Belgium

Europe Weights Security vs. Civil Liberties

As Men Return From Syria, Europe Weighs Security vs. Civil Liberties Adam Nossiter, The New York Times 26 April 2016   Image: French police officers, conducting a raid near Strasbourg in 2014, detained a man suspected of receiving jihadist training in Syria. CreditJean Francois Badias/Associated Press   PARIS — Ten young Muslim men, bored by a mundane life in France and haunted by a “feeling of uselessness,” as one put it, were seduced

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Brussels Attack Update: Authorities Charge 2, Detain 3 Others

Brussels Authorities Charge 2, Detain 3 Others Over Attacks The Associated Press (as published on the New York Times) 12 April 2016   Image credit: Bloomberg.com BRUSSELS — Two men have been charged with offenses related to the Brussels bombings, and three others have been detained in Brussels in connection to the Paris attacks, Belgian authorities said Tuesday. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office said the two who have been charged, identified

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E.U. Migrant Proposals Aim to Overhaul Asylum Rules

E.U. Migrant Proposals Aim to Overhaul Asylum Rules James Kanter, The New York Times 06 April 2016   Image: Migrants on the Greek island of Chios on Wednesday. CreditPetros Giannakouris/Associated Press     BRUSSELS — Days after a wave of deportations of migrants arriving in Europe from Turkey, the European Union’s executive arm proposed a new quota system for members accepting asylum seekers to ease the burden on the nations confronted

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Blaming Policy, Not Islam, for Belgium’s Radicalized Youth

Blaming Policy, Not Islam, for Belgium’s Radicalized Youth Steven Erlanger, The New York Times 07 April 2016 Image: The Schaerbeek neighborhood in Brussels. Salah Abdeslam, the Islamic State recruit who participated in the Paris terror attacks, sought refuge in the neighborhood for weeks. CreditDaniel Berehulak for The New York Times BRUSSELS — Yves Goldstein makes no excuses for Belgium’s failure to find Salah Abdeslam and the other Islamic

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Brussels Attacks: What We Know and Don’t Know

  Brussels Attacks: What We Know and Don’t Know Victoria Shannon, The New York Times 22 March 2016   Image: Windows were broken by the blast at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem. John Thys/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images     • What happened? Two explosions, at least one caused by a suicide attack, in the departure hall at Brussels Airport killed around 10 people just before 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, or 3 a.m. Eastern

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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Brussels Attacks

Brussels Airport and Subway Attacks Kill at Least 30; ISIS Claims  Responsibility Alissa J.Rubin, Aurelien Breeden & Anita Raghavan, The New York Times 22 March 2016   Image: The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office confirmed the three men in a picture published in the Belgian news media are suspects in the airport bombings. A location-by-location breakdown of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels. By YOUSUR AL-HLOU, DEBORAH ACOSTA

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Genocide Alerts: Belgium

At this time Genocide Watch has not issued any genocide alerts for Belgium. Please read Belgium's country profile and check the "Articles" section for updates on the country.

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