"There will come a day when we will see many more radicals, extremists, and terrorists coming from Europe, due to a lack of decisiveness, trying to be politically correct, or assuming that they know the Middle East, Islam, and 'the others' better than we do. And I'm sorry, but that is pure ignorance." — from the speech of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE) during the Tweeps Forum in 2019.

The Tweeps Forum is an international, interactive event launched in 2013 and held in Riyadh. It is organized by the MiSK Foundation of Mohammed bin Salman. It serves as a platform where youth and leaders worldwide come together to discuss how social media can effectively contribute to society, peace, and security. Themes include combating extremism, counter-terrorism, and the role of social media in sharing meaningful ideas.

For sheer ignorance and the deliberate choice to ignore problems, it is the citizens who pay the highest price.

The number of attacks is no longer countable. On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on London's public transport system, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700.
And then there was the Manchester Arena bombing (2017), the Bataclan and Paris attacks (2015), the Brussels Zaventem and metro attacks (2016), the Berlin Christmas market attack (2016), the Nice truck attack (2016), the London Bridge and Borough Market attack (2017), the Stockholm truck attack (2017), the Vienna attack (2020), the Utrecht station attack (2019), and more. 

Let us also not forget the French history teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded in October 2020, and the murder of Theo van Gogh (2004). 

Or the 85-year-old French priest Jacques Hamel, who was beheaded during a Mass in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray in 2016 by two Islamic terrorists. Or the sexual violence. 

How do we address this issue? Certainly not by denying its existence and immediately labeling those who point it out as Nazis. If anything is fascist, it is silencing dissenting voices. 

Think of Pim Fortuyn, who was demonized for years and was ultimately murdered in 2002 by a left-wing activist. Or Wil Schuurman, the wife of Janmaat, who was left permanently disabled in an attack by left-wing activists and still uses a wheelchair. To this day, the perpetrators show little to no remorse. These are painful examples of how political polarization and hatred lead to violence and injustice — something we must never ignore.

What can we learn from the United Arab Emirates?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has traditionally taken a very different approach to refugee reception than many Western countries. Unlike some European countries, such as Germany or Sweden, the UAE has not taken in large numbers of refugees through official refugee programs or asylum systems. However, the UAE provides significant humanitarian aid to refugees in the region. It has relatively strict immigration and residency permit rules, making it difficult for refugees to be admitted. The number of attacks in the UAE is relatively rare. 

Recognizing a problem is the first step towards a solution.

See Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims by Yasmine Mohammed

Germany offers refugees and asylum seekers free housing, healthcare, monthly allowances, and child benefits. Yet, some still openly express hostility toward the very country that welcomed them.

An Islamist demonstration in Hamburg Germany in April 2024 calling for the establishment of a caliphate and the implementation of Sharia law, where more than 1,000 people participated and some held signs with messages like "Caliphate is the solution" and "Sharia is the solution. "We will take over".

In some cultures, such as in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria, women are traditionally viewed as inferior, and this can also be observed in certain areas of Europe since the arrival of migrants from these countries, where women's safety has noticeably decreased. 

Nuisance in cities caused by groups of Syrian youth, mayors sound the alarm 

2025 (Netherlands, source: RTL News) Mayors of several major cities want The Hague to help them combat the nuisance caused by groups of Syrian youths. According to Utrecht and Groningen, these young people are staying in various parts of the Netherlands and visiting each other. "This is a nationwide problem." 

's-Hertogenbosch has been plagued by incidents since mid-July. A stabbing and several shoplifting incidents occurred, people were pelted with stones and branches, and there was an assault with a bicycle chain.

A group of 27 Syrian youths with temporary residency status has been identified for the incidents in this city. "They have caused a great many incidents at a rapid pace," Mayor Jack Mikkers told RTL Nieuws. Slightly more than half of the youths are minors. 

In Nijmegen, the number of shoplifting incidents has recently increased significantly, a spokesperson said. Fights also break out regularly. "These incidents mainly involve Syrian youths, but other young people are also involved." 

A letter sent by Mayor Hubert Bruls to the troublesome youths states that they can choose the right path or the wrong path. To get on the right path and stay on it, the young people can receive help. A wrong path, on the other hand, can lead to a criminal record. 

In Groningen, things went wrong starting at the end of April: within a few weeks, four violent incidents occurred involving the use of chains and branches. "It's unacceptable that they're using Groningen's city center as a backdrop to fight out their feuds," said a spokesperson. 

Utrecht is experiencing less nuisance this summer, but last year it faced some serious violent incidents, which even led to unsafe situations for the police and law enforcement. 

The incidents in both Utrecht and Groningen often involved Syrian youth from all over the country. "The problem is shifting," says a spokesperson for the municipality of Utrecht. "We're doing what we can locally, but we also need to cooperate nationally." 

Muslim countries have highest rates of suicide, murder, rape and mental health problems

(source) A lost generation and grim future awaits if the Middle East is not stabilised, according to 25-year study of countries stretching from Morocco to Pakistan. Suicide, murder, rape and mental health conditions are skyrocketing in a stretch of Muslim-majority countries from Morocco to Pakistan, many of which have been wracked by violence and conflict.

A major study covering data from the last 25 years shows soaring rates of death by suicide or at the hands of others. In 2015 alone, the last year for which data was used, around 30,000 people committed suicide, while 35,000 were murdered. The figures do not include deaths in places which are at war, such as Syria and Iraq, and represent increases of 100 per cent and 152 per cent respectively since 1990. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

"In other parts of the world during the same period, the number of deaths from suicide increased 19 percent and interpersonal violence by 12 percent," stated one of the 15 reports published this week in the International Journal of Public Health.

The researchers also found a "sharp increase" in mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. "Depression and anxiety disorders were the most common mental conditions," according to the study.

"Intractable and endemic violence is creating a lost generation of children and young adults," said Dr Ali Mokdad, the study's lead author and the Director for Middle Eastern Initiatives at IHME. "The future of the Middle East is grim unless we can find a way to bring stability to the region."

The research showed that the wars in Yemen, Iraq and Syria in particular are taking a severe toll on the health of the population in those countries. Not only are the effects immediate in terms of death and injury, but "these events will lead to increased health burden in the future as the next generation…is being raised under the harsh conditions of malnutrition and lack of preventive health services." Yemen has the highest proportion of its population suffering from food insecurity,at 36 per cent.

Despite the fast increasing need for mental health professionals to address the psychological fallout of conflict and poverty, the region has very few psychiatrists and psychologists. Many of the countries have only 0.5 psychiatrists for every 100,000 people. By comparison, Europe has more than 40 per 100,000.

The study was conducted using estimates from the annual Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study and focused on the 600 million people of the "Eastern Mediterranean", which includes 22 countries from the Maghreb, Horn of Africa, the Middle East — including the GCC — and Afghanistan and Pakistan. The geographical area has endured, to varying degrees, conflict for decades.An estimated 208,179 people were estimated to have been killed by war, suicide and murder in 2015, of which 144,000 died in war.  Such estimates are almost always below the true figures due to the difficulties of collecting reliable data in war zones. But violence and the associated psychological disorders are not the only alarming findings about the region's health trends.

"In recent years, many of the health gains for some countries have slowed and several health conditions that were under control are re-emerging," Dr Mokdad said. "This study clearly indicates that the future health of the region is in danger."

Even the wealthiest per capita countries of the GCC will be affected directly or indirectly by the impact of global warming and climate change.

Some of the countries "face significant environmental challenges due to lack of water, rising temperatures, and sandstorms," the study found. Air pollution also needs to be addressed. 

In the UAE, Qatar and Oman, transport-related accidents were the second highest cause of death in 2015, at 14 per cent, 20 per cent and 16 per cent respectively. While such deaths are falling in all the countries except Libya, Pakistan and Egypt, they were doing so at a slower rate than elsewhere in the world. The overall level of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean has increased by 37 per cent since 1980, the study, but obesity is most prevalent in Qatar and Kuwait.

Child mortality also fell more slowly than the global rate in many of the 22 countries. Sudan, Pakistan and Afghanistan are all in the top ten countries with the highest child mortality rates. Eighty per cent of all child deaths occurred in those three countries along with Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.

The study also found that most of the cases responsible for a tenfold increase in HIV and Aids-related deaths in the last 25 years occurred in three Horn of Africa countries — Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan.

"In this region, individuals infected with HIV are dying faster than the rest of the world,"said Charbel El Bcheraoui, assistant professor at IHME. "This is a sign that HIV patients are not receiving proper treatment in an era where HIV can be well controlled with the appropriate treatment regimens."

The countries studied are: Afghanistan, Egypt, Bahrain, Djibouti, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and the UAE.

What does this mean when these individuals migrate to Europe?
A 25-year study shows that many people from the Middle East and North Africa suffer from severe mental health issues due to war, poverty, trauma, and lack of healthcare. When they migrate to Europe—often as refugees—some bring unresolved trauma with them.

This poses significant challenges for reception, integration, and public health in Europe:

• Mental healthcare: Most European countries are not adequately prepared for the high number of migrants suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, or other mental illnesses. There are language barriers, cultural differences, and a shortage of specialized care providers.

• 'Disturbed individuals' and incidents: A small portion of this group appears in the media as "mentally disturbed" following serious incidents, including violence or even attacks. While not representative of the whole group, this reinforces fear and polarization in society.

• Risk of radicalization: In combination with isolation, poverty, hopelessness, or religious extremism, mentally vulnerable individuals may also become more susceptible to radicalization.

• Important nuance: Not every migrant from these regions struggles with mental health issues or poses a risk. Some are victims of violence themselves and are seeking a safer life.

The explosive rise in mental health problems in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, or Syria has consequences that reach far beyond their borders.
Without improved screening, support, and mental healthcare, the risks to public safety and social cohesion will only grow in Europe.

Labour's Irim Ali openly admits helping illegal migrants to stay in the UK, and even gives advice to submit applications based on human rights laws.

Ben from GB News asked her 'how much money she has made from fixing home office applications for illegal migrants? You said have no fear, Irim Ali is here. I'll help anyone who is illegal without a valid visa or anyone who's overstayed their visa using human rights loopholes. You charge 1500 pounds for business sponsor licenses. Is that what's paid for your nice Mercedes with a private number plate?' She did not respond. See video below.

The government are effectively becoming disruptors in the hotel industry.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is making tens of millions of pounds from the British government's migrant-hotel scheme,
....under which migrants who enter the country illegally are housed in hotels in local communities

According to a new report from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), the CCP currently owns £190 billion in UK assets, including schools, infrastructure such as airports, wind farms, power networks, shares in FTSE-listed companies and properties, among them migrant hotels.

