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PEGIDA's Bachmann threatened by Islamic State

Reality Check: Pegida marches cancelled, closing Guantanamo, Indonesia and the death penalty, the 1% set to own over 50%, "Wahid will bleiben".

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PEGIDA leader Lutz Bachmann told members in Dresden to join the march in Leipzig

PEGIDA march cancelled

In Dresden, the planned PEGIDA demonstration today has been cancelled following a "concrete threat" from Islamic State militants.

This latest development has brought about an interesting change in the narrative around PEGIDA. As many would have expected, PEGIDA are using the threat to justify their anti-Islamisation platform. On the other side, left wing parties which are politically forcefully opposed to PEGIDA, now find themselves defending PEGIDA's right to free expression.

Sammy Khamis is Dresden and attended the PEGIDA press conference this morning.

Closing Guantanamo

Five prisoners were released from the Guantanamo detention camp last week, and 50 more have been cleared for release, but no country will take them. Cori Crider of Reprive discusses the future of the camp that President Obama pledged to close when he took office 6 years ago.

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Indonesia's President Widodo is taking a tough line on drug crime

Indonesia and the death penalty

Yesterday, Indonesia executed six people convicted of drug crimes. Legal expert, Daniel Pascoe, of the City University in Hong Kong explains why Indonesia continues to implement the death penalty despite international pressure.

The 1% soon to own over 50%

According to the charity group Oxfam, the richest 1% of the world's population will soon own over half the world's wealth.

Wahid will bleiben

Inge Fasan, the co-author of "Wahid will bleiben", explains why she tackled the subject of a child refugee in Austria in a children's book, and the importance of the Connecting People organisation in helping young people to find their feet in a new country.

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