Law Enforcement
Birmingham man, 21, charged with six terrorism offences (LINK ONLY)
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Day: January 26, 2021
Demonstrations
France aims to shut down far-right anti-immigrant group
(AFP) French authorities are looking at shutting down a far-right group that has staged several attempts to block migrants from entering the country by crossing the Alps or the Pyrenees mountains, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Tuesday. Darmanin, who has also led […]
Government & Politics
Appeals court weighs constitutionality of terror watchlist
(AP) A panel of federal appellate judges expressed concerns about ordering wholesale changes to a government watchlist of roughly 1 million individuals labeled as “known or suspected terrorists,” despite