‘Fifth of terror prisoners are right-wing extremists’

March 4, 2021 Article

One in five people behind bars for terror offences in Britain last year were right-wing extremists – the highest proportion since records began. A total of 42 out of 209 prisoners in 2020 (20%) were classed as holding “extreme right-wing” views, up from 18% the previous year (41 out of 231), Home Office figures show. […]

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Three female media workers shot dead in eastern Afghanistan

March 2, 2021 Article

Three women who worked for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan have been shot dead in separate attacks, the news editor of the station said. Shokrullah Pasoon, of Enikass Radio and TV in Jalalabad, said one of the women, Mursal Wahidi, was walking home when gunmen opened fire, according to witnesses. The […]

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Terror accused ‘made pro-IS posts for lockdown thrill’

March 1, 2021 Article

An aspiring rapper accused of plotting a terror attack has told jurors he made pro-Islamic State comments online for a “thrill” in lockdown. Sahayb Abu, 27, allegedly bought an 18in sword, knife, body armour, balaclavas and a hat in preparation for a strike last summer. He also discussed guns with an undercover police officer he […]

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Exclusive: Tomasz Greniuch & the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in Poland

February 23, 2021 Article

The recent resignation of Tomasz Greniuch raises fundamental questions about how one of the most critically important institutions in Poland, the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), carries out its due diligence of potential staff and why it did not intervene sooner, as Greniuch’s links to the far-right are no secret. As our investigation reveals, Greniuch’s […]

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Muslim woman subjected to sustained assault, hijab pulled by a woman when out driving

February 23, 2021 Article

The Metropolitan Police are investigating an assault on a black Muslim woman who was punched,...

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Member of banned Islamist group jailed for breaching terror prevention order

February 22, 2021 Article

A terror suspect who cut off his electronic tag before taking a taxi to London has been jailed for more than three years. The man, who can only be identified as LF, is a senior leader of the banned extremist group Al-Muhajiroun (ALM). He was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Monday after pleading guilty […]

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Raab calls for UN to respond to ‘appalling’ human rights violations in China

February 22, 2021 Article

The Foreign Secretary has placed diplomatic pressure on the United Nations to respond to China’s “appalling treatment” of the Uighur Muslims and people in Hong Kong. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, Dominic Raab said “no-one can ignore the evidence any more” of a deteriorating human rights situation in China and called for […]

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JAILED: Man threatened to kill Muslims, burn a mosque, and bomb council property during 999 call

February 18, 2021 Article

A man who threatened to murder Muslims, burn down a mosque, and bomb local council...

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JAILED: Man threatened to kill Muslims, burn a mosque, and bomb council property during 999 call

February 18, 2021 Article

A man who threatened to murder Muslims, burn down a mosque, and bomb local council...

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Two Christians sought by police in Pakistan on ‘blasphemy’ charges

February 17, 2021 Article

Pakistan’s police said they were seeking arrest of two Christian men in the eastern city of Lahore on charges they allegedly used insulting remarks against Islam’s holy book and its Prophet Mohammed. The case against the two men was registered last Saturday on the complaint of a Muslim local resident Haroon Ahmed, said Muratab Ali, […]

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