Hitlergruß und Schlägerei auf Meeraner Teichplatz: Polizei sucht Zeugen

Weder Täter noch Opfer fand die um Hilfe gerufene Polizei am Tatort. Auf der Suche nach ihnen wurden die Beamten von einem 25-Jährigen attackiert. Meerane. Auf dem Teichplatz in Meerane hat es am Freitag gegen 22.45 Uhr eine Schlägerei gegeben. Bis zu drei Personen sollen auf einen Mann eingeschlagen haben. Als die Polizei eintraf, waren aber sowohl Täter als auch Opfer geflüchtet und konnten trotz intensiver Suche nicht gefunden werden. Ein Zeuge beschrieb den Mann als etwa 1,60 Meter groß, dunkle kurze Haare, etwas dunkler Teint. Während der Anzeigenaufnahme erfuhren die Beamten, dass ein 17-Jähriger den Hitlergruß gezeigt haben soll. Außerdem störte ein 25-Jähriger massiv die polizeilichen Maßnahmen und verletzte dabei zwei Beamte leicht.

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Woman arrested in #Iran after stripping during anti-harassment protest – #WomanLifeFreedom

Amnesty International calls on authorities to release student, who reportedly had a violent confrontation with Basij paramilitaries. Amnesty International has called on authorities in Iran to “immediately and unconditionally” release a female student who was arrested after stripping to her underwear in what the organisation described as a public protest against harassment relating to the country’s strict dress code. The incident took place after the woman, who has not been identified, reportedly had a confrontation with members of the Basij paramilitary force who ripped her headscarf and tore at her clothes inside Tehran’s prestigious Islamic Azad University. Videos posted to social media appear to show the woman removing her clothes and walking out on to the street in her underwear. A second video appears to show the woman being bundled into a car by men in plainclothes. The student media outlet Amir Kabir newsletter said the woman had been harassed by a Basij member for not wearing a headscarf. Under Iran’s mandatory dress code, women must wear a headscarf and loose-fitting clothes in public. The media outlet also alleged that she was beaten during the arrest and on Saturday said that information about the woman’s condition and whereabouts was unavailable. Amnesty International Iran called for an “independent and impartial” investigation into the allegations of abuse.

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Trump says mass deportations will ease the housing crisis. We’ve seen that before — under the Nazis in France

A cornerstone of Trump’s campaign evokes an astonishingly grim piece of history. Imagine a place with a housing shortage where, under a new government, tens of thousands of homes are emptied of people overnight. The previous tenants have fled, or have been rounded up in camps by armed government agents, with no right to contest expulsion. People with connections jockey for the best apartments. Neighbors alert to the pre-dawn banging down the hall can tip off their friends that a nice two-bedroom will be available soon. That is how mass deportation plays out as housing policy. It is the plan that Donald Trump and the Republican party are championing. And it is exactly what unfolded in Paris between 1940 and 1944, as the Vichy regime redistributed vacated “Jewish apartments” to non-Jews. To Sarah Gensburger, a French social scientist who has spent a decade with two colleagues researching the archives for a forthcoming book, the parallels between the declared MAGA plan and that fascist past are shocking and surreal. During the Nazi occupation, the archives show, successive round-ups by the French police were treated as a solution to a major housing crisis. In today’s campaign for president, Donald Trump promises mass round-ups and deportation camps as the answer to a shortage of affordable housing. “The similarities are horrifying,” Gensburger said. “It creates a special kind of market for all the worst impulses of mankind.”

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Revealed: English neo-Nazi who stabbed asylum seeker was serial stalker – #terror

Terrorist Callum Parslow was previously jailed for sending 10 women sexually explicit and misogynistic messages, and targeted a former GB News presenter. A neo-Nazi terrorist who was found guilty last month of the attempted murder of an asylum seeker is a prolific online stalker who had previously been jailed and referred to the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme, the Observer can reveal. Callum Parslow was convicted on 25 October of attempted murder after stabbing an asylum seeker at a hotel in April. It can now be revealed he was jailed in 2018 for targeting 10 women and girls with messages describing sexually motivated murder, torture and rape, and then changed his name after his release. Callum Blake-O’Brien, as he was formerly known, was referred to the Prevent anti-radicalisation programme in 2019 but no further action was taken. He was then arrested again last year for targeting another woman with sexual and racist messages. Two of Parslow’s victims said they asked police whether he posed a physical threat, but were assured he was a “loner” and a “saddo” who was only a risk online. They feel their concerns were not taken seriously enough by police. On 2 April, Parslow launched a stabbing attack on an asylum seeker at the Pear Tree Inn, near Worcester, and police found multiple weapons including knives and an axe at his home. At the time, the 32-year-old was on bail and awaiting trial for his most recent offences against women, which followed a similar pattern to the abuse he was jailed for in 2018. Parslow was targeting Mercy Muroki, a policy researcher and former GB News presenter, from multiple accounts under fake names on Facebook, Instagram and X. Among the messages sent in July and August 2023 were videos of himself performing sexual acts and footage of a black woman being flogged. “The message he sent was about him fantasising that this would ­happen to me,” said Muroki, who has chosen to waive her anonymity.

