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Tag Archives: Germany
Biggest art fraud in world history
In what they are calling “the biggest art fraud in world history,” police in Canada have arrested 8 suspects and seized more than 1,000 paintings, prints, and other works, all believed to be forgeries claiming to be works by the … Continue reading
Country rankings on risk of money laundering
Global rankings of 128 countries on their efforts and capacities in 2022 to mitigate money laundering are available here. The countries rated best included Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. Rated worst were the Democratic Republic of the Congo and … Continue reading
Far-right extremism in German police & military
This article details several case studies of anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, and anti-immigrant extremism in German police and military units, including special forces. Extreme right-wing groups and networks have been found with lists of targets, making threats, utilizing chat groups, and possessing … Continue reading
Major botnet taken down
Europol and police from 8 countries have jointly disrupted EMOTET, “one of most significant botnets of the past decade,” as reported here. The malware, discovered in 2014, had a “unique way of infecting networks by spreading the threat laterally after … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, North America
Tagged Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, UK, Ukraine, USA
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Global terrorism in 2019
Worldwide, annual terror attacks and deaths have both dropped by about 50% between 2014 and 2019, as reported here. In 2019, the 5th consecutive year of decreases, 8,500 attacks resulted in 20,300 deaths. Afghanistan accounted for 21% of global attacks … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Cameroon, Chad, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Mali, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, UK, USA
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Guns & police reform in the U.S.
In the current debates about police reform it is common to compare the U.S. to other countries in terms of people shot by police. This article makes the point that a big factor often not mentioned is that American police … Continue reading
Posted in North America, Oceania
Tagged Australia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, UK, USA
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Protest policing in France
This article considers whether France’s national riot police would be a good model to adopt in the U.S., where the options are local police or the National Guard, which is a state-level branch of the military. The author notes that … Continue reading
Stolen data site seized
This news item reports seizure of the web site WeLeakInfo following a joint investigation by police in the US, UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. The site “allegedly sold access to billions of usernames, email addresses, passwords and other sensitive information … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Netherlands, Northen Ireland, UK, USA
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Chechens in exile
This article describes the fate of Chechens in exile, including some 50,000 in Germany. Russia abuses the Interpol red notice system to pursue and harass them while Chechen strong man Ramzan Kadyrov demands public apologies from any who criticize him, … Continue reading
The other opioid crisis
This article reports widespread abuse of Tramadol, especially in India, Africa, and the Middle East. The opioid is less addictive than Oxycontin and thus has been less regulated. Cheap prices, especially for generics and counterfeits, has led to over-consumption in … Continue reading
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