Three migrant hotels owned by the CCP have been awarded millions in government contracts to house migrants.
As Breitbart report, "One of the firms, Kew Green Hotels, a £300 million business which owns and operates over 60 hotels, is entirely owned by the Communist Party through Beijing's China Tourism Group Corporation.

Family-run luxury hotel that turned down £1m offer to house asylum seekers is forced to shut after 36 years

A hotel and popular wedding venue in Kent which turned down a £1million offer to house newly-arrived asylum seekers has been forced to close its doors. Mr Martin revealed in 2022 that he was offered £1,080,000 and a guarantee of 100% occupancy for 12 months at the 22-bedroom hotel, which had recently won a prestigious AA rosette for its food and service. ''Quite honestly my wife and I felt repulsed and very angry that they would think I would ever consider it.' source

Cultural Differences You Can't Ignore

"Islam is a religion of the flesh, everything is about satisfying lust and carnal desire. Life is only for nikah and breeding,sometimes four wives are not enough. There is nothing higher than sex". - former Sufi.

Pretending cultural differences don't exist helps no one. It gives newcomers the false impression that certain behaviors are normal here, while the host community faces practices that clash with our values and rules. This can harm social cohesion, respect for people and animals, and even safety.

The images speak for themselves: swans, ducks, and other protected animals being caught to eat; flowers stolen from fresh graves; stuffed animals taken from a memorial for two recently deceased children. These are not abstract stories, but concrete incidents-captured on camera and confirmed in the news. Denying these differences only postpones the problems and leaves both newcomers and society uncertain.

More differences; garbage, random violence, violence on public transport, more public transport violence, more random street violence, public transport violence again, normal for them

Student Raped by Asylum Seeker in Dutch Co-Living Project

2026 - In a Zembla investigation—a Dutch investigative journalism television program—about the Amsterdam residential complex Stek Oost, where students and holders of asylum status live together, former resident Amanda reported that she was raped by an asylum status holder. Despite the allegations, the man, Mohammad, was allowed to continue living in the complex. In 2023, he was sentenced to three years in prison for the rape of Amanda and another resident.

Although this and other incidents caused considerable concern among residents, the municipality of Amsterdam in the Netherlands decided not to terminate the housing project. 

'I think it is inevitable a man I grant asylum to will rape or murder a young girl'

Caseworker reveals how illegal migrants trick the system to stay in Britain

2025, source telegraph.co.uk All mothers have sleepless nights.

We lie awake worrying needlessly that our offspring may be in danger, but Nicky's fears for her girls are not just fears.

She believes she has very good reason to fret that her three daughters, and millions of other people's children, are not safe.

"To be honest with you, I think it's inevitable that one day I will turn on the TV news and there will be some man I have granted asylum to and he will have raped or murdered a young girl, just like my girls."

Nicky, whose name I have changed to protect her identity, is an experienced caseworker in the UK's asylum system, which she describes variously to me during a long interview as "unsustainable", "laughable if it wasn't so dangerous", and a "crazy carousel" in which tens of thousands of applicants ("We have to call them 'customers' now, can you believe it?") use every trick in the book to remain in this country.

Nicky and her colleagues must somehow assess the claims of those "customers" – mostly men from Africa and Asia who come ashore on the south coast of England, often without identity documents. In 2025 alone, official figures suggest around 37,000 have crossed the Channel by small boat.

As she makes me the first of several strong mugs of tea that will keep us both going over the next few hours, she tells me: "Look, we get some people who totally deserve our help, African women, say, who are victims of FGM (female genital mutilation). If we send them back, they are forced to become 'cutters' themselves, so we offer them refuge, and I'm glad that we do. And there are trafficked girls, harrowing cases that leave you traumatised. But most people I assess are lying."

Nicky has warned me to prepare myself for what she is about to reveal. "You're going to be shocked, Allison."

Am I? Happily perched on a stool in Nicky's cosy kitchen overlooking the garden of her charming stone cottage just a few breezy miles from the English Channel, ironically enough; I think, well, we all know the asylum system is a mess. How bad can it be? Half an hour later, I am shaken to the core. Prepare yourselves.

How does Nicky know when an applicant is lying?

Some, she claims, repeatedly change their story. "For example, an Iranian will say, 'I'm claiming asylum because I was politically active against the regime'. There's no evidence to prove that, and we feel like it's safe for him to return. Then, he'll say, 'Well, I'm a Christian convert now', although he never mentioned that before.

"And when I ask him about Easter, he says Easter is to do with 'chocolate eggs' and has never heard of the resurrection. But if there's a live claim lodged, it's a barrier to removal, and we still have to house him and fund him. Now, men like him will go through the whole process again till they get to appeal rights exhausted, and then they'll lodge a further submissions claim to say, 'Well, I'm homosexual now'."

Disappeared asylum seekers

Further submissions can be made by an asylum seeker after all their appeals are exhausted. It is a way to provide new evidence or information to the Home Office. If the information is judged to be significantly different to their previous case, it can be reviewed as a fresh claim.

How long does that go on?

She rolls her eyes. "Forever basically. Even if they eventually get a deportation order, it's mainly voluntary. Very few of them ever get sent home – the Home Office hasn't got the resources or the willpower to do it. They just disappear."

How many disappeared asylum seekers does Nicky think are in the UK?

"To be honest, I think it must be hundreds of thousands. Just based on the number of further submissions claims. And that's without the initial asylum claims from people who were able to come over on lorries before Brexit, and they were mainly the ones who absconded because they just got out of the lorry and ran."

Nicky claims they have tried to track down so many people who fell off the map years ago, but the trail runs cold at the last known address.

"Because we can't find them it's called 'implicit withdrawal'. So that's one way of improving the numbers, we've closed that case. And those numbers will be included when the government of the day says, 'We've cleared this backlog'. In fact, they haven't because the Home Office has implicitly withdrawn the asylum claim because we couldn't find them, but the public will think it's all sorted."

Claims can be treated as withdrawn either because the asylum seeker explicitly says they no longer want to claim protection or implicitly if their actions – such as failing to attend interviews – are judged by the Home Office to amount to a withdrawal.

With new applicants, Nicky conducts an initial screening interview online. She says: "I ask nationality questions, via an interpreter, but there's some migrants that, if they're from a particular country, they're not getting sent back no matter what."

New high grant countries

Which countries does the Home Office say you aren't allowed to send people back to?

"Afghanistan, Eritrea, Kuwait and Sudan at the moment. The 'high grant' countries used to include Syria, Libya, Yemen and Iraq. Eritrea is on the list because we can't return anyone to a country with enforced military conscription because it's against their human rights."

Most Africans now claim they're from Eritrea, Nicky says. "Because they know they'll automatically get asylum. I'm allowed to ask them nationality questions. What is the capital of Eritrea? What is the flag of Eritrea? But it's child's play to Google those answers so..."

She throws her hands up in despair: "It's a joke."

The Home Office claims that there is no country from which asylum seekers are guaranteed to be allowed to stay in the UK. But the rates of approval for Eritrean, Syrian and Sudanese applicants between 2021-23 were all 99 per cent.

The conviction rate for sexual violence by nationality per 10,000 people shows Afghans at the top and Eritrean men in second place.

Has anyone in Nicky's work said it is madness to grant automatic asylum to young males from those countries?

She claims: "Yes, of course. We all sit there and go 'how come this is allowed?' Before things went pear-shaped in Afghanistan, we had loads of Afghan claims and they were mainly all refusals. It was safe to go back to Afghanistan. Then, after the Taliban took over, we were given our refusals back and told we had to reassess. I always run the Police National Computer (PNC) check and the terrorist check (Warnings Index Control Unit, WICU). And the first guy I had to reassess, it came up that he'd been arrested multiple times for indecent exposure in children's play areas.

"So I said, 'I'm refusing. He's a wrong'un'. And my senior manager said we can't refuse an Afghan, we've got to grant. And I said I wouldn't do it because a man who exposes himself in front of kids – well, where's that going to end? And they said you've got to make the decision on the basis of the claim – he can't be returned because he says he was politically active in Afghanistan against the Taliban. Just one anti-regime post on social media and he can say he's politically active. But I still refused to make the grant, and I got disciplined for that."

Why?

"Because I wasn't meeting the requirements of my job. I was refusing that man because of criminal activity and because I believed he posed a threat to children, but he was never going to receive a jail sentence for indecent exposure, he was just getting repeated warnings. So they gave his case to someone else who was prepared to say 'yes'."

Nicky prides herself on being able to spot the genuine cases, even where they have been initially rejected and then appealed.

"There was a Bangladeshi guy who had previously been interviewed by a male decision maker, and he felt so ashamed of his homosexuality in front of another man that he said he was politically active instead.

"And then, years later, he comes back and he said to me, 'I'm a homosexual', and he completely broke down. In my experience, you can very rarely fake those emotions."

Push to clear backlog

As the number of migrants entering the country illegally increases, and with the embarrassment that causes the Government, especially the so-called "asylum hotels" costing taxpayers nearly £6m a day, Nicky claims the pressure on caseworkers to get those men off the books is ramping up. But getting an asylum seeker "off the books" is a lengthy process, Nicky says.

"In the past, we would investigate a case thoroughly and often refuse them and they would appeal and then an immigration judge would agree with our assessment and reject their claim. But then, once the appeals process was exhausted, the applicants' lawyers could move on to further submissions and that would string the process out even longer. If their claim was eventually rejected – we could be talking about seven to ten years living in the UK by that point – then the applicant would just abscond and go and work in a nail bar or a car wash."

Or a migrant might claim he had fathered a British child and deportation to his country of origin would breach his right to a family life. Nicky says that she has spent hundreds of hours trying to check whether certain fathers have any contact at all with their putative children.

She claims that when she started the job,caseworkers had "the most amazing training. On further submissions it was six months of training. It needed to be thorough so that, when anybody did go to appeal, our decisions were robust and sound, and the immigration judge would find on our behalf". 

 No longer. She claims that since a push on clearing the backlog in December 2022, decision makers aren't allowed to take their time and make quality decisions any more, she claims. "In the past, I would always say if I'm on the fence, it's a refusal, unless someone can prove their claim. Even if I didn't meet my targets, I knew I'd made a really sound decision, but we can't do that now because it's 'get the numbers, get the numbers, get the numbers'. And those rushed decisions won't hold up in a court."

There are 19 decision-making units located across the UK with more than 6,500 staff. Major centres are in Croydon, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Belfast. These asylum centres are coming under huge strain as politicians twig that public anger about immigration in general, and illegal migrants in particular, is tanking their electoral prospects.

