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Crime
UK government pledges to thwart Iranian threats on its soil
(Iran International) The British government on Thursday said it was determined to frustrate what it called escalating Iranian threats to people on UK soil, citing cyberattacks and the use of criminal proxies to carry out attacks. “The Government has long recognised there […]
Government & Politics
Government’s new extremism definition will ‘vilify the wrong people,’ warn Muslim organisations Groups say the new definition 'signals an attack on civil liberties by attacking law-abiding individuals and groups that oppose government policy' by labelling them as 'extremist.'
(Sky News) The government’s proposal to redefine extremism will “vilify the wrong people” and “risk more division,” according to a coalition of Muslim organisations. Signatories include groups which fear they may fall under the new definition announced as part of the government’s […]
Clerics & Preachers
Canadian follower of terrorist group convicted under Terrorism Act in U.K. Khaled Hussein worked at a gas station in Edmonton, Alberta, when the RCMP started investigating his connection to violent extremism in 2019
(National Post) Canadian man Khaled Hussein was convicted on multiple charges in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act, along with radical British preacher Anjem Choudary on Tuesday. Hussein, 29, of Edmonton was convicted of membership in a proscribed organization. An RCMP […]