Germany investigates hundreds of suspected right-wing extremists in its armed forces

Published time: 9 Apr, 2017 18:19Edited time: 9 Apr, 2017 18:20 Germany has launched an investigation into 275 cases of suspected right-wing extremist activity among its service personnel, including racist comments on the Internet and saying “Heil Hitler,” Germany’s Defense Ministry told parliament in a letter, according to local media. Read more Germany’s Counter-Intelligence Service […]

Kremlin to Tillerson: Trump’s Syria strike ‘plays into the hands of extremists’

Thomson Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone on Saturday about the situation in Syria after the U.S. strikes on a Syrian air base, the Russian ministry said in a statement. Lavrov pointed out that “an attack on a country whose government fights terrorism only plays […]

UK jail to get first of its kind ‘extremists only’ block – report

In an apparent first of its kind attempt, the UK is planning to move convicted terrorists as well as hardline jihadists to a special wing for “subversive extremists,” to crack down on prison radicalization, local media reports. HMP Frankland in Durham is being considered a testing ground for a new kind of wing, a “prison […]

Extremists make money off taxpayer funded YouTube ads

Published time: 17 Mar, 2017 16:58 Google has been summoned by the British government to explain why its advertisements on YouTube are appearing alongside extremist videos. The Cabinet Office has responded by suspending millions of pounds in marketing money. The suspension follows concerns raised by government departments, big brands, and media outlets that their ads […]