Saturday, 2 July 2016

Hate speech in England Rises 500 Percent Post-Brexit




LONDON, British police on Thursday (30/06/2016), said the number of reported hate speech online, including assault, increased more than 500 percent.

That was the case a week after the EU referendum were held in the UK shows that the majority, or 51.9 percent of citizens voted "leave" or out of the EU bloc.

Hate speech reported via online to the police as much as 331 since the election, compared to an average of 63 cases per week, said Sara Thornton, Chairman of the Board Chief of the National Police, as reported by Reuters on Friday (07/01/2016) pm,

Increasing cases of evidence that supports violence against Muslims and Eastern Europe during the referendum, namely concerns over immigration that encourages many people choose to leave the EU.

"I was shocked and disgusted to some cases of racism or violence antiimigran reported this week," said Thornton.

"The immigrants reported verbal abuse, negative comments in social media, including the use of language that is xenophobic, flyers antipendatang, and physical assaults in small quantities," he said.

Critics of the campaign "leave" that fueled xenophobia and racism are part of the message that by leaving the EU, the UK will stop the uncontrolled immigration due to pressure of work and public services.

According to Thornton, the police asked to provide data on these crimes every week to form a clear picture of the scale of the problem.

Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday (06/29/2016), promised to keep an eye on the speech of hatred after a number of legislators showed kehawatirannya on the reported events in the region.

The issue was also referred to in the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium.

The government promised more funds to cope with the speech of hatred, increasing reports of attacks, and put a security officer in places prone.

A week before the referendum, a lawmaker from the main opposition party, the Labour Party, namely Jo Cox, who is a supporter of England remain joined in the EU was shot and stabbed to death as he met constituents in northern England.

Russian jets maneuvered close borders Turkey, NATO Upset




BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg were frustrated by Russian jets manoeuvers around the Turkish border. According to him, it is something very dangerous.

The Turkish military reportedly detect a Russian fighter jet maneuver their borders. This maneuver comes just a day after Russian fighter jets entered Turkish airspace undetected, according to which Russia was unintentional.

Given this latest maneuver, Stoltenberg felt what Russia some time is not a coincidence, but it was intentional.

"Violation of Turkish airspace recently by Russian fighter jets are very serious, even dangerous. It does not look like an accident, because there were two similar incidents in one week," said Stoltenberg,

Stoltenberg admitted will immediately contact all the leaders of NATO member states to discuss this. This was done Stoltenberg for offenses committed itself are concerned Russia will have unforeseen consequences.

"The incident or accident, it may create a dangerous situation. Therefore, it is important to ensure that this does not happen again," he continued, as reported by Al Arabiya on Wednesday (07/10/2015).

ISIS claims launched hostage visitors cafe in Bangladesh




Gunmen attacked a cafe in the embassy district in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and taking some visitors.
Bangladesh officials said the perpetrators are estimated at eight to nine people. An interim report said they were holding 20 foreigners.
Ambassador of Italy, Mario Palma, said as many as seven people in Italy are believed to be inside the cafe.
Not yet known who the perpetrators of the attacks and hostage-taking. However, ISIS group has claimed the perpetrators were members.

An artificial news agency ISIS, Amaq, call the militia had attacked a restaurant "frequented by foreigners". The statement also said more than 20 people "from different countries" had been killed. However, that claim has not been proven.

The attack on the cafe Holey Artisan Bakery has killed two policemen and wounding 30 others.
"We want to resolve this situation peacefully. We tried to negotiate with the attackers. Our main priority is to save lives of people trapped inside, "said Benazir Ahmed, head of the Rapid Reaction Battalion unity of the elite police Bangladesh.

Statement from the police said the attack began at 21:20 local time, when a man opened fire as he stormed a cafe popular among expats, diplomats, and the middle class, Dhaka City.

Bangladesh media reports quoted witnesses who said she heard the assailants shouting "Allahu Akbar".
An eyewitness said she heard loud noises that followed successive gunshots.

"My aunt, daughter, and two friends went there for iftar and they have not returned. We could not even see if they were there, "said Rahim Rashila.
A local resident, Tarique Mir, said he heard gunshots sporadically three hours after the attack. "It's a mess in there. The roads are blocked and there were dozens of members of the police rapid reaction unit. "

US military offer cooperation with Russia on Syria




WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has reportedly proposed a new agreement on Syria to the Russian government for military cooperation against terrorists in Syria. Instead, the United States (US) called on Russia to put pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Assad to stop the bombardment of rebel groups backed by the US.

Quoted from the Washington Post, Friday (01/07/2016), the treaty proposal has been submitted to the Russian government earlier this week. The core of the agreement was the United States pledged to join the Russian Air Force in order to share and coordinate targeted bombing campaign against al-Nusra Front which is fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Instead, Russia should agree to press the Assad regime to stop the bombardment of Syrian rebel groups were not included in the list of terrorist groups. US will not give Russia the location of this rebel group in the proposal, but will determine the geographical zones safe from air attack Assad regime.

