Iraqi brothers (finally) formally accused of terrorism
Brothers have been in preventive custody since last year The two Iraqi brothers whose arrests in Lisbon caused press furore last year have finally been formally accused of terrorism. Yasir
PJ under fire for revealing ‘so much’ about Portugal’s home-grown ‘terrorist bid’
PJ police have come under fire for revealing so much about Portugal’s home-grown terrorist bid (click here). Since he was arrested on Thursday morning, 18-year-old IT engineering student João R
Faculty head appeals for calm in wake of ‘terrorist arrest’
Luís Carriço, the head of the science faculty at Lisbon University has called for calm in the wake of yesterday’s media storm about a ‘terrorist arrest’ in the nick of
Third suspect linked to international terrorism fears death penalty if extradited
Following the bizarre story of two Daesh militants, living in Portugal and funded by the State since 2017 (click here), Correio da Manhã has reported on a third foreign citizen
MPs “want to know more” about authorities’ three-year vigilance of Daesh militants in Portugal
MPs are demanding explanations over security authorities’ ‘treatment’ of two Daesh militants, who made their lives in Portugal over the last few years. The two men – brothers Yasser and
PJ police arrest two Iraqis ‘integrated within refugee programme’ over suspected links to Daesh
PJ police in Lisbon have arrested two young Iraqi brothers over suspected links to terrorist organisation Daesh (ISIS). The 34- and 32-year-old have been living in Portugal since 2017, say
Young Portuguese injured in Vienna terror attack
A young Portuguese-Luxembourg national is in hospital today following the horror of a new ‘Islamic terror’ attack, this time in Vienna, Austria. Coming in the wake of recent attacks in
Terror group ‘bomb factory’ dismantled in Portugal
A combined operation by Portuguese and Spanish police has dismantled a terror group bomb factory in Coimbra. Progress in rounding up members of the Galician Resistance has been ongoing since
Leyton cell of Portuguese jihadis to go on trial in Lisbon tomorrow
The trial of eight Portuguese ‘jihadis’ (most of whom are presumed dead) is to begin this week at Lisbon’s Campus de Justiça with only two present in the courtroom –
Trial of 8 Portuguese ‘jihadists’ opens on July 8
The trial of eight Portuguese ‘jihadists’ is due to open on July 8, writes Expresso – stressing that only two of the men will be present. The rest have been