Staff are feeling "browbeaten", morale is at rock bottom and stress-related sick leave is endemic, Nicky claims. But the Labour Government has promised to empty asylum hotels by the end of the current parliament in 2029, and Nicky alleges that this pledge is leading to corner-cutting on an alarming scale.

What happens when politics enters the equation

She has seen this kind of politically driven panic before, and makes an especially damaging allegation.

"In December 2022, Rishi Sunak said that he was going to clear the 'legacy' asylum backlog of 100,000 claims by the end of 2023. So all these decision-making units were set up to clear the backlog because it was an election promise. And that's where the standard of training fell down because they just wanted bums on seats as quickly as possible.

"So they needed a lot of staff to do the initial asylum decisions. Teams from the Home Office went to different job centres around the country and people who were signing on, they got a quick 15-minute interview and the Home Office people said, 'We've got a job for you'. Some weren't even interviewed at all. They just applied online, and they were given the role. And then they had a matter of weeks training. So these new asylum staff, they were going to be making, in some cases, life or death decisions, and they hadn't got the first clue."

Hang on, Nicky, you're claiming hundreds of completely random people were drafted in and were, with minimal training, put in charge of deciding who was safe to stay in our country?

"Correct. And the stress levels are awful because they've been thrown in at the deep end. We have people called technical specialists who are experienced decision-makers. There were hardly any of those. So the new people had nowhere to go to ask questions and they were like: 'We don't know what we're doing.' Even after they'd been there a year. And the team leaders were saying: 'It's terrible. You've got no idea how bad it is.' But if anyone complained, we were told: 'Get the numbers out! Get the numbers!'."

The Home Office insists that the recruitment and training process was vigorous. Nevertheless, I ask Nicky, did she feel that there was political pressure to rush asylum approvals through?

She says: "God, yes, it was unbelievable. Huge pressure and targets. Back then, for a full-time decision maker, it was five decisions a week, and five interviews, and bear in mind some of the cases are very complex. But if you didn't hit that target, there were threats of losing your job.

Nicky claims it takes half a day to grant asylum and several days to refuse.

"So people are granting because they are frightened for their jobs. And the technical specialists who do random checks on our work say they see loads of grants go out on a Friday because people are panicking to hit that week's stats."

Again, just so we're perfectly clear, I ask Nicky, you fear that there could be an applicant who could have been a terrorist, a member of Islamic State, and their box would be ticked in order to hit a target?

"Yes, because the caseworker would be frightened for their job. If they hit their stats – 90 per cent or over – they're under the radar, so they make sure they hit their target come what may."

The Home Office says that it doesn't prioritise speed or volume above high standards. But Nicky fetches her laptop and shows me an email dating from autumn 2023 which she says demonstrates the kind of shortcuts that were encouraged.

"People on the legacy backlog from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Syria and Yemen have been asked to fill out a questionnaire instead of having face-to-face interviews," says the memo from the Home Office.

Nicky alleges that in practice, this meant thousands of illegal migrants could get away with making stuff up, giving them a golden ticket to stay in Britain, with no further questions asked.

She was right. I am shocked. Actually, I feel stricken that this is happening in our country. What Nicky has described is no less than the reckless endangerment of public safety by politicians and senior civil servants whose main concern seems to be clearing the asylum backlog – or at least pretending to – in order to make themselves look good rather than taking decisive action to protect our borders and deport migrants who shouldn't be here in the first place.

A place for terrorists

Does Nicky believe that terrorists and criminals have been granted asylum in the UK?

"Of course they have," she says, without hesitation. "Why wouldn't a terror cell come over on a boat and say they're from a high grant country? It's the easiest way to get in. Terrifying really. It's unsustainable, it's dangerous, it's got to stop before more people are injured or killed."

We pause for a break and, as I walk through the cottage to find the loo, I see framed photographs everywhere of the three girls with their locks of fine blonde hair.

I can understand why their mother might fear they are at risk from migrants to whom she has been told to grant asylum, even though she knows for a fact they've exposed themselves and been arrested for indecent behaviour.

Nicky tells me: "The kids know what I do for a job and they think you should just let refugees in to be nice, but they haven't got a clue what some of these guys are capable of. I'm not racist, Allison, I'm a realist. I'd feel the same if it was a gang of white men coming over on a boat from a country that has different opinions on women and children. Doesn't matter the colour of the skin, it's their culture. They've come from lawless countries where women are fair game if they're not covered head to toe. And in the asylum service, we are not allowed to question them about misogyny or medieval attitudes that could hurt women and girls here in the UK."

That threat is not hypothetical. In the week that Nicky and I meet, an asylum seeker from Sudan was convicted for murdering Rhiannon Whyte, a young mother who worked in the asylum hotel where he lived (CCTV captured him laughing and dancing); a Somalian asylum seeker who illegally entered the UK via a small boat in October 2024 was jailed for life for the fatal stabbing of a popular restaurant owner "without provocation or motive" (he was appealing his asylum claim);a Syrian asylum seeker was jailed for sexually assaulting a student in Cardiff;and there was been widespread outrage at the story of Ethiopian Hadush Kebatu who, eight days after he illegally entered the UK by small boat, sexually assaulted a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl in Epping and the adult woman who tried to protect the child.

"It's almost a daily occurrence now," sighs Nicky.

It certainly is. In the first six months of this year,339 court cases – including sexual attacks and violent assaults – involved a suspect who was a foreign national living in an asylum hotel.

According to Nicky, the pressure from the Labour Government to empty the asylum hotels before the next general election will only make things worse. She tells me that the target for caseworkers has gone up again in the last few months – from five to six asylum decisions and six interviews a week.

She says that this makes errors more likely while increasing the perverse incentive to approve yet more claims.

Nicky believes every home secretary she's worked under has "lied and lied about the asylum situation", although there is one exception.

"Suella Braverman understood what was going on with further submissions. These repeated claims that were a barrier to removal and she tried to stop them, she really did, but unfortunately, she never got that far because she lost her job."

She says that delusion and deceit about our asylum crisis are found at the highest level. Recently, Sir Keir Starmer has taken to boasting that, in the period since he became Prime Minister, from July 2024 to June this year, 26,000 migrants have been returned to their home country.

"Typical smoke and mirrors," claims Nicky. "They were mainly Albanians, and we have a returns agreement with Albania, but they don't break it down. Only 27 per cent of those deported were asylum claimants – that's just over 7,000. So where are all the others? Still in the crazy carousel going round and round."

The light is draining out of the afternoon and Nicky and I sit there in the half dark as I try to absorb the implications of what she has told me. So many loopholes, so many lies.

The state actually thinks the safety of some migrants, who must not be returned to forced conscription in their home country, is more important than the safety of our children in their home.

"Bear in mind," she says, "what we've been talking about, these are just the claims that are over 12 months old, not the most recent ones from the past year or the ones that keep coming in the small boats."

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'APPALLING BETRAYAL'

I'm a Rotherham grooming gangs survivor and we've been betrayed by Keir Starmer – we live with the abuse every day

21 Dec 2022 A VICTIM of the Rotherham grooming gangs has said she feels "betrayed" by Sir Keir Starmer and called on him to ditch Dominic Beck as a Labour candidate.

Elizabeth, now 35, who was attacked by a string of abusers in the Yorkshire town, blasted the move to select Beck as the party's candidate to become a MP in Rother Valley. Read more 

Migrant grooming RAPE gangs are 'not just a UK phenomenon' says Norwegian journalist Rebecca Mistereggen who reveals migrant attacks at her school were covered up 

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Swedish police probe 'cover-up of migrant sex assaults'

1 Jan 2016 - Police in the Swedish capital Stockholm have launched an internal investigation into accusations that the force covered up widespread sexual assaults by mostly migrant youths at a music festival.

In a case echoing recent attacks in Cologne, a group of men reportedly groped girls at the We Are Sthlm event.

Police ejected 200 people from the site in August but did not mention assaults in their reports to the press.

Sweden was the first country to offer permanent residence to Syrian refugees. Read more

Sweden's elder RAPE scandal

The sexual abuse of elderly women by migrant carers was shamefully ignored.

In autumn last year, Sweden was shaken by a scandal that shares some disturbing similarities with the grooming-gangs scandal in Britain. It is on a far smaller scale. But in Sweden, as in Britain, it seems that many vulnerable individuals have been raped and sexually abused, while the people whose job it should have been to protect them failed to do so. What's more, those in positions of authority sometimes downplayed or hushed up allegations because of their low view of the victims and, potentially, the identity of some of the perpetrators.

The big difference between what happened in the UK and what happened in Sweden is that the victims were not young girls. They were elderly ladies dependent on outside carers to look after them. They claim that some of these carers brutally exploited their position of trust.

The scandal broke properly in early September last year, when 84-year-old Elsa (using the pseudonym, 'Vera') decided to speak out in an interview with the regional daily newspaper, Upsala Nya Tidning (UNT).

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Migrant, 70, who told girl, 12, to 'cover her head' before sexually assaulting her on way home from school is spared jail

3 Feb 2026 UK (source) A 70-year-old migrant named Chaudhry Zaman has been spared jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Slough. While the girl was walking home from school, Zaman forcibly held her hand, made her sit on a bench, and kissed her on the lips. 

During the incident, he instructed her to cover her head and asked her to keep their interaction a secret. 

The victim reported feeling overwhelmed and anxious, and her father now has to escort her to school. She also faced social consequences, losing friends in her community after coming forward.

Judge Amjad Nawaz sentenced Zaman to a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, citing his age and lack of previous convictions. Zaman was also ordered to perform 18 hours of unpaid work, is subject to a five-year restraining order, and must remain on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.

The Dark Side of Migration at the U.S. Border: Smugglers, Rape, and "Rape Trees" 

2010 - USA/source Statepress - Along the U.S.-Mexico border, female migrants and young girls face severe sexual violence while attempting to enter the United States. Many migrants rely on human smugglers, also known as coyotes, who often work with drug cartels. Instead of providing protection, women and girls are frequently subjected to sexual assault and rape during the journey.

In some border areas, particularly in southern Arizona, reports have emerged of so-called "rape trees": trees where traffickers hang the undergarments of their victims as a horrifying symbol of dominance. Photos and testimonies include the underwear of girls as young as 12 or 13, highlighting the extreme severity of these crimes.

International human rights organizations have documented an alarming situation. According to reports from Amnesty International and the United Nations, an estimated 60 to 70 percent of women crossing the border without a partner or family are sexually abused. Many of these crimes go unreported because victims fear arrest or deportation. Even after reaching the United States, women often remain silent about the abuse they suffered.

