Spanish police arrested three suspected ETA suspects in Guipúzcoa June 23. The Interior Ministry said the three formed an “armed commando” which was prepared to go into action immediately, but denied it was responsible for a June 19 car bomb… Read moreSpain: ETA cell busted?
Czech police have arrested several leaders of neo-Nazi organizations over the past week following a series of violent attacks on Roma communities.
More than 100 Romanians were moved to emergency accommodation in Belfast after a racist gang attacked homes, leaving several wounded. The far-right group Combat 18 is said to be behind the attacks.
Police used tear gas as some 1,500 Muslims took to the streets of Athens in a protest prompted by reports that a police officer tore up a copy of the Koran while checking an immigrant’s ID papers.
Italian police arrested 68 people believed to be members of the Camorra, Naples’ ruling crime machine, in one of the largest crackdowns on organized crime in recent years.
The Czech Republic’s largest nationwide Roma demonstrations since 1989 have been sparked by an arson attack on a Roma family in the Moravian village of Vitkov, which left three severely injured.
Police in Berlin arrested nearly 300 at the city’s May Day march, with riot police battling hundreds of protesters deep into the night. May Day violence also rocked Hamburg, Istanbul, Athens and Zurich.
In a joint operation, French and Spanish security forces arrested the presumed military chief of ETA and eight others at the village of Montauriol in southwestern France.
Italian lawmakers rejected a bid to triple the amount of time undocumented immigrants
can be detained, in a rare defeat for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s ruling coalition.
Amnesty International is calling on Greek authorities to to address long-standing problems in policing in the wake of this year’s youth uprising .
Police used tear gas and arrested some 100 protesters in Strasbourg, France, on the eve of a two-day summit marking the 60th anniversary of the NATO alliance.
Anti-G-20 protesters clashed with riot police in central London, overwhelming police lines, vandalizing the Bank of England and smashing windows at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
