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Belgian Court Sentences 12 in Major Drug Trafficking Ring, Including Moroccan Nationals
Twelve individuals, including Moroccans, members of a drug trafficking network, have been sentenced by the Court of First Instance in Liège.
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Brussels Police Chase Death Case: Decision Delayed for Victims' Families
The Brussels chamber council did not render, this Monday, August 2, a decision on the "Ouassim and Sabrina" case, two young people who died in May 2017 in a police chase. The families of the victims will have to wait until August 13 next.
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Family Cancels Memorial March for 26-Year-Old Who Died After Police Encounter in Brussels
The family of Mounir, a young man of 26 years old, who died after a police intervention in Rue du Brabant in Schaerbeek, has cancelled the white march planned for yesterday, Sunday.
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Family Demands Answers in Death of 26-Year-Old After Police Arrest in Brussels
The family of Mounir, a 26-year-old man who died after a police arrest on Rue du Brabant in Schaerbeek, wants to know the truth. They have joined the civil party to have access to the file.
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Belgian Doctors Acquitted in 2011 Death of 14-Year-Old Girl After Misdiagnosis
In Belgium, the Saint-Luc University Clinics, the Maritime Medical Center and two doctors prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter due to lack of foresight or precaution following the death of Imane, a 14-year-old Moroccan girl on June 15, 2011, have been acquitted. This is the decision handed down by the Brussels Correctional Court in mid-June.
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Hunger Strike Ends as Belgian Government Offers Talks on Migrant Regularization
In Belgium, the striking undocumented migrants have decided to stop their movement and suspend the hunger strike for the moment. To negotiate residence permits, the support committee has highlighted the years spent in the country.
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Brussels Firefighter's Racist Social Media Post Upheld as Grounds for Disciplinary Action
The Fire and Emergency Medical Service (SIAMU) has maintained its disciplinary sanction against a firefighter deemed racist, despite a decision by the appeals commission. The introduction of an appeal to the Council of State is possible.
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Bikers Protest, Demand Charges Against Police in Fatal Brussels Chase
On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, the lives of two young people, Sabrina and Ouassim, changed forever around 10 p.m. in the tunnels of Avenue Louise in Brussels. A police chase that ended in tragedy. Grieving families, residents who want to understand and who demand just punishment for the police officers responsible for the deaths of these two young people.
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Belgium Repatriates ISIS Wives and Children from Syrian Camp
The Belga agency confirmed on Friday the effective repatriation operation of women and children of jihadists from the Roj camp in northeastern Syria to Belgium . For "reasons of national security", the Belgian authorities had refused to communicate on this repatriation mission of these six wives of jihadists who had joined the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) .
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Belgian Activist Receives Graphic Death Threats, Files Complaint
The director of the Observatory of Fundamentalisms, Fadila Maaroufi, has received new death threats, but these seem much more frightening than the previous ones. Even though the Belgian-Moroccan woman frequently faces such attacks, the violence conveyed by the video she received has prompted her to file a complaint.
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Top Baby Names in Brussels: Mohamed and Sofia Lead 2020 Rankings
Mohamed and Sofia are at the top of the top 10 list of the most popular names in 2020 in the Brussels region, occupying the first place in the ranking.
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Brussels Airport Sees Best Month Since Pandemic as Morocco Flights Resume
The reopening of Moroccan airspace is one of the factors that allowed Brussels Airport to achieve good performance in June since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.