This situation has been described as a major humanitarian crisis, with migrants having virtually no access to justice. Legislative reforms are urgently needed to allow victims to report crimes without fear of legal repercussions, enabling authorities to take effective action against this form of violence.

Public awareness of this issue remains limited, as immigration debates tend to focus on political and legal concerns rather than the human rights of migrants. At its core, this is not an immigration issue—it is a fundamental human rights issue. No woman or child should ever be subjected to such abuse.

Raising awareness, acknowledging the problem, and taking immediate action are essential steps toward stopping these crimes. Migrant women and children deserve protection, justice, and the ability to report sexual violence safely.

Afghan asylum seekers in UK after 'fleeing Taliban' have returned home to go on holiday

The Afghans have been flying into Iran, then crossing the border 

9/2025 (source) Afghan asylum seekers who fled the Taliban have been returning home "to go on holiday", it has been claimed.

The Government has spent billions on a scheme to protect asylum seekers from persecution in their home country, after they supported British troops deployed there.

However, it has been alleged that asylum seekers have been travelling from the UK back to Afghanistan, with the threats they claim in the country having been exaggerated.

The revelations have been blasted as proof Britain's "generosity has been taken advantage of", with critics telling GB News there is an urgent need for change to the UK's asylum policy.

A former interpreter, who served with British forces in Afghanistan before starting a new life in the UK, claimed that the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) had been exploited by Afghans.

The allegations were made after a data breach involving details of over 18,000 soldiers and some of their family members involved in Afghanistan, after a super-injunction was lifted.

One Afghan migrant, who has been living in a Home Office hotel in the Midlands, said: "You don't leave before getting your asylum case accepted because first it is risky and second the British Government will be holding your passport during the process of your application."

The migrants instead obtain Iranian visas "very easily" and travel to the Afghan border and cross without having Afghan stamps on their passports.

They bribe Iranian and Taliban border forces thorugh prior contacts to avoid passports stamps that would "put them in trouble". 

A Taliban official told The Telegraph that it is not their issue and is up to the Government "to solve their problems".

One migrant said: "My husband is insisting we should go and visit because it's been over two years since we saw our families last time.

"But I tell him we have a safe and happy life here, and why should we put our status in danger."

She explained that a relative of hers has returned to Afghanistan with his family, despite being evacuated to the UK two years ago.

She said: "They went there a few months ago, spent 20 days in Herat and came back without having a problem because British authorities think they were in Iran, not Afghanistan.

"There are a lot of people who are living in the hotels going in and out of Afghanistan daily; they just keep a low profile while in the country."

Dr Alan Mendoza, executive director of the foreign policy and national security think tank The Henry Jackson Society, told GB News: "It's obviously nonsensical that anyone claiming asylum because they fear persecution in a country would return to that country for a holiday.

"We took Afghans in rightly because of our involvement in that country and our fears that the Taliban would exact revenge on innocent people.

"Instead, our generosity has been taken advantage of - as it so often has been under our current asylum system - and this simply highlights the urgent need to change policy to one that will henceforth reject migrants who come here out of choice."

The asylum seekers have allegedly also "staged torture videos" in order to be able to relocate to the UK.

The former interpreter said that "the only threat is unemployment" for them.

Aghans, who had already been granted asylum in other safe countries such as Belgium, were still granted asylum in the UK.

GB News has approached the Ministry of Defence for comment. 

Migrant crisis: Hundreds of illegal migrants are sneaking back into the UK after being handed £3,000 of taxpayers' cash to leave

GBnews 2025 source - The migrants were seen to mock the British immigration system as 'too trusting' in social media posts.

Hundreds of illegal migrants have snuck back into the UK after they were handed a £3000 payment of taxpayer cash to leave the country.=

The individuals were following advice shared on social media on how to game the Home Office's Assisted Voluntary Return Scheme.

Through the programme, migrants are offered one-off payments and plane tickets as an incentive to leave the UK voluntarily.

However, newly emerged evidence has revealed systematic abuse of the system with brazen tutorials demonstrating how to use the money to return to the UK via Ireland.

Alongside the tutorial posts are mocking commentaries of the inept British state, with one writing: "There are jokers who come back as soon as they set foot in Brazil... hahaha!"

Multiple cases of immediate returns have been documented, including delivery riders and cleaners resuming illegal employment after pocketing taxpayer funds.

Sources suggest up to half of recipients rejoin Britain's underground economy within months.

Online guides circulate amongst Brazilian migrant communities, outlining precise routes to circumvent border controls after claiming voluntary return payments.

Instructions recommend acquiring new passports upon arrival in Brazil to eliminate UK entry stamps.

The preferred route involves flying to European Union countries before travelling to Dublin. From Ireland's capital, individuals take buses to Belfast, then onwards to Glasgow and finally to London. Brazilian nationals filming in London's Soho district confirmed this pathway remains popular amongst those previously removed.

In their posts, they were seen to mock British officials as "too trusting" whilst sharing successful re-entry stories.

Migrant on benefits who moved 'screaming and crying' children into retirement home says eviction would 'breach human rights' - despite deluge of elderly neighbours' complaints

14 January 2026 (UK, source) - A Bangladeshi migrant who moved his family into the retirement home he has been living in without permission says evicting them would 'breach his human rights'.

Father-of-nine Shahidul Haque, 59, who claims benefits for sleep apnoea and depression, moved into the single-room flat in David Smith Court, a complex in Reading reserved for residents over the age of 55, in July 2024.

Just five months later, he moved his wife Jakia Sultana Monni, 28, and their three-year-old twin daughters into the property without permission.

Numerous residents described having their sleep disturbed by loud noises during unsociable hours; hearing screaming, crying and shouting; doors banging; and children running and jumping around – even during unsociable hours, including 1.30am to 3.30am.

'Residents reported that this is an everyday matter and continuously disturbs their sleeps during the early hours of the morning', the allegations state.

On one occasion, the scheme housing officer Janique Paul contacted Haque about the noise, but 'he stated he was unable to do anything about the noise as the children are young', court documents submitted to Southern Housing show. It was also revealed his twin daughters have allegedly been drawing on the walls of the flat - for which he pays £110.70 per week - with crayons.

Court documents also allege Haque's children pulled the emergency assistance cord - which alerts staff to assist residents in need - nine times in a single day on December 20, 2024, and four times on March 14, last year.

.......Mr Haque previously worked at a Bangladeshi restaurant in London. But now he is registered disabled and receives taxpayers' money in benefits.

In September 2025, the Attorney General said Labour would consider 'robust' changes to the way British courts interpret Article 8 of the ECHR over concerns it is being abused.

Article 8 has been repeatedly used by illegal migrants and serious criminals to frustrate efforts to deport them from the UK.

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Swedish Dentist Reveals 80% of Migrant 'Children' Are Actually Adults – Is Fired and Now May Lose Home

Swedish dentist Bernt Herlitz revealed to authorities that after checking the molar teeth of hundreds of migrant children that 80% of the so-called children were actually adults.

Herlitz was quickly fired and now may lose his home. In June 2016 two migrants were arrested in February for raping a twelve year-old boy at a housing center for unaccompanied migrants in Sweden. The men said they were 15 but social media shows they were born in 1997 and 1971.

The men raped the child and recorded the attack on a cellphone. The Swedish Migration Agency claims up to 70 percent of child migrants are actually adults. Read more, here and here

Children and Poverty in the Netherlands 

In the Netherlands, a significant number of children grow up in poverty. Statistics show that approximately 1 in 12 children live in households that do not have enough money for basic necessities as well as social activities. About 28% of these families cannot afford outings or paid activities, 10% cannot celebrate birthdays or invite friends over, and 7% cannot participate in school activities such as school trips. Children in poverty also engage in sports less frequently: less than half participate in weekly sports, compared to 76–80% of children from higher-income households.

Poverty therefore goes beyond a lack of money for food and clothing; it limits children's social participation and can lead to exclusion. While some children in poverty miss out on these experiences, other groups, such as growing numbers of asylum seekers, often have opportunities to attend outings or attractions. This contrast highlights the importance of ensuring that all children have equal opportunities to participate in social and cultural activities.

In the UK in 4-star hotels, in the Netherlands to amusement parks 

2025 (source) – A group of approximately 90 asylum seekers visited Toverland amusement park in Sevenum, Limburg, last year. The outing was supervised by staff from the asylum seeker center.

Cultural differences inevitably cause clashes in Europe

Pakistan Sounds the Alarm Over the Consequences of Inbreeding 

Scientists and medical professionals in Pakistan are issuing increasingly urgent warnings regarding the severe consequences of the deeply rooted tradition of cousin marriages. With an estimated more than half of all marriages occurring within the family, the country is grappling with a massive increase in genetic disorders. The medical community is sounding the alarm because the accumulation of hereditary defects is not only overwhelming the healthcare system but also leaving deep scars on the fabric of society.

The consequences of this long-term inbreeding are evident across various sectors. There is a significantly higher incidence of congenital physical disabilities, such as blindness and deafness. Furthermore, researchers point to an increased risk of intellectual disabilities and developmental delays in children born from these unions. These genetic vulnerabilities are a structural source of concern, as a lower average IQ is directly linked to increased levels of aggression and societal violence.

The scientific consensus highlights that reduced cognitive capacity often leads to poorer impulse control and a lack of alternative conflict resolution, which manifests as higher rates of violence within these communities.

Consequently, the pressure of caring for many high-needs children, combined with these behavioral issues, creates a cycle of instability. For the scientific world, the conclusion is clear: without large-scale genetic screening and public education, the physical, mental, and social health of future generations in Pakistan will remain under immense pressure.

Dr. Zakir Naik, Internationally Recognized and Praised Within the Islamic World

Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik is an internationally renowned Islamic preacher and public speaker, specializing in comparative religion. Originally trained as a medical doctor in India, he gained global recognition through his lectures, debates, and television programs in which he explains Islamic teachings and compares them with other religious traditions. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation and the global Peace TV network, which broadcasts in multiple languages and focuses on Islamic education and dialogue. Within large parts of the Islamic world, he is highly regarded for his extensive knowledge of the Qur'an, Hadith, and religious scriptures of other faiths, as well as for his ability to present complex theological issues in a clear and accessible manner to a broad audience.

For his work, Dr. Zakir Naik has received several international awards and honors. Among the most notable is the King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam, awarded in 2015, one of the most prestigious distinctions in the Islamic world. He has also been named Islamic Personality of the Year by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award and has received recognition from institutions in Sharjah and Malaysia for his religious and educational contributions. His influence and reach are further reflected in his inclusion in international listings of the most influential Muslims worldwide.

