New German spy fear

It was announced in the German press on 16 August that the BfV (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz – the German Security Service) is to investigate its former head Hans-Georg Maaßen, 60, over his links to neo-Nazi groups. German police have been requested to hand over their files on the matter to …

Suspected Russian Spies charged in the UK

On 15th August, three Bulgarians, Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, Katrin Ivanova, 31, and Orlin Roussev, 45, were remanded in custody on a charge of possession of forged documentation. The documentation included forged passports for a number of countries, press cards and clothing marked for the Discovery and National Geographic channels. It …