This CEP policy paper provides a brief update on key developments in the prosecution of women who returned to Germany after having travelled to Iraq and Syria, usually to join terrorist organizations such as the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) there. It also provides a list of convicted female returnees.
Author: Sofia Koller
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.
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