Allegations of Extremism, Hate Speech, and Financial Crime 

Indian authorities have accused Zakir Naik of multiple criminal offences, including incitement to hatred, promotion of extremism, and involvement in money-laundering activities. In 2017, India's federal counterterrorism agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), filed a formal chargesheet against him, alleging that he promoted enmity between religious groups, delivered hate speeches, and encouraged unlawful activities through his lectures and organizations. In the same context, the Islamic Research Foundation, which he founded, was banned by the Indian government.

In addition, India's Enforcement Directorate, the country's financial investigation agency, initiated a separate case against him for alleged money laundering. In this investigation, authorities claim that substantial assets linked to Naik and associated entities represent proceeds of crime. Zakir Naik left India in 2016 and has since been residing abroad. After failing to appear before investigative agencies despite repeated summons, he was declared a proclaimed offender under Indian law.

The television channel Peace TV, closely associated with Zakir Naik, has been banned in India. Other countries have also taken action against the channel or against Naik personally. In Bangladesh, Peace TV was banned following the 2016 Dhaka café attack in which 22 people were killed, after authorities stated that one of the attackers had been influenced by Naik's speeches.

 Bangladesh subsequently barred him from entering the country. The United Kingdom denied Zakir Naik entry as early as 2010, stating that his presence was not considered conducive to the public good due to concerns related to his speeches. In addition, UK media regulators imposed sanctions on Peace TV for violations of broadcasting rules, including the dissemination of offensive and hate-related content. These matters concern allegations and legal proceedings initiated by state authorities. 

I was betrothed to a grown man when I was eight and locked in my room until I accepted. Social workers' fear of being called racist is failing young victims but we can no longer shy away from race and religion, says DAME JASVINGER SANGHERA

26 Dec, 2025 (Source) 

The idea of an eight-year-old girl being forced down the aisle to marry a man three times her age by her own parents seems unimaginable in a modern Britain.

But stories like Jasvinder Sanghera's, Shafilea Ahmed's, Banaz Mahmod's, or Rania Alayed's, tell a stark reality: abhorrent abuse done in the name of so-called 'honour' is happening behind closed doors every day.

Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) covers forced marriages, rapes, beatings, and even familial murders that women, girls or boys are subjected to at the orders of their own families if they are seen to have 'dishonoured' their parents, their culture, or their religion.

In the year ending March 2024, 2,755 HBA-related offences (nearly five per day) were recorded by the police in England and Wales.

Survivors and campaigners told the Daily Mail how they continue to battle the horrific crime happening across the country, right under our noses.

They said that some children will be deliberately taken out of school on the days that they are set to give speeches to raise awareness about forced marriages and female genital mutilation (FGM).

Others will simply stop attending entirely, following in the wake of older siblings who were also married off and have been long forgotten in the schooling system.

And the reason why their battle is not being won against abusers is, campaigners say, because professionals who have the power to prevent HBA are too scared of being labelled 'racist' to call it out.

The areas with the highest prevalence of HBA last year according to Home Office statistics were Leicestershire, Greater Manchester, and the West Midlands.

But survivors and campaigners argue the real numbers are much higher - and the root of the problem is a refusal by professionals and organisations to acknowledge the clear racial and religious aspects of the crime.

Dame Jasvinder Sanghera was just eight years old when she was promised to marry a stranger by her parents.

Having witnessed three of her seven sisters already go missing after being forcibly married, Jasvinder was terrified of facing the same destiny at just 14. She was padlocked in her bedroom by her parents as a prisoner until she agreed.

Jasvinder said yes, using the little time she had before the wedding to plan her escape. She then ran away from home aged 16 and has not spoken to her parents since.

Now Jasvinder is an author, expert witness and campaigner against forced marriages and abuse.

She told the Daily Mail: 'It is a sad indictment when you have professionals who are very worried about upsetting cultural ties and being called a racist, which I've seen in my time. 'I'm someone who has had to educate them to look at this as abuse and a part of culture - all you're doing is giving the perpetrators more power by not doing so.'

Jasvinder explained: 'My family was Sikh and they were Indian, and they practised arranged marriages.

'Pakistani families or Muslim families are, for example, more likely to force their children into marriage where there is a first cousin marriage, and those children will be married far younger.

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Party's over, Paris: Fearful French cancel NYE concert on Champs-Élysées as migrant violence grows

Dec 2025 - nypost.com The normally proud and defiant French are waving the white flag in the face of migrant terror.

Paris has shockingly decided to dim the lights on its annual New Year's Eve fête along the iconic Champs-Élysées.

The massive midnight concert that drew a jubilant crowd of a million people last year — with the festivities having drawn throngs to the "most beautiful avenue in the world" for six decades — has been scrapped and replaced by a pre-recorded video to be viewed in the safety and comfort of French living rooms. The fireworks will still illuminate the Arc de Triomphe when the clock strikes 12, but with officials urging revelers to watch on television rather than in person, the soirée will be a far cry from the famed French joie de vivre of years past. The famed avenue has become a flashpoint of violence lately, with throngs of young, mostly Muslim migrants streaming in from Paris' infamous suburbs at night looking for trouble, looting lux stores, and brawling with Parisians and police.

The Paris police, which pressed the mayor to scrap the concert, cited security concerns such as "unpredictable crowd movements" without going into details – but critics loudly blamed France's open-door immigration policies.

"It's obvious that this is the result of massive unvetted Muslim immigration into Europe," said Daniel Di Martino, an immigration fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

"Western Europe has had a terrorism problem for many years now, and that has been exacerbated because of unvetted Islamic immigration as a result of the refugee crisis of over a decade ago."

Even open-air Christmas markets are being treated as high-risk targets by France's interior minister.

In an urgent letter to state officials, he warned of a "very high terror threat" – citing groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS – and ordered beefed up police presence at Christmas markets, and to restrict vehicle access and mobilize intelligence agencies.

"Christmas markets are popular and symbolic gathering places that are likely to be targeted by violent or politically motivated attacks," said Laurent Nuñez.

Nuñez cited the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas market attack, where 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt, a French Moroccan "gangster-jihadist," opened fire as he yelled "Allah Akbar," killing five people and wounding 11. Police shot him down after a two-day manhunt.

According to the minister, six terrorist plots have been thwarted to date in 2025 in France.

"When you read the propaganda of terrorist groups, Christmas markets are targets as are law enforcement officers, as are places of worship of the Jewish community, as are a number of public institutions," he said on French television.

"Unfortunately, in France, there is such a turn toward savagery that everything becomes a pretext for violence," said politician Bruno Retailleau, head of Les Républicains and former interior minister, slamming the scrapped New Year's Eve plans as capitulation.

But violence has been increasing in the City of Lights.

"Last year, we had more scares in two hours of New Year's Eve celebrations on the Champs-Élysées than in three weeks of the Olympic Games," a police commissioner told France Info.

That Dec. 31, nearly 984 cars were torched and 420 people arrested in what police called "senseless and endemic violence."

 "These acts of violence are the product of a descent into savagery," the interior minister said at the time, denouncing what he called "cowards and thugs who attack the property of often modest French citizens." Last month, Le Monde reported that France is dealing with a new generation of younger, less experienced and more unpredictable jihadists.

The six thwarted attacks this year were plotted by terrorists who were between 17 and 22.

"Europe simply welcomed millions of people who were Muslim, who were not highly educated, and who bought into terrorist ideology and are willing to commit terrorist acts and have a culture that is incompatible with Christianity," Di Martino said. "And some of them actually hate Christianity, and that's why they target Christmas markets.

"They're much less educated. They're much more Islamic. The children of those immigrants are not integrated into the rest of society. They're still living in ethnic enclaves there. They don't have high employment rates. They're actually much more likely to be out of a job. So, they're much poorer."

Meanwhile in Sweden

Outrage in Sweden after judge refuses to deport Mahmoud Shakir to Iraq for raping a 100-y-old woman while visiting her in her home as a caretaker. Judge Mohamed Ali says no to deportation because "Shakir is well-established in Sweden & has good contact with his Swedish daughter"

Welcome First, Pay Them to Leave Later 

Nigerian soldiers and militias rape thousands of women in refugee camps

Thousands of women and girls in Nigeria who have been rescued or have fled the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram are being sexually abused by the Nigerian military and militias that are supposed to protect them. This is revealed in a new report by the human rights organization Amnesty International. The report also indicates that thousands of Nigerians have died of starvation in various refugee camps in the northeastern part of the country.

Source: vrt.be, Thu, May 24, 2018

Investigation into violent rape of woman in Kortrijk by Rwandan man from Brussels

In Kortrijk, a 56-year-old woman was raped on Wednesday morning at the Bruyningpad. Passersby had found the woman's bicycle and called for help. The West Flanders public prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man has been arrested. The public prosecutor has requested a examining magistrate for rape and violation of sexual integrity. A forensic doctor was appointed, and the lab, along with a search dog, arrived at the scene to collect evidence.  Source: Belga, Dec 2025

The scourge of honour killings in Europe: How young women have paid the ultimate price for defying their families and embracing Western lifestyles

Dec 7, 2025 (source dailymail) Across Europe, a pattern of honour killings has emerged: young women choose their own partners, adopt Western lifestyles or reject arranged marriages, and are later murdered by family members who believe their actions have brought shame.

One of the most recent cases is 18-year-old Ryan Al Najjar, found gagged and dumped in a swamp near Rotterdam in 2024. Dutch prosecutors say she was killed for becoming "too Western," embracing fashion, social media and a boyfriend. Authorities allege her father ordered the murder from Syria and that her brothers carried it out; both deny involvement. The case has become emblematic for women's rights groups in the Netherlands, which estimates several women each year require high-level police protection from potential honour attacks.

A 2025 European Parliament briefing reported that in some EU states, over half of murdered women are killed by partners or relatives, and experts warn that honour killings are often hidden within domestic violence statistics. Germany's group Terre des Femmes recorded at least 12 honour-related murders in two years, and shelters across Europe report rising calls from girls fearing retribution for relationships, clothing or refusing arranged marriages.

Several recent cases have shaken public opinion:

• Italy (2021–2023): 18-year-old Saman Abbas refused to marry a cousin in Pakistan and was dating someone of her choice. CCTV showed her walking with her parents before she disappeared. Her body was found in 2022 with a broken neck. In 2023, her parents were given life sentences; her uncle and two cousins also received long prison terms.

