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Refugees Practice Social Fraud

For several weeks now, a special investigative unit has been working in Lower Saxony, dealing exclusively with cases of illegal receipt of financial benefits by refugees who have arrived in this…

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Migrants reduce crime rate

The number of criminals or suspects among migrants in Germany fell sharply in the third quarter of 2016. Compared to the first quarter of the same year, the number of crimes committed or suspected of…

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Smokers driven away from children with fines

In Scotland, a ban on smoking in cars with children under 18 has come into force. The Scottish Parliament approved the ban in 2015 as a measure to protect children from secondhand smoke. Offenders…

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Even embassies can be fake

Law enforcement agencies in Ghana have shut down a fake U.S. embassy that had been operating for ten years in the capital city of Accra. As reported by Lenta.ru, this was announced on the U.S…

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Prisons lack prisoners

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Not Earnings, but Slavery

The number of Czech families that place the burden of housework, childcare and elderly care on maids and nannies is growing year by year. Often migrant workers are preferred as domestic servants…

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Officials Confused Over Passports

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BaMF) is struggling to cope with its task of processing hundreds of thousands of applications for political asylum, but low speed and overload are far…

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Hijab Under the Declaration

After the July terrorist attacks and attacks by migrants on a train near Würzburg, in Ansbach, Reutlingen and Munich, German authorities have become seriously concerned about internal security…

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Guests of the Private Sector

Thousands of foreigners coming to the Czech Republic choose for their accommodation not hotels but private apartments that locals rent out on a short-term basis. And while ordinary hotels and…

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France's prison ranking

In July, France set a new record for the number of prisoners in its prisons – over 69,000 people. This is 11,000 more than the capacity of the penitentiary system. France has long been among the top…

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Germany Tightens Law on Prostitution

The new law on prostitution in Germany was approved by the Bundestag on Thursday, July 7. Thanks to it, women employed in the sex services sector will receive better protection from violence…

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Germany's Crime Report

The Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany presented its annual report in Berlin – data on the number and specifics of crimes committed in 2015. The Ministry of the Interior divided its crime…

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