What is the status quo of #FTF in #Indonesia?

In this report @tanyamehra.bsky.social, Merlina Herbach & Iwa Maulana explore some of the legal, institutional & evidentiary challenges, while providing an overview of the opportunities for Indonesia.

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What is the status quo of #FTF in #Indonesia?

In this report @tanyamehra.bsky.social, Merlina Herbach & Iwa Maulana from CDSIndonesia explore some of the legal, institutional & evidentiary challenges, while providing an overview of the opportunities for Indonesia.

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ICCT received a delegation of North Macedonia to discuss & exchange practices in countering #terrorism & #violentextremism.

Topics discussed include the #FTFKH, criminal justice responses to female returnees & the evaluation of TCO regulation.

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How do right-wing #extremists gain access to weapons?

Annelies Pauwels of the Vlaams Vredesinstituut and Merlina Herbach analyse 118 cases, exploring the methods used by #RWE groups to access weapons. Finally, they analyse the legal implications in the #EU.

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ISIS Suspects Held in Syria: Repatriation Reset under New US, Syrian Leaders ? Six years after the collapse of the so-called Islamic State caliphate in March 2019, dramatic leadership changes in Washington, DC and Damascus open a rare window of opportunity to end the continuing,...

Following the fall of Assad's regime, what is the current status of detainees in camps and prisons in northeast #Syria?

Letta Tayler explores the conditions of the camps & suggests repatriation as a way for rehabilitation, reintegration & prosecution.

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“People are still fighting.” (Lack of) Change for the Foreign Fighters for Ukraine The project, entitled “Anti-Dox: Identifying, Evaluating and Countering Disinformation in Times of War”, is supported by the European Media and Information Fund - managed by the Calouste Gulbenkian fo...

How did the #InternationalLegion evolve from 2022 to 2025? What challenges has it faced?

In this report, Kacper Rekawek et al. delve into the changes - or the lack of thereof - in the reality on the ground for the foreign fighters in #Ukraine.

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The Tide Turns: the Prosecution of SGBV Crimes as a Terrorist Offence in Nigeria Some terrorist groups commit a range of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) crimes, such as rape, sexual slavery, enforced marriages and human trafficking. For such groups SGBV crimes can serve as...

Is #Nigeria setting a precedent?

In this analysis, Adejoké Babington-Ashaye, @tanyamehra.bsky.social & Matthew Odu Una explore ​the prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as terrorist offenses committed by groups like #BokoHaram.

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Typeert onze reactie op Elon Musk onze zwakte? | Strategische Vragen Buitenlandse inmenging, een oorlog op ons continent en een dreigende handelsoorlog. Europa staat in meerdere opzichten onder druk. Wat kan Europa daartegen ...

Buitenlandse inmenging, een oorlog op ons continent en een dreigende handelsoorlog: Europa staat onder druk. Paul van Liempt praat erover met HCSS expert Gerben Bakker en hoogleraar Theresa Kuhn, in podcast De Strateeg op BNR.

Stockholm district court convicts woman for genocide, crime against humanity and war crimes against Yezidi women and children in Syria. Sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Al-Hol repatriation: 155 families sent to Iraq - Shafaq News Shafaq News / On Sunday, the management of Al-Hol Camp in Al-Hasakah announced the transfer of 155 Iraqi families, totaling 569 individuals, to the custody of the Iraqi government.According to a state

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📢 New updates on the #FTF Knowledge Hub!

Developed with @tmcasser.bsky.social, it includes recent developments on states' responses to #ForeignFighters. It continues to be an essential tool for #CounterTerrorism #SecurityPolicy, combining data from 32 states.

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Iraq to repatriate all IS-linked nationals from al-Hol by 2027 Iraq plans to repatriate all 20,000 of its nationals from Syria’s al-Hol camp by 2027, starting with the return of 81 more families.

Iraq puts an end date on its repatriations from Syria: "Iraq to repatriate all IS-linked nationals from Syria's al-Hol camp by 2027" www.newarab.com/news/iraq-re...

An excellent op-ed that indeed raises the question whether we need and should define this type of violence as terrorism. The risk of over reach should not be underestimated.

Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding Islamic State members and their families.

well this decision hardly comes as a surprise. Iraq has taken on the immense task of repatriating their citizens. SDF had already announced that Syrian nationals could on voluntary basis return home. In both cases, the support of int humanitarian NGOs are essential which may now be jeopardised.

Divided by Hate: Confronting Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands The political response to recent incidents like the attack targeting supporters of an Israeli soccer team is making polarization worse.

Excited that my piece got published at @lawfare.bsky.social on antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands and why it should not be framed as terrorism

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While HTS as de-facto government could indeed accept the jurisdiction of ICC, to achieve justice in Syria a multi-layered and multi-faceted approach is needed, not just crimes committed by the Assad regime, but also crimes committed by ISIS, HTS and other rebel groups.

Agree, the implications of designating are different in the respective countries and individuals can and have already been charged for ie inciting to terrorism, material support etc. such as Dallas Humber, Matthew Allison and Pavlov Durov

An important letter has been signed onto by 76 organizations opposing the impending US sanctions against the ICC. www.washingtonicc.org/2025-open-le...

Over 150 ISIS families to arrive in Mosul from Al-Hol camp - Shafaq News Shafaq News/ The 18th batch of ISIS families will arrive in Mosul in days, coming from the Al-Hol camp in Syria, a security source revealed on Monday. The source from Nineveh told Shafaq News that th

The 18th batch of ISIS families will arrive in Mosul in days, coming from the Al-Hol camp in Syria, comprising 159 families. First transfer under the new administration in Syria.
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Out with old, in with the new! Looking forward to engaging, learning and sharing stuff related to (countering) terrorism, violent extremism, rule of law and human rights.