• Sweden (2023): Saga Forsgren Elneborg, 20 and seven months pregnant, was strangled in Örebro by her boyfriend Mohamedamin Abdirisek Ibrahim, who feared family shame over an unmarried pregnancy. He received a life sentence.

• Germany (2016): At a Hanover wedding, 21-year-old Shilan Hassan was shot in the head by her cousin Sefin after refusing an arranged marriage. Several family members were convicted.

• Germany (2015): Lareeb Khan, 19, was strangled by her father Asadullah, while her mother watched. The parents objected to her boyfriend and believed she was sexually active. Both were jailed for life.

Earlier cases exposed long-standing problems:

• Italy (2006): Hina Saleem, 20, who lived with her Italian boyfriend, was killed by her father Mohammad and relatives, her throat slit 28 times. Three family members were jailed.

• Germany (2005): Hatun Sürücü, 23, forced into marriage at 16, rebuilt her life but was shot three times by her teen brother Ayhan at a bus stop. He received nine years and three months.

• Denmark (2005): Ghazala Khan, 19, secretly married a man she loved. At a staged "reconciliation," her brother Akhtar Abbas shot Ghazala and her husband. Nine relatives were convicted; her father, who ordered the killing, received life.

• Belgium (2007): Sadia Sheikh, 20, refused an arranged marriage. She was shot three times by her brother Mudusar. Courts ruled that her parents ordered the killing; all three received long sentences.

Studies show most honour killings in Europe occur in migrant families where patriarchal control over marriage is tied to family reputation. Critics say authorities often misclassify these murders as ordinary domestic violence and fail to recognise cultural motives or extended family involvement. Social media has intensified risks, allowing family networks to monitor daughters' relationships and behaviour instantly across borders.

While women are the primary victims, experts note men and boys can also be targeted when they refuse forced marriages or violate family expectations.

The murder of Ryan, now before a Dutch court, highlights a central point: none of these women died for breaking laws, only for breaking family rules. Their cases show that honour killings are not disappearing in Europe — they are evolving and require better recognition, intervention and protection.

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British Muslims Donate More? The Numbers Don't Say What Headlines Claim 

On the claim: "British Muslims donate four times more to charity than the average Brit"This headline is doing the rounds again, and it's worth slowing down and looking at what the data actually shows, because the claim is far more misleading than it first appears.First, the figures come from self-reported survey data, not from HMRC Gift Aid records, Charity Commission accounts, or audited donation figures.  

People were asked how much they say they donate. That matters, because self-reported giving is well known to overestimate totals and inflate socially desirable behaviour. Headlines built on surveys are not the same thing as verified financial data.

Second, the figures include mandatory religious giving (Zakat). Zakat isn't discretionary charity, it's a religious obligation calculated as a fixed percentage of wealth and often given within religious networks. Comparing compulsory religious alms to voluntary secular donations is not a like-for-like comparison. If compulsory giving were included consistently across all groups, the so-called "national average" would look very different.

Third, the data does not show where the money goes. 

There is no breakdown of:
• who benefits
• how much stays within religious or ethnic communities
• how much is domestic vs overseas
• how much supports wider society rather than internal networks

Giving to one's own community may be entirely legitimate, but it is not the same as broad public philanthropy, and the headline deliberately blurs that distinction.
Fourth, the "four times more" figure is per donor, not per capita. It compares Muslim respondents who donate with the average UK donor, which includes many people who give very small amounts. That statistical framing alone massively inflates the ratio.

Finally, the £2.2 billion figure is an extrapolation, not an observed total. A relatively small survey sample is modelled across the entire Muslim population using assumptions. Change the assumptions, and the headline collapses.
So what does the data actually support?

A fair summary would be something like:

"In a self-reported survey, British Muslim respondents said they donate more on average than the UK mean, largely driven by religious giving obligations. The data does not show where the money goes, who benefits, or whether the giving extends beyond their own communities."

That's a very different claim from:
"British Muslims are the most generous group in the UK."
This isn't an attack on anyone's generosity. It's a reminder that bad methodology produces bad headlines, and moral claims should not be built on selective statistics.
This post refers specifically to the Equi survey reported by Civil Society and critiques how its findings are presented.

While much of the mainstream media rushed to label the September 13, 2025 protest in London as a "far-right" or even "Nazi" rally, the reality on the ground told a very different story. Millions of ordinary people — black and white, young and old, gay and straight — marched side by side. The supposed 'racist white supremacist march' in London was opened by a black choir on stage.

They were united not by hate, but by a shared determination to defend their country against the unchecked arrival of illegal migrants and the crime waves tearing communities apart. This was not the fringe; this was Britain speaking with one voice: enough is enough.

UK-France 'One-In, One-Out' Migration Deal to Reduce Channel Crossings

In July 2025, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on a pilot "one-in, one-out" migration deal aimed at reducing dangerous small-boat crossings of the English Channel. Under the scheme, migrants who arrive in the UK by small boat and are found ineligible for asylum can be detained and returned to France, and for each person returned the UK will allow one eligible asylum seeker from France to enter the UK via a legal route, provided they have not attempted an illegal crossing and pass security checks. The treaty was formally ratified and came into force in August 2025, and returns began in September 2025. The goal is to deter illegal crossings and break the business model of smuggling gangs, although critics say its impact has been limited so far.

Rising Tensions: France Targets British Vigilantes Disrupting Migrant Crossings While Citizens Question Effectiveness of Government Efforts

3 Jan 2026 -  France is considering arresting British nationals who interfere with migrant crossings of the English Channel, following reports that activists from the Raise the Colours group sabotaged dinghies. 

The French Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, warned that anyone obstructing the crossings could face arrest for obstruction or aggravated violence.   

The group claims to act because of perceived failures by UK and French authorities, launching "Operation Overlord" to disrupt crossings. Videos show members attempting to block migrants from boarding boats. 

French authorities are now monitoring and coordinating measures to prevent further interference. The group has support from thousands of people. Meanwhile, 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 via the Channel, slightly below the record 2022 total. 

The successful restaurant owner who was proof migration has enriched this country... and the Somalian criminal and failed asylum seeker who killed him

2025 UK-  Mr Johal represented the very best of modern Britain. His killer was a failed Somalian asylum seeker.

'I blame the Government for my son's death,' his father, Sukhdev Singh, fighting back tears, told the Daily Mail, a day after Nur was given a life sentence.

'They should have kicked him out. He was a migrant with a criminal record.' 

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Somali migrant admits to throwing a 2-year-old boy off a 7th floor balcony killing him - after he was released for stabbing his mother to death. The 32-year-old Somali migrant committed the crime in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Emergency services were called around 9:10 a.m., and the child was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later.

Because of the severe injuries suffered in the fall. The migrant was arrested at the scene with authorities saying he was calm during the arrest. The Somali migrant told the court that he intentionally threw the child off the balcony with the intent to kill him. He will remain in custody for four weeks while the investigation continues, which includes reviewing surveillance footage, witness statements, and reconstructing the events. The case is being treated as homicide.In 2014, the migrant was convicted of stabbing his own mother to death with "great violence." 

He was sentenced to indefinite forensic psychiatric care rather than prison. At some point, he was deemed safe for release back into society, but its not clear when this happened. Police confirmed he was known to them for prior serious violence.

The man's Somali origin was reported in international and social media coverage but initially omitted from Danish outlets - they are also refusing to release his name.

Netherlands 

Westerpark horror: Somali man charged with attempted rape and attempted murder 

Netherlands, 2026 (source) The Public Prosecution Service is demanding a five‑year prison sentence and TBS with compulsory treatment for Mohamed H. (26), for an attempted rape and attempted murder of a woman in Westerpark in Amsterdam on 10 May 2024. 

During police questioning and conversations with experts at the Pieter Baan Centre, H. stated that he can no longer clearly remember what happened. 

 He does claim he had no sexual intent, but the prosecution does not find this credible. H. had used alcohol and drugs that night. 

 H. fled Somalia at a young age and arrived in the Netherlands at the age of nine. He has had multiple encounters with police and the justice system, including for a street robbery and a car theft. He has no fixed address, no daily activities, and no social network. He has been diagnosed with a personality disorder with antisocial traits.

The rural communities where infrastructure is creaking, thousands are on housing lists and NHS services are at breaking point...and now 900 male migrants are set to be 'dumped' at military bases on their doorstep

2025 UK (source) 'Paedophiles, rapists, gangsters…they could be anyone. A lot of people my age with a bit of sense will know what's coming.'

His views were echoed by Julie Logie, 61, who said: 'Why have them come over here at all? I never for one moment thought the barracks would be catering for the likes of them.

'Who knows what will happen. Inverness has already gotten a bad name from the likes of drugs. People here won't like it and I'd be worried it could cause trouble on the streets.

'We've seen what's happened in England with asylum seekers raping and murdering so I'm worried that will happen here too.'

Housing for migrants, none for veterans

The man you see smiling while the veteran is crying is Adil Ray.

UK 2025, stabbings, two tier justice, thousands of rapes

Germany: 8-year-old Child dies after being pushed in front of train

2019 (source) - BERLIN

An 8-year-old boy was killed at Frankfurt's main station on Monday after being pushed in front of a high-speed train.

Police said the suspect, a 40-year-old man from Eritrea, was arrested while trying to flee the station.

Eyewitnesses told local media that the suspect first pushed the boy's mother onto the tracks, but she managed to escape.

After pushing the child onto the tracks, the suspect also attempted to push a third person in front of the train.

The suspect's motive remained unclear, and police said the child and his mother were unknown to him, according to a preliminary investigation.

Death of German girl (16) not an accident, but pushed in front of train 

2025 (source) In Germany, an Iraqi migrant killed a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl. Sixteen-year-old Liana was returning home after her dental assistant training when a group of migrants began following her. The girl called her grandfather, telling him that she was being followed and that she was scared. The last thing he heard on the phone was his granddaughter's scream.

Some time later, her parents learned that Liana had died after being struck by a train. At first, the media and authorities reported it as a suicide. However, the family rejected this version and demanded a full investigation.

It was eventually revealed that the girl had been pushed under the train by an Iraqi migrant who had already been issued a deportation order but had not left the country.

He is now being held in a psychiatric facility. Investigators are determining whether he can be declared sane and held criminally responsible for Liana's death. There is a chance that, due to his claimed mental health problems, he could avoid prison. 

South Sudanese man Migrant Pulls 18-Year-Old Woman Onto Hamburg Subway Tracks

2026 (source) - A 25-year-old man from South Sudan caused a fatal incident at the Jungfernstieg subway station in Hamburg on Thursday. 

