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Austria seeks to criminalise ‘political Islam’ as it unveils broad new anti-terror measures

Austria plans to introduce a series of anti-terrorism measures following last week's deadly attack in Vienna, including the criminalisation of political interpretations of Islam that are deemed to encourage violent extremism. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday that the measures were intended to protect society from extremists he described as "ticking time bombs". The proposals include the ability to keep individuals convicted of terror offences behind bars for life, facilitate electronic surveillance of people convicted […]

today12 November 2020

International News

More arrests made after Vienna terror attack

Swiss police have arrested two men as part of an investigation into Vienna's terror attack. Two Swiss citizens, aged 18 and 24 were arrested in the city of Winterthur about 10 km from Zurich, police said in a statement on Tuesday. "The two men were arrested on Tuesday afternoon in coordination with the Austrian authorities," Zurich cantonal police said. "The extent to which there was a connection between the two […]

today4 November 2020

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