Taliban Have Wiped Out Freedom Of Speech & Press, Says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that the Taliban have completely dismantled freedom of expression and the press in Afghanistan. The report said that they have created an environment of fear marked by arrests, torture, and forced self-censorship among journalists.

Afghanistan International

Deutsche Jugend Voran
#Neonazis planen Demonstration vor Brandenburger Tor – um Touristen zu schützen?

https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article410263125/neonazis-planen-demonstration-vor-brandenburger-tor-um-touristen-zu-schuetzen.html

Neonazis wollen durch Mitte ziehen – Gegenprotest angemeldet

Oliver Niedrich ist Beisitzer in der Partei Die Heimat und pflegt enge Verbindungen zu jungen Neonazis von der Deutschen Jugend Voran. Gemeinsam wollen sie in Mitte demonstrieren.

Berliner Morgenpost

Gulf nations hopeful as US backs international force to oversee #Gaza - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-871392

US-backed force to oversee Gaza ceasefire | The Jerusalem Post

As US diplomatic efforts intensify, details emerge on an international force to oversee Gaza's ceasefire, with countries like Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar showing interest in contributing troops.

The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
Trump admin expands its war on "narco-terrorists" to eastern Pacific

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's called the strikes "murder."

Axios

Stephen King has a blunt response to Stephen Miller's ' #leftwingterrorism' post

https://mashable.com/article/stephen-king-stephen-miller-leftwing-terrorism

Stephen King has a blunt response to Stephen Miller's 'leftwing terrorism' post

"Won't work."

Mashable
650+ US rabbis sign letter opposing Zohran Mamdani and the ‘political normalization’ of anti-Zionism

The letter invokes the words of NYC Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, who opposed Mamdani's mayoral election in a recent sermon.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
NYC mayoral candidates spar over antisemitism

NewY ork state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, fmr. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa spar over who would best combat antisemitism in NYC during a mayoral debate.

NBC News

NJ Republican gubernatorial nominee faces backlash after aide says he wouldn’t take ‘money from Jews’

https://www.jta.org/2025/10/22/politics/nj-republican-gubernatorial-nominee-faces-backlash-after-aide-says-he-wouldnt-take-money-from-jews

NJ Republican gubernatorial nominee faces backlash after aide says he wouldn’t take ‘money from Jews’

Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill said Jack Ciattarelli’s failure to condemn his aide’s statements were “absolutely disgraceful.”

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Penn faculty group says faculty, students facing ‘unfounded accusations of antisemitism’ from the university

https://www.inquirer.com/education/upenn-aaup-faculty-antisemitism-discrimination-20251022.html

Penn faculty group says faculty, students facing ‘specious accusations of antisemitism’ from the university

Penn's chapter of the American Association of University Professors says students and faculty have been unfairly called in to answer for activities that shouldn't be considered antisemitic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bill to codify definition of antisemitism in Wisconsin law faces pushback over First Amendment concerns

A bill that seeks to codify the definition of antisemitism created by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is facing pushback.

Journal Sentinel

French authorities launch investigation over party with ties to #Islamistnetworks

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-871324

France investigates LFI Islamism links | The Jerusalem Post

A French parliamentary inquiry is examining alleged Islamist influence inside La France Insoumise after journalists detailed the party’s ties to radical groups.

The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com

Europe’s centrists may have to work with far right after Parliament chief says ‘I need to keep majorities working’

https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-centrists-may-have-to-work-with-the-far-right-to-get-work-done-warns-eu-parliament-chief-roberta-metsola/

Europe’s centrists may have to work with the far right to get things done, warns European Parliament chief

Roberta Metsola says the coalition that has traditionally controlled Brussels may no longer always be able to pass legislation.

POLITICO

The German question
With the far-right AfD gaining ground, lawmakers are under pressure to choose whether banning it will save democracy or splinter it

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-pressure-mounts-on-germany-to-choose-whether-banning-the-afd-will-save/

Pressure mounts on Germany to choose whether banning the AfD will save democracy or splinter it

A far-right party’s electoral gains have supercharged the debate on migration, the Nazi legacy and where to draw the line on extremism

The Globe and Mail
Merz says Europeans fear 'public spaces' due to migration

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has doubled down on his recent comments about migrants and criminality, saying Germans and Europeans were "afraid to move around in public spaces."

Deutsche Welle

Thuringia’s AfD accused of seeking sensitive data via parliamentary questions, allegedly useful to Russia

https://eutoday.net/thuringias-afd-accused-of-seeking-sensitive-data/

Thuringia’s AfD accused of seeking sensitive data via parliamentary questions, allegedly useful to Russia - https://eutoday.net

Thuringia’s interior minister, Georg Maier (SPD), said AfD deputies had lodged 47 inquiries over the past 12 months concerning critical infrastructure and

https://eutoday.net