Joseph Briefel

Primarily MENA political tweeter. Big fan of the underdog. 'The truth is lived not taught' - Hermann Hesse

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

🔴 TRAINING OPPORTUNITY 🔴

Integrity UK is delighted to announce the dates for two new #BeyondDialogue training sessions this month about faith, sectarianism and challenging violence, with @LondonFaiths & @MOPACLdn.

Sign up using the link below ⬇️
https://t.co/vpqWuRpcDv

[Institut d’études de géopolitique appliquée @Institut_EGA]

Entretien🎙| La menace identitaire en Allemagne. Analyse du terrorisme d’extrême-droite

📌 Entretien avec Joseph Briefel, Chercheur à Integrity UK, pour le compte du Pôle Radicalisation & Terrorisme de l’@Institut_EGA dirigé par @ManonVictoriaa.

👉 https://t.co/lZEhDdpOyV

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

Thank you to all our participants and of course thank you to the wonderful guest speakers who shared their experiences and best practice. Grounding all the theory into tangible reality. @NewDayStarts @Turn_To_Love @AkeelaAhmed #BeyondDialogue

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

That is a wrap for our second set of sessions of the #BeyondDialogue programme! We have trained over 80 activists, practitioners, local authorities and faith leaders to identify and challenge Far-Right hatred and extremism.

[Joseph Briefel @JMBriefel]

AfD expel Wolfgang #Gedeon, an antisemite and conspiracy theorist, from the party.

Earlier this month Gedeon speculated that #Coronavirus could be a chemical weapon originating from the US & had been increasingly isolated from the #AfD (via @derspiegel)
https://t.co/Eg1XkjygJF

[Mohammed Husain J. @mhusain313]

Usbat al-Tha’ireen and #Coronavirus: #Iraq’s Invisible Ghosts

My latest piece for @integrity_UK on the recent tit-for-tat attacks on US bases, the emergence of Usbat al-Tha'ireen and Coronavirus.

[GIRDS @GIRD_S]

Breaking news from #Germany: federal domestic intelligence service (BfV) now officially regards the Höcke "wing" of the far right AfD party as right wing #extremist association. Will therefore start systematically monitoring it w/ all tools at disposal. https://t.co/uF15ZMkDQ3

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

Great to present our #Iraq-based civil society programme - The Synergy Hub - to the @JoCoxFoundation today and for hearing about the work done by other grantees in conflict-afflicted regions.

+ thank you to @womenforwomenuk for hosting such a great event.

#JoCox #MoreInCommon

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

Germany's Attorney General said that the #Hanau killer's video & manifesto expressed "not only crazy thoughts & convoluted conspiracy theories, but also a deeply racist mentality".

This comes amidst a 34% rise in the no. of far-right extremists active in Germany, acc. to intel.

[The Local Germany @TheLocalGermany]

Shootings in Germany: What we know so far about suspected far-right shisha bar attacks https://t.co/5a39uGycIb

[GIRDS @GIRD_S]

#BreakingNews from #Germany: Federal Prosecutor General orders house searches in 6 states against group of 5 neo-Nazis suspected of plotting terrorist attacks against Muslims and politicians. Group active since Sept 2019, wanted civil war. #xrw #terrorism https://t.co/RsAyBLaNos

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

Good thread on the Far Right's influence on #ISIS supporter Chowdhury, further highlighting the reciprocal nature of #jihadism & #FarRight extremism.

In his testimony, Chowdhury said far-right ideologies have done “a better job explaining Islam than most speakers in the west”.

[Integrity UK @integrity_UK]

IUK was pleased to deliver a training on countering far right extremism at @iofc_uk earlier this week.

The need to train practitioners on understanding & countering far-right ideology is especially important given the increasing number of hate crimes across the UK & Europe.

[GIRDS @GIRD_S]

Breaking news from #Germany: Federal Interior Ministry finally banned #neonazi group #Combat18 #C18, making all activities and display of their codes and symbols illegal. Accompanied by large scale house searches in 6 states. https://t.co/IFPdIjY5hs

[Conflict News @Conflicts]

BREAKING: President Trump says the US continues to evaluate options in response to Iranian actions, will enact additional sanctions on Iran

[Joseph Briefel @JMBriefel]

Alleged member of National Action entered ‘Miss Hitler’ pageant and named herself after concentration camp, terror court heard.

National Action was proscribed as a terror organisation by the UK in 2016.
https://t.co/87DfagAOJi

[Joseph Briefel @JMBriefel]

After more than 20 years, a sub-forum of the website "Something Awful" (SA) has been closed down by its founder due to an inundation of racist posts.

SA was created before the days of sites such as 4chan. (via @VICE)
https://t.co/WCpFo6dts7

[Joseph Briefel @JMBriefel]

A mayor in #Germany has applied for a gun licence to protect himself after receiving far-right threats.

This comes amidst growing far-right activity and violence in Germany.

Last year, the politician Walter Lübcke was killed by a far-right terrorist.
https://t.co/XrgnimOxXv

[Joseph Briefel @JMBriefel]

The youngest person to be convicted of planning a terror attack in the UK has been detained for more than 6 years.

Now 17, he wrote about an "inevitable race war" in his diary & listed locations from his home in Durham in a "guerrilla warfare" manual.
https://t.co/MCdYpuVCjz