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Who Is Richard Spencer? Controversial White Supremacist Endorses Kamala Harris

In a nearly 12-minute video posted on X (formerly Twitter), Spencer praised Harris as the “best manager of the American empire. In a surprising twist just days before the election, Richard Spencer, a notorious white supremacist and a key figure in the 2017 Charlottesville rally, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Known for his extreme views, Spencer called Harris a “competent leader” and urged his followers—many of whom previously supported Donald Trump—to back her in the upcoming presidential race. In a nearly 12-minute video posted on X (formerly Twitter), Spencer praised Harris as the “best manager of the American empire,” highlighting her strong stance on issues like Israel and her recognition of Palestinian sovereignty. He stated, “At the DNC, she said that she 100% supports Israel,” emphasizing her commitment to giving Israel lethal aid. Spencer expressed that despite his criticisms of her positions, he believes she represents a better option than Trump. As Trump and Harris were campaigning in Wisconsin, Spencer made his endorsement known, expressing his disappointment in Trump’s approach to governance. He criticized Trump for promoting chaos and shutting down critical discussions, saying, “The choice is very clear. I think Donald Trump and the MAGA movement bring nothing but stupidity and chaos.”

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RCMP plans to go undercover online to trap violent extremists

Internal document says Mounties will use fake online profiles to pursue extremist activity. The RCMP is planning to conduct undercover surveillance online using fake personas to investigate ideological extremists in Canada, says an internal strategy document. Experts in ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE) in Canada say the strategy is overdue at a time when online extremism threatens to spill over into real world violence. They warn that extremist activity in Canada could increase in the wake of the U.S. election, regardless of who becomes the next president. Civil liberties advocates say they fear that having officers carry out undercover investigations online using fake personas could violate charter rights or lead people to take actions they otherwise might not take. They point out that the RCMP ran afoul of Canada’s privacy commissioner earlier this year with other online investigative activities. They’re also calling for guardrails to cover undercover online surveillance. The internal strategy document, dated April 2024, was obtained through access to information law by Matt Malone, Balsillie scholar at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and shared with CBC News. The term IMVE can cover anything from white supremacists and neo-Nazis to far-left environmental and animal rights organizations. (…) Asked about the status of the program, RCMP officials were tight-lipped. “The RCMP uses various technical investigative tools and methods to lawfully obtain evidence in order to protect Canadians and advance serious criminal investigations,” the RCMP said in an e-mail response. “To maintain the integrity of our operations, we generally do not disclose specific techniques or tools used in the course of an investigation and will not comment further on the status of these techniques.” The force also defended its use of undercover operations.

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Beschuldigte, Vorwürfe – und die Ausreden der Rechtsextremen Die Strafakte der Jungen Tat

Justizdokumente geben Einblick in den harten Kern der militanten Gruppe. Mit dabei: ein AfD-Politiker aus Deutschland, eine ehemalige Juso-Aktivistin und ein serbischer Nationalist. Die Tyr-Rune ist ihr Erkennungszeichen: Mitglieder der Jungen Tat tragen sie auf T-Shirts, auf Schals – und auf ihren Sturmmasken. In Deutschland ist das Symbol verboten. Im Dritten Reich diente es als Abzeichen von Hitlers Reichsführerschulen. Seit knapp vier Jahren provoziert die Junge Tat nicht nur mit ihrer Symbolik, sondern auch mit militanten Aktionen. Anhänger stören queere Anlässe, prügeln sich mit politischen Gegnern, zeigen ausländerfeindliche Transparente. Keine rechtsextreme Gruppe in der Schweiz ist aktiver, keine wächst schneller. Mit Instagram-tauglichen Auftritten gelingt es ihr, den Rechtsextremismus für junge Leute wieder attraktiv erscheinen zu lassen. 70’000 Franken Nun aber holen die Sicherheitsbehörden zum Schlag gegen die Gruppe aus. Nach langwierigen Ermittlungen hat die Staatsanwaltschaft Zürich Strafbefehle gegen sechs Mitglieder der Jungen Tat erlassen. Sie fordert Geldstrafen von insgesamt 70’000 Franken – und ermittelt weiter. (…) Es geht um strafbare Handlungen, die Angehörige der Jungen Tat zwischen Februar 2022 und April 2024 begangen haben sollen: Rassendiskriminierung, Nötigung, Sachbeschädigung, Abhören und Aufnehmen fremder Gespräche, Störung der Glaubens- und Kultusfreiheit, Landfriedensbruch, Vergehen gegen das Sprengstoffgesetz, Hinderung einer Amtshandlung und illegale Vermummung. (…) Die Strafbefehle richten sich gegen fünf Männer und eine Frau zwischen 20 und 34 Jahren aus den Kantonen St. Gallen, Zürich, Bern, Basel-Stadt und Thurgau. Bei der Frau, der unter anderem Hausfriedensbruch, Rassendiskriminierung und Nötigung vorgeworfen wird, handelt es sich um die ehemalige Klima- und Juso-Aktivistin Selina D.* (22). Früher sang sie an Klimademos das antifaschistische Lied «Bella ciao», heute marschiert sie mit der Jungen Tat. Der älteste Beschuldigte (34) stammt aus Deutschland und kandidierte kürzlich erfolglos für die AfD als Gemeinderat. Dass ein Deutscher unter den mutmasslichen Tätern ist, überrascht nicht. Die Junge Tat ist eng vernetzt mit Rechtsextremen im Ausland. Erst vor zwei Wochen lud die Gruppe Martin Sellner (35), den Wortführer der Identitären Bewegung Österreich, zu einem Vortrag in die Schweiz ein. Polizisten fingen ihn jedoch an der Grenze ab – der Bund hatte den Rechtsextremisten mit einem Einreiseverbot belegt.

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