According to police reports and surveillance footage, the man had been waiting on the platform for an extended period before approaching an 18-year-old woman as a train entered the station. He grabbed the young woman and pulled her with him into the path of the oncoming metro. Both individuals died at the scene. 

Investigations have revealed that the two were complete strangers, and the motive appears to be a random act of violence. 

Local authorities noted that the perpetrator was an asylum seeker whose application had been rejected and who had a documented history of significant mental health issues.

Soft-touch asylum judge Hugo Norton-Taylor sides with rapists and murderers

A GAZAN family of six granted the right to settle in Britain under a scheme intended for Ukrainians. A convicted rapist who avoided deportation to Afghanistan on the basis that the authorities there might take a 'dim view' of sex offenders. A murderer blocked from deportation to his native Bangladesh because he claimed he was bisexual.

They might sound like a random selection of the increasingly bizarre legal cases to be heard in Britain under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). But they all have one thing in common: one of the judges sitting on each of the cases was Hugo Norton-Taylor.

It is six years since Norton-Taylor, then 46, was appointed a salaried judge in the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum chamber – the court to which failed asylum-seekers and other foreign nationals eager to remain in Britain can apply to have their cases reconsidered.

But, in that time, Norton-Taylor has acquired something of a reputation. In a judiciary that sometimes seems dominated by bleeding-heart liberals, he stands out as having an unusually large number of unfathomable rulings to his name.

It takes something for both Keir Starmer, himself a human rights lawyer, and our Left-wing Foreign Secretary David Lammy to be shocked by a decision made under the ECHR. But that is what has happened in the case of a Gazan family who applied for asylum in the UK through the Ukrainian resettlement scheme.

The family – not unreasonably – lost their case in the Lower Tribunal on the grounds that they were not Ukrainian citizens and had no connection to the country.

Yet, in January this year, the decision was overturned by Norton-Taylor, who ruled that the earlier decision did not 'strike a fair balance between the appellants' interests and those of the public'.

Norton-Taylor was still trying to defend this ruling last week when he was involved in a public spat with Lammy.

The family, as it happens, have not yet made it to Britain because they are in Gaza and need permission from the Israeli government to leave. Lammy has so far refused to grant the consular support from the UK, which would be needed to facilitate their journey to Britain – prompting Norton-Taylor to urge him to 'think again'.

As the Foreign Office has pointed out with some alarm, Norton-Taylor's decision may open the door for anyone living in a conflict zone anywhere in the world to apply for asylum in the UK. That could be millions of people. 

Yet, unlike government ministers, the judiciary does not have to deal with the practical and financial consequences of its rulings. 

Norton-Taylor happens to be the son of Richard Norton-Taylor, a former Guardian journalist who now writes for online publication Declassified-UK, often on Palestinian issues.

In one recent offering, Norton-Taylor Sr argued, somewhat hysterically, that the Government's decision to proscribe the group Palestine Action after its activists broke into RAF Brize Norton and spray-painted two aircraft 'threatens all our civil liberties'. Perhaps he would like to name a single country in the world that would tolerate protesters breaking into its military bases and vandalising equipment.

I don't know what the younger Norton-Taylor thinks about the Government's decision to ban Palestine Action. But when it comes to his general liberal sympathies, he certainly appears to be a chip off the old block.

In the same month as his eccentric ruling granted asylum to the Palestinian family, it emerged that he had also handed Ramazan Morina, an Albanian who had twice been refused asylum, the right to remain in Britain on the grounds that it would be 'harsh' on his stepchildren. Never mind enforcing migration law, nor acknowledging that Albania is a safe country,

in Norton-Taylor's hands our immigration system hinges on the feelings of children who aren't even descended from the asylum seeker in question.

Even more outrageous, to my mind, was a ruling in 2022 to block the deportation of Afghan native Ibrahim Ahmadi, who had been granted asylum before being jailed for seven years for raping a woman in Glasgow.

Serious offenders are supposed to be removed from Britain on release from prison. But Norton-Taylor, sitting with another judge, Tom Wilding, ruled that Ahmadi couldn't be sent home because it was 'reasonably likely that the Taliban would take a dim view of an individual who had committed a violent sexual offence in a Western country'.

Given how the Taliban treat women, it is hard to see that they would be terribly bothered by what he had done, but yet again, thanks to judges such as Norton-Taylor, we have ended up with a migration system that rewards murderers and rapists for their crimes.

Ahmadi, by the way, was helped in his appeal by £1,330 worth of legal aid – paid for by you and me.

It was a similar story with 'EH', a Bangladeshi who had been jailed for a minimum of 12 years in 2008 for murdering his wife. The killer had claimed he was 'bisexual' – although the court accepted that he had lied about this to support his case. 

On his release, EH should have been summarily deported, but this was blocked on the grounds of Article 3 of the ECHR which provides protection against degrading and inhumane treatment, such as the type he may have faced for his fictitious 'bisexuality'.

The judge involved? You've guessed it: Norton-Taylor again.

Decisions such as these are surely a long way from what the bureaucrats who drafted the ECHR had in mind back in 1950.

But the problem with the convention – as its critics have rightly highlighted – is that its vague principles are open to wide interpretation. That gives judges huge leeway in their rulings – which certain liberal-minded officials are only too happy to take advantage of. And that's only scratching the surface.

Let's not forget Shaban Binaku, the Kosovan who illegally re-entered Britain after being convicted of theft, possessing a weapon and supplying class A drugs – but was granted permission to stay in 2020 on the grounds that deportation would be unfair on his children.

Or the Sudanese '16-year-old' who was ruled more 'likely than not' to be telling the truth about his age when he applied for asylum – despite his receding hairline, beard and physical assessments suggesting he was closer to 25. Once again, rulings with Norton-Taylor's fingerprints all over them.

He is not be the only judge making decisions that seem remarkably favourable to migrants.

But it is astonishing how many times he is involved in overruling 'harsher' decisions made in the Lower Tribunal.

More concerning than these, however, is the 'groupthink' of other judges to try to prevent any criticism. In February – when both the Prime Minister and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch condemned the ruling to grant asylum to the Gazan family – Baroness Carr, Lady Chief Justice, complained about a 'mounting campaign of attacks' on judges.

In a democracy, it is vital that we have the right to hold those in power to account. When judges such as Norton-Taylor are effectively imposing a migration policy that is vastly at odds with public opinion and stated government policy, that matters.

For many of us, most of Norton-Taylor's rulings stink. Hopelessly soft-touch judges like him are undermining public confidence in our appeals courts, perhaps irreparably.

The Mail on Sunday, 10 Aug 2025
By ROSS CLARK 

Judge Fiona Beach who allowed knife-wielding drug dealer to stay in UK was on pro-asylum charity

A judge who controversially permitted a knife-wielding drug dealer to remain in Britain was once on the board of a pro-asylum charity.

Fiona Beach found that Christian Quadjovie, 26, was not a threat to the public despite a string of convictions including for sexual assault, carrying a knife and repeat drug offences.

The French-born criminal has spent a total of 963 days in prison since arriving in the UK in 2009 at the age of ten. 

But he was granted a reprieve by the judge, who is a former director at Asylum Aid and represented migrants for free on behalf of the Bail for Immigration Detainees charity, the Sun on Sunday reported.

The judgement has since been overturned after Government lawyers claimed it was 'made against the weight of evidence.'

And shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has made a formal request to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to investigate whether Judge Beach, 54, had declared her previous roles.

He said that the judge's apparent conflict of interest undermined confidence in the courts. 

'This is the latest example of an immigration judge with open borders views,' he told the Sun on Sunday. 

'The similarity between her decisions and the political views she has broadcast totally undermines confidence in the system. Judges must be independent.' 

 Judge Beach was listed in the 2007 annual report from Bail in Immigration among the barristers who had volunteered their time to represent its clients in court.

And records show she was a director of Asylum Aid between September 2004 and February 2007.

Judge Beach first heard Quadjovie's case last April.

He had first been convicted aged just 12 after sexually assaulting a girl under 13, then was given a nine-month referral order for carrying a knife in public in 2016.

Later that same year he was convicted of drug offences, was detained for 30 months then caught with more drugs after he was released.

The Home Office attempted to deport Quadjovie but he argued that he would not be able to reintegrate in France.

A judiciary spokesman said all judges took an oath to remain impartial.

They added: 'In each case, judges make decisions based on the evidence and arguments presented, and apply the law as it stands.'  source Dailymail

Judge Justice Bean who ruled Epping migrant hotel can remain open is reported to conduct office over historic links to left-wing organisations

2025, UK, source - The judge who ruled asylum seekers can continue to be housed at an Essex hotel has been reported to the judiciary amid claims of 'apparent bias' over his links to left-wing organisations.

Lord Justice Bean delivered Friday's landmark Court of Appeal ruling, which meant an initial injunction preventing the Bell Hotel in Epping Forest from housing migrants was no longer valid.

Lord Justice Bean, sitting with two other judges, said the initial judge made 'a number of errors in principle'. It represented a victory for the Home Office, who can continue to use hotels to house asylum seekers, despite concerns from local councils and protests from communities.

But a leading barrister has referred the senior judge to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO), which deals with discipline, amid claims of potential conflicts of interest.

Lord Justice Bean was chairman of the socialist Fabian Society from 1989 to 1990 which works very closely with Labour.

He was succeeded by Labour grandees including the former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, Treasury minister Ed Balls, Children's minister Margaret Hodge, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

He was one of the founding members of the Matrix Chambers, alongside Cherie Blair, wife of the former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, while Lord Hermer, the current Attorney General, joined later.

Lord Justice Bean is also reported to have served as a treasurer for the Society of Labour Lawyers, which describes itself ads a 'think-tank and affiliated socialist society which provides legal and policy advice to the Labour Party'.

Barrister Steven Barrett, who referred the judge to the JCIO, said in a social media post: 'He should not have heard the Bell Hotel appeal.' 

Mr Barrett made the complaint on Thursday, before the ruling was handed down, citing 'public trust and confidence in the Judiciary'. Writing after Friday's ruling, he added: 'I highlighted this issue before the judgment - because it was an issue already.

'It is far more of an issue now. 'The issue is apparent bias - not actual bias. 'Justice must be seen to be being done.'

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel, and the Home Office challenged a High Court ruling which would have stopped 138 asylum seekers being housed there beyond September 12.

In an initial ruling, Mr Justice Eyre granted Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) an interim injunction after the authority claimed that Somani Hotels had breached planning rules by using the Bell as accommodation for asylum seekers.

But ministers were criticised for challenging the move, and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: 'Local communities should not pay the price for Labour's total failure on illegal immigration.'