Initially, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter reject this deal. But in the end he had to accept a deal over the release of President Obama's decision. Meanwhile, State Department spokesman John Kirby refused comment regarding this agreement proposal, but still provide a defense against its basic principles.

"We have been very clear about the obligations of the Russian regime to ensure compliance with the cessation of hostilities. We have also been clear about the danger posed by Al-Qaeda in Syria to the national security of our own. We saw a number of steps to address both these issues," he said.

Baku Police and Armed Groups Clashes in Dhaka Bangladesh




Dhaka - The exchange of fire between police and gunmen in the area of ​​Dhaka, Bangladesh. Location shootout ie at a restaurant in the district Ghulsan, diplomatic zone of Dhaka.

Based on information reported by AFP on Saturday (02/07/2016), police said there are some people who may currently held hostage.

"Some unknown number still inside the restaurant," the police official said Gulshan area, Sayedur Rahman.

"We can not be sure whether they are being held hostage," he added.

BBC wrote, Saturday (2/7), the shootout injured three people. The clerk had closed the area and try to negotiate with the armed parties.

Local media said that the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant, the location of the shootout is a popular place among expats and diplomats. Based on information from the Dhaka Tribune, at least 20 people have been taken hostage.

Ataturk Airport Bomb Attacks in Turkey, 28 Person killed



ISTANBUL, Suicide bomb exploded at the Ataturk Airport, Turkey, Tuesday (28/06/2016) night local time. At least 28 people were killed and 60 were injured.

As quoted by the AP from the television station NTV Turkey, Istanbul Governor Vasib Sahin said the blast was allegedly carried out three suicide bombers.

The Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said earlier that preliminary information says a terrorist entered the airport terminal and fired Kalashnikov rifles wear. After that, the perpetrators blow themselves.

Additional information from officials in local authorities, alling the perpetrators of a series of blowing themselves up after police opened fire on them at the entrance of the airport terminal.

Officials are not willing to be named by the Turkish government protocol says, the attackers blew themselves before passing the examination x-ray at the entrance to the airport.

Turkey Ataturk airport security screening procedures running at the entrance and one more examination before passengers enter the departure gate.

The roads around the airport was closed immediately after the explosion, with a number of ambulances seen passing in and out of the airport.


Hundreds of passengers poured out of the airport along with their belongings, after the blast. Some of them sat there on the grass, with twinkling lights illuminate the ambulances and police cars airport area.

"We are at the gates depatures, up on the escalator when I heard gunshots," said Paul Roos, one of the passengers. "There were people wandering around, dressed in black and holding a gun in his hand," he said.

Private news agency DHA said the injured, including police officers, were taken to Bakirkoy State Hospital.

In recent months, Turkey experienced many bombing attacks. Two of the bombing attacks in Istanbul, including targeting tourists.

Increased attacks-in number and scale-which by local officials allegedly linked to the Kurdish militia, or ISIS, not just to scare tourists but also hit the Turkish economy is quite dependent on the tourism sector.

Istanbul Ataturk Airport is the busiest airport in the world to 11th in 2015, with 61.8 million passengers using it, the data refer to the Airports Council International.

The service is also one of the fastest growing in the world, with passenger growth in 2015 reached 9.2 percent compared to a year earlier.

The airport operator's aircraft is Turkish Airlines, which is headquartered there. Air carriers low cost carrier Onur Air, the largest operator next.

Obama: Brexit Freeze Investment Opportunities in the UK





WASHINGTON DC,  - President of the United States (US), Barack Obama said that the outcome of the British referendum on leaving the European Union (EU) raises 'concerns about the long-term global growth'.

Obama said Britain Exit (Brexit) will 'freeze investment opportunities in the United Kingdom' or in Europe as a whole.

As the President has appealed for British Prime Minister David Cameron and other EU leaders to ensure the release of the British carefully.

Earlier, EU leaders warned that the UK should respect the principle of free movement of people if it is to retain access to the single European market.

Obama said it was at a summit meeting in Ottawa with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, which aims to strengthen economic relations between the countries of North America.

Obama added, "I think there are some serious concerns about the long-term global growth if Brexit underway and it will freeze investment opportunities in the United Kingdom or in Europe as a whole."

"At the level of global growth has been weak, it does not help," the president said.

Take a breath

Obama said his main message to the British and German is, "All parties should take a breath."

"I think that it would be a difficult process, challenging, but it does not have to be a process that panic," he added.

The US president said it had spoken with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said that interest is to expedite the process of the release of the UK.

Not to take vengeance on that decision.

Merkel is one of the many EU leaders stressed again that freedom of movement for EU citizens is an important part of the market Tungga.

There will be no negotiations with the British until the bloc formally filed an intention to exit from the EU.

"Access to the single market requires the acceptance of all four freedoms," he said.

Four freedoms which underlie the EU internal market is the freedom of movement of goods, labor, services and capital.