Violence and Security

IS Continues Claims of Responsibility for Las Vegas Massacre

October 20, 2017

Islamic State (IS) online propaganda platforms continue to churn out claims that the jihadi group masterminded the recent gun massacre of civilians in Las Vegas, despite disagreement among US law enforcement and intelligence officials about the veracity of the IS connection.
IS Uses Psychological Tactics in Wake of Las Vegas Attack

October 20, 2017

Some American counter-terrorism experts interpret the Islamic State's (IS) claims of responsibility for the civilian massacre in Las Vegas as a form of psychological warfare, as IS may be timing its slow-drip of evidence to undermine the legitimacy of the American government vis-a-vis its own citizenry fearful about the state's capacity protect the homeland against jihadi attacks.
OSCE Consults on Islamophobia Guide for Teachers

October 19, 2017

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently co-hosted consultations in Dublin with the Immigrant Council of Ireland to develop regional guidelines for teachers on countering intolerance against Muslims.
UN Official: Deterring Refugees "Casts Aside Humanity"

October 19, 2017

In recent remarks in Geneva, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Türk has warned that some governments around the world have "cast aside humanity in favour of short-term political gains" by deporting asylum seekers to their countries of origin and labeled refugee deterrence measures as "cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment."
IS Impact in Iraq Means Genocide for Christians, Yezidis

October 19, 2017

Recent US congressional testimonies and nongovernmental fact-finding missions report that massive humanitarian relief, including development assistance and security protection, is the only feasible antidote to the genocidal impact of the Islamic State's (IS) extermination campaign against Christians and Yezidis in Iraq.
British Court Sentences Pharmacist for Islamist Brainwashing

October 19, 2017

British courts handed down a multi-year prison sentence to a Muslim man convicted of operating an Islamic school in Nottingham to brainwash children for Islamist terrorism by showing Islamic State beheading videos and by conducting training in knife attacks.
Officials Suspect Al-Shabab in Somalia Terror Attack

October 19, 2017

Somalia's state security officials have identified the Islamist extremist group al-Shabab as the perpetrator of the Mogadishu bombings that now stand as the deadliest terror attack in the country’s history, reinforcing the resiliency of the Islamist threat posed in East Africa.
Journalist Guidelines: Exclude Anti-Migrant "Hate Speech"

October 18, 2017

Chris Tomlinson writes that the EU-funded project Respect Words has released a set of guidelines urging journalists to observe various limits on their reporting regarding migrants and Islam, including by refusing to interview promoters of "hate speech" and avoiding the term "illegal immigrant."
CoE Official Pushes Luxembourg on Refugee Integration

October 18, 2017

The Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks has called on the Luxembourg government to ramp up its efforts to integrate asylum seekers among its citizens, including through housing location choices and by expanding policies to allow refugees into the country's labor force.
FRA Survey Bolsters Anti-"Islamophobia" Agenda

October 18, 2017

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has released a survey purporting to show widespread discrimination against Muslims in Europe, with results the FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty asserted "make a mockery of the claim that Muslims aren’t integrated into our societies."