Lisa Smith ‘enveloped herself in the black flag of Islamic State’, court hears

January 25, 2022 Article

Former Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith “enveloped herself in the black flag” of the so-called Islamic State, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The Co Louth woman, 39, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of membership of the illegal organisation and of providing funds to benefit the group. Sean Gillane SC, for the prosecution, […]

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How Nazi Ben John went from having to ‘read classic lit’ to prison for terror offence

January 21, 2022 Article

Neo-Nazi extremist and convicted terrorist Ben John, 22, received an immediate custodial sentence after the...

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Man guilty of promoting ‘jihad by sword’ in mosque speech

January 19, 2022 Article

A father whose two sons died fighting in Syria has been found guilty of encouraging violent jihad in a speech at his local mosque. Abubaker Deghayes, 53, promoted “jihad by sword” when he addressed worshippers at the Brighton Mosque and Muslim Community Centre. The defendant, who originally comes from Libya, had denied intending to encourage […]

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Racist couple with “extreme racist attitudes” avoid prison over racist attack

January 14, 2022 Article

A racist couple who the judge described as having “expressed extreme racist attitudes” and violently...

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Ex-Defence Forces soldier in bid to have Islamic State terror charges dropped

January 11, 2022 Article

A former member of the Defence Forces is seeking to have charges of being a member of so-called Islamic State (IS) and financing terrorism dropped at the Special Criminal Court. Lawyers for Louth woman Lisa Smith, 39, have made an application for the case against her to be dismissed. It is expected that they will […]

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Primary school teacher banned after sending thousands of pounds to terror groups

January 9, 2022 Article

A primary school teacher has been banned from teaching after sending thousands of pounds to individuals and groups linked to terrorism. Miriam Sebbagh, 52, who worked at Hunwick primary school in Crook, County Durham, has been prohibited “indefinitely” from any classroom by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA). It came after she was found to have […]

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Far-right terror teen who wanted to attack mosque avoids prison

January 7, 2022 Article

A far-right terrorist who wanted to indiscriminately murder Muslims at a mosque and kill “10,000...

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Report highlights racism, discrimination towards Muslim NHS staff

December 21, 2021 Article

A wide-ranging survey of Muslim healthcare professionals (HCP) in the NHS reveals a startling and...

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The Base and Hezbollah to be designated as terror organisations in Australia

November 28, 2021 Article

Australia intends to add far-right extremist group The Base and the entirety of the Lebanese group Hezbollah to its list of outlawed terrorist organisations. Hezbollah’s External Security Organisation has been listed since 2003, but including all Hezbollah entities as terrorist organisations would make being a member of, or supporting, those entities a criminal offense. “The […]

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Warrant issued for elder brother of Manchester Arena bomber to attend inquiry

November 28, 2021 Article

The elder brother of Salman Abedi will be arrested and brought to the Manchester Arena Inquiry to give evidence if he comes back to the UK, a judge has ruled. Ismail Abedi, 28, had been ordered to attend the public inquiry into the May 2017 terror attack but boarded a flight to Istanbul from Manchester […]

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