She called on Conservative councils to continue to seek similar injunctions against asylum hotels in their areas.

Several councils have already signalled their intentions to make similar legal challenges, despite the Court of Appeal ruling.

This includes Labour-run authorities.

Reacting to the ruling, Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Government was committed to closing all asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament, but added that it appealed against the High Court ruling so that hotel use can be ended in a 'controlled and orderly way'.

Epping Forest District Council has said it is 'ruling nothing out' following the Court of Appeal decision, including taking its bid for a temporary injunction to the Supreme Court.

Overturning the High Court's grant of a temporary injunction, the judges cited concerns that it could incentivise 'disorderly' and 'unlawful' protests around asylum accommodation; the council's delay in bringing its legal challenge, described as 'procedurally unfair'; and the 'risk of injustice' if residents were removed from the hotel ahead of the full hearing on the matter in October.

Epping's legal challenge followed a series of protests outside the hotel amid accusations of sexual assault regarding two men being housed there.

Some protests saw clashes with police, resulting in six men being charged with violent disorder, two of whom have pleaded guilty.

UK 26 January 2026 - An MP who unmasked an asylum seeker rapist has insisted the public deserved the truth after his immigration status was hidden.

Pakistani national Sheraz Malik, 28, was found guilty of raping a 'vulnerable' teenage girl whom he and a friend pounced on in a park in the constituency of Reform MP Lee Anderson.

Mr Anderson first exposed Malik as an asylum seeker last year after he was arrested for targeting the 18-year-old woman when she was alone in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

But a judge stopped the public from being told about the rapist's asylum status by gagging the Press from reporting it until the end of his trial, it can now be revealed.

A jury on Monday convicted Malik of two counts of rape after just a few hours of deliberation at Birmingham Crown Court. The trial heard he took turns with his friend raping the teenager, before asking her: 'Did you enjoy that?'Malik was living in taxpayer-funded accommodation at the time, having spent periods living in Italy, Germany and France before arriving in the UK.

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Migrant rapist spared deportation after court claims nature and length of the attack on his victim, 16, 'did not constitute an exceptionally serious offence'

The judge being Lena Berggren, a representative of the extreme left party in Sweden.......

2025 source (Sweden) A migrant has been spared deportation in Sweden after a court ruled the length of the attack on his 16-year-old victim did not constitute as an 'exceptionally serious offence.'

Eritrean refugee Yazied Mohamed, 19, raped Meya Aberg as she walked through a tunnel following her McDonald's shift in Skelleftea. She had unfortunately missed the bus.

The migrant snatched the teen's phone before dragging her into the tunnel where he sexually assaulted her until she managed to free herself.

Under Swedish law, migrants can only be deported if the offence is 'exceptionally serious' and also poses a risk to public safety.

Speaking to local media of her ordeal, Ms Aberg said: 'I want to say that I hate him and that he has destroyed me.'  The decision has been met with furore, with former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawai branding it as 'insanity'.  

'An injustice done to the poor girl & her family. A mad judgement, deport this criminal, Sweden wake up! 

He added: 'Wrong side of history, if the law is an ass, then change the law.' Questions about migration have been a contested topic in Sweden.

In 2024 anger over the debate was reignited after it emerged Syrian asylum seeker, Karam Kanjo, 26, was on parole for raping another woman when he attacked an elderly woman as she made her way to her husband's grave.

2025 - A British judge — Sir Robert Jay — has caused outrage by wishing al-Qaeda terrorist Haroon Aswat "all the best" as he is released from psychiatric detention.
Aswat, a close associate of radical cleric Abu Hamza, was convicted in the U.S. for helping set up a terror training camp and has long been linked to the 2005 London bombings in which 52 people were killed.
Despite police warnings that he remains a threat, he will walk free in the UK without an ankle tag or surveillance — protected by a legal loophole. Critics say the judge's sympathetic remarks insult the victims of terrorism and expose how Britain's justice system fails to put public safety first.

Federal Judge Judith Levy Sparks Outrage After Praising Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Raping Disabled Woman 

December 18, 2025 source -  A federal judge's decision to praise an illegal immigrant convicted of brutally raping a disabled Michigan woman, and to spare him additional prison time, has triggered fierce backlash from the Trump administration, Republican leaders, and law-and-order advocates across the state.The case centers on Edys Renan Membreno Diaz, a Honduran national who illegally entered the United States at least seven times before sexually assaulting a woman with cerebral palsy and cognitive delays in the laundry room of her apartment building. 

Diaz pleaded guilty to rape and sodomy and was sentenced in state court in 2022 to 6–15 years in prison. During a separate federal sentencing tied to Diaz's repeated illegal reentry into the United States, U.S. District Judge Judith Levy declined to impose an additional two-year sentence, despite prosecutors arguing it was warranted under federal law. 

Instead, Judge Levy praised Diaz's "family devotion," his willingness to perform work "Americans apparently do not want," and suggested he could serve as an "ambassador" for U.S. immigration restrictions. 

Those remarks, delivered while sentencing a convicted violent sex offender, have drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum. The Department of Homeland Security called the ruling and the judge's statements "unspeakable depravity."

DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said the decision reflected a disturbing disregard for the victim and for public safety, calling the praise of Diaz "truly wicked." Federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan have 

appealed the sentence, arguing the judge committed serious legal errors and improperly minimized both Diaz's immigration crimes and the severity of his violent sexual assault. Prosecutors noted the court gave "virtually no weight" to Diaz's sex crimes while inexplicably framing his repeated illegal entries as a positive reflection of character. 

 The case was first reported by The Detroit News, which detailed how Diaz could now be released as early as July 2028 as a result of the federal court's decision. Republican leaders in Michigan say the judge's comments go far beyond poor judgment and cross into outright judicial activism. 

Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt issued a blistering statement Wednesday, calling the remarks "an outrageous example of judicial malpractice."

Nesbitt emphasized the issue is not political rhetoric but public safety and judicial accountability. He said Senate Republicans will continue pressing for stronger oversight mechanisms to deal with judges who demonstrate blatant bias or disregard for the law."We stand with ICE and our law enforcement officers working to secure our borders and protect American citizens," Nesbitt added. "Every last violent criminal illegal immigrant must be deported without exception." 

Critics argue the judge's remarks compound the harm already inflicted on the victim, a disabled woman who suffered a brutal sexual assault, by reframing her attacker as a sympathetic figure deserving praise. 

They say the ruling sends a dangerous message that violent offenders can be excused, minimized, or even lauded if their personal narrative aligns with ideological preferences.

 At the center of the outrage is a simple fact critics say cannot be ignored or softened, the defendant is a repeat illegal entrant who committed a violent sex crime against a severely disabled woman, and a federal judge chose to commend him rather than hold him fully accountable.For many Michiganders, that decision, and the words used to justify it, are not merely controversial. They are indefensible. 

Belgian Lawyer Sparks Outrage After Saying Punishing Teen Suspects "Should Not Be the Priority" in Gang Assault Case

2025 - In Kortrijk, Belgium, a group of underage boys is being prosecuted for the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in the "Kabouterbos" woodland area. During the legal proceedings, defense lawyer Kelly Decaluwe stated that "punishing these boys should not be the priority."

She argued that more attention should be given to their upbringing, guidance, and the social context in which the incident occurred.
The remark provoked widespread outrage, as many believe the focus should first be on justice for the victim.

Senior CBS correspondent Lara Logan was raped by more than 50 muslim men in Egypt 2011 

Illegal immigrant 'beheads hotel manager with machete after sexually abusing girl, 14'

Nov 7, 2025 USA (source) Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, was also accused of dragging a 14-year-old girl behind bushes to sexually assault her before the disturbing beheading.

An illegal immigrant is accused of beheading a motel manager with a machete before kicking his head around the parking lot.

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, allegedly targeted Chandra Nagamallaiah, 50, after an argument over a broken washing machine escalated. His wife and child witnessed the disturbing incident unfold, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Cuban was residing illegally in the US and was staying at Downtown Suites Motel in Dallas, on Sept 10. where Nagamallaiah's head was discovered in a trash bin, court records show. He had previously been arrested in 2018 after allegedly dragging a 14-year-old girl behind bushes to sexually abuse her, though the charge was dismissed due to a lack of evidence. In June 2017, in South Lake Tahoe, California, he was also accused of trying to enter a woman's car naked, while pulling her hair and clothes.

The Department of Homeland Security released a statement, saying that Cobos-Martinez is a Cuban national with a final order of removal from the United States.

He was most recently in ICE custody at a detention center west of Dallas, the department said. According to DHS, Cobos-Martinez has "a rap sheet including child sex abuse, grand theft of a motor vehicle, false imprisonment and carjacking."

"This vile monster beheaded this man in front of his wife and child and proceeded to kick the victims' head on the ground. This gruesome, savage slaying of a victim at a motel by Yordanis Cobos-Martinez was completely preventable if this criminal illegal alien was not released into our country by the Biden Administration since Cuba would not take him back," said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

"This is exactly why we are removing criminal illegal aliens to third countries. President Trump and Secretary Noem are no longer allowing barbaric criminals to indefinitely remain in America. If you come to our country illegally, you could end up in Eswatini, Uganda, South Sudan, or CECOT."

Cobos-Martinez and a woman were cleaning a room at the time of the killing, according to the affidavit.Screaming, Nagamallaiah fled to the motel's front office, but Cobos-Martinez followed and continued to cut him, according to the affidavit. At one point, the victim's wife and son tried to stop Cobos-Martinez, but he pushed them away and continued assaulting Nagamallaiah, the affidavit says.

Cobos-Martinez removed a key card and a cellphone from Nagamallaiah's pockets and continued cutting the victim "until his head was removed from his body," according to the affidavit.

Cobos-Martinez kicked Nagamallaiah's head into the parking lot, then picked it up and put it in a dumpster, the affidavit says.

First responders saw Cobos-Martinez fleeing the area and followed him. Officers took him into custody roughly a block away.In addition to having the machete, the affidavit says, Cobos-Martinez was found with Nagamallaiah's key card and cellphone.U.S. President Donald Trump condemned the grisly crime, posting his thoughts on Truth Social.

"The time for being soft on these Illegal Immigrant Criminals is OVER under my watch," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

The president added that Cobos-Martinez "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent" of the law and will be "charged with murder in the first degree."

He became upset because Nagamallaiah didn't speak to him directly and instead relied on the woman for translation, it is alleged.

The affidavit cited video that it said captured Cobos-Martinez leaving the motel room, getting a machete, and repeatedly cutting and stabbing Nagamallaiah.