Man linked to far-right Patriotic Alternative denies stirring up racial hatred

A man linked to far-right group Patriotic Alternative has denied stirring up racial hatred. Samuel Melia is charged with distributing downloadable versions of stickers which were “intended to stir up racial hatred” between April 2019 and April 2021. The 33-year-old is also accused of intentionally encouraging or assisting racially aggravated criminal damage by distributing material […]

Home Office confirms environmentalists referred to anti-terror programme

Environmental campaigners have been referred to the Home Office’s anti-terror Prevent programme amid fears they may become radicalised, it has emerged. Data obtained by The Times newspaper under Freedom of Information laws found at least 45 activists were referred to Prevent over alleged environmental extremism between April 2016 and March last year. The figures come […]

U.K.: Briton jailed for life over plot to kill Prime Minister

A British man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday over a plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office and then using a knife or a gun to attack her. Naa’imur Rahman, 21, of north London, planned to detonate an improvised […]

Thousands of children referred to UK’s counter-terrorism scheme, figures show

Thousands of children and teenagers, including large numbers of girls, were referred to Britain’s often-criticised counter-terrorism programme Prevent, new official figures showed on Thursday. Prevent is a key strand of Britain’s security strategy which was launched in 2003 to combat extremism after the Sept 11 attacks on the United States. It has grown in prominence […]

In numbers: counter-terrorism powers disproportionately affect ethnic and religious minorities in Britain

In September 2015, the Home Office released data on terrorism statistics, allowing us to review the use of terrorism-related powers on ethnic and religious minority communities. What we have found is that there is a significant level of racial profiling across counter-terrorism powers in Britain. All minority ethnic communities are affected by disproportionality but we […]

No Fly’s: Community Awareness of the Practical Processes

Through one of the cases that we are dealing with, it has come to light that security monitoring for flights to the United States, is a dynamic and constant process before a flight takes off for the States. Homeland Security it seems, is in constant communication with carriers and with airport authorities right up to

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