By Editorial Staff
The editorial management assessed that AfD candidate Jirka Möller had expressed suspected "unconstitutional" and "far-right extremist" views.
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The left-liberal German local newspaper Lippische Landes-Zeitung has found a creative solution to the problem of uncomfortable statements from political opponents – they report their own interview subjects to the police.

The newspaper in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia interviewed AfD’s mayoral candidate Jirka Möller. But the editorial staff became so concerned about what the 53-year-old said that they both censored the interview and sent the deleted parts “to responsible authorities for review”.

Möller, a trained chef and family man, had according to the newspaper made statements that could be “unconstitutional” or could “show far-right extremist tendencies”.

When the interview was published, it was filled with the editorial staff’s own comments in italics. These were claimed to “put the statements in context”.

The newspaper dismissed, among other things, Möller’s claim that the German government is controlled by a “new world order” as a “far-right conspiracy theory without evidence”, reports the conservative Junge Freiheit.

“Presumably punishable statements”

The editorial staff also corrected his claim that AfD is no longer classified as “confirmed far-right extremist”. The newspaper was careful to emphasize that this classification has only been “publicly suspended” due to ongoing legal proceedings.

Other statements that received fact-checks concerned everything from entry rules at Swiss swimming facilities to alleged “Islamist invasion” on orders from Iran, as well as Möller’s comparison between gender-inclusive language and George Orwell.

As recently as August 5, the newspaper presented its new policy for handling AfD politicians. Going forward, all interviews will be commented on, allegedly false claims will be marked, and “presumably punishable statements” will not only be censored but also reported to authorities.

Trend in German media

Lippische Landes-Zeitung is not alone in taking a very clear stance against AfD and other less immigration-critical parties. In Aachen, the similarly left-liberal Aachener Zeitung has, for example, organized 16 election debates ahead of the municipal election – but excluded AfD from all of them.

— We report objectively, as neutrally as we can, about everything that happens. But we comment very, very clearly – and that against AfD. Consistently. There is no colleague who doesn’t do it, explained an editor.

AfD’s local branch accuses the newspaper of controlling coverage “through a filter”, where who gets invited to debates depends on how favorably the editorial staff writes about each respective party.

According to the party’s representatives, there is hardly any room for neutral opinion formation when the newspaper has taken such an openly hostile stance against the party in question.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/greece-tightens-controls-with-ankle-monitors-for-rejected-asylum-seekers/

Europe

Greece tightens controls with ankle monitors for rejected asylum seekers

Migration crisis in Europe

Published yesterday 7:16
– By Editorial Staff
A group of migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos.
1 minute read
Editorial Staff
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Migrants in Greece whose asylum applications are rejected will soon be required to wear ankle monitors as part of the government’s new measures to expedite deportations, a government official announced this week.

Migration Minister Thanos Plevris says the measure will be introduced before the end of the year and will be part of reforms that also criminalize refusal to comply with a deportation order.

— The use of electronic monitoring will make it clear that the options have narrowed, Plevris explains in an interview with state radio channel ERT.

The new rules, which among other things include mandatory prison sentences for those who refuse to leave the country after a deportation order, are to be presented to parliament next month. The delay is due to the sharp increase in the number of migrants arriving by boat from Libya to the Greek island of Crete during the summer.

According to Plevris, electronic monitoring will be used during a 30-day period given to migrants after their asylum applications have been rejected and all appeals have been exhausted.

The government is also considering a deportation bonus of €2,000 for those who voluntarily comply with the decision.

The strict migration policy measures that the conservative government has implemented so far – including a recently introduced ban on asylum applications for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa – have been praised by nationalists and immigration critics, but have drawn strong criticism from the Council of Europe and immigration activists.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/abdullah-stabs-at-police-officers-kidneys-in-dublin-attack/

Europe

Abdullah stabs at police officer’s kidneys in Dublin attack

Migrant violence

Published 1 August 2025
– By Editorial Staff
23-year-old Abdullah Khan was caught on film during the frenzied attack against a young police officer who was walking in central Dublin, Ireland.
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A 23-year-old immigrant has been remanded in custody after attacking and stabbing a young Irish police officer in broad daylight in central Dublin. The attack, which was caught on film, occurred completely unprovoked while the police were on patrol on Tuesday.

The perpetrator, Abdullah Khan, was arrested at the scene after the brutal assault that took place on Capel Street in central Dublin on Tuesday afternoon around 6 PM. The attacked officer, a young trainee who was on high-visibility patrol with a colleague, was treated at hospital for injuries that miraculously were not life-threatening.

Abdullah, a second-generation immigrant born in Ireland with an address in north Dublin, is accused of assault and possession of a so-called Tactix knife.

At Thursday’s remand hearing at Dublin District Court, the 23-year-old man made no application for bail and sat silently through the entire brief hearing.

Unprovoked deadly violence in broad daylight

The attack is described by authorities as completely unprovoked and took place in the city center while police were carrying out their regular duties. Suddenly Abdullah appears on the street with the knife in his hand as the incident is caught on film. He goes directly on the attack from behind against the young police officer and attempts to stab him with the knife toward the kidney area of his back.

Miraculously, he strikes poorly with the knife and the two police officers manage to regain their composure and after a struggle with tear gas and batons, disarm and arrest the man.

The injured officer has since been discharged from hospital.

— This evening’s unprovoked assault is indicative of what gardaí (police) can face when they go out on duty to keep people safe, said Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary to the Roscommon Herald.

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin condemned the incident and described it as “shocking.” Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan and opposition leader Mary Lou McDonald also expressed their condemnation of the unprovoked violence.

Abdullah is next due to appear before Cloverhill District Court on August 6 pending directions from prosecutors.

Editorial Staff
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https://nordictimes.com/europe/anti-immigration-protests-sweep-across-poland/

Europe

Anti-immigration protests sweep across Poland

Migration crisis in Europe

Published 21 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
According to reports, thousands of people gathered in connection with anti-immigration demonstrations in Poland last Saturday.
2 minute read
Editorial Staff
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Thousands of people participated on Saturday in coordinated protests against immigration in around eighty cities across Poland. The demonstrations, organized by the nationalist opposition party Confederation, were met in several locations by counter-demonstrations and have sparked lively political debate.

The protests, held under the slogan “Stop Immigration”, gathered large crowds in cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Wrocław and Katowice, reports the British public broadcaster BBC. The largest demonstration took place in Katowice, where local media reported around 3,000 participants.

In Warsaw and several other locations, smaller counter-demonstrations were simultaneously held by left-wing groups, who conveyed messages of solidarity with migrants and asylum rights. Tensions between the groups were reported in some places, but according to police, no serious violent incidents broke out.

The organizers and several prominent politicians, including politicians from the conservative opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), claimed that Poland faces a “growing wave of illegal migration”.

These and several other speakers also demanded stricter border controls, military powers for border guards and the government’s resignation.

Translation: “The Polish people are showing great strength today. The turnout at protests across the country is a clear signal that citizens expect immediate changes in the authorities’ approach to handling the immigration crisis. And they are ready to take to the streets to demand it.”

Slogans against EU

Many demonstrators carried Polish flags, held up banners with messages like “Stop the migrant invasion” and chanted slogans against EU migration policy.

During some demonstrations, a moment of silence was held for a young Polish woman who was recently murdered in Toruń – a case where a foreign citizen is suspected and which has been used by right-wing politicians as an argument in the debate.

The demonstrations took place just a week after the Polish government reintroduced temporary border controls against Germany and Lithuania, citing concerns over refugee flows and allegations that Berlin is sending asylum seekers across the border – a claim that has been rejected by German authorities.

Poland’s migration debate has intensified in line with new EU decisions on common asylum policy and increased tensions around the country’s eastern borders.

Meanwhile, official figures show that the number of migrants arriving in Poland this year is lower compared to previous years, despite the issue occupying an increasingly large place in political debate.

The government has, in addition to new border controls, introduced stricter rules for asylum seekers and promised additional resources to border surveillance.

The issue of migration is expected to remain one of the most polarizing topics in Polish politics in the near future.

Editorial Staff
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