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Converting to Islam
Teenager posted IS videos online to ‘join trend’
(BBC) A teenage Muslim convert who posted Islamic State videos online because he “wanted to join the trend” has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Leo Walby, 19, from Swanley, Kent, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey last […]
Arts & Entertainment
Terror case against Kneecap rapper Liam O hAnnaidh dropped following legal blunder by CPS staff
(LBC) Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh has had his terror charge dismissed on a technicality after blundering CPS officials failed to ask the attorney general for approval. Mr O hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused […]
Crime
Journalist targeted in alleged murder plot: ‘I’ve been given a second life’ An Iranian general is accused of orchestrating a plot to kill Masih Alinejad.
(ABC) A New York-based Iranian journalist who was the target of an alleged failed assassination attempt that federal prosecutors say involved an Iranian general said she has “been given a second life.” Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against Islamic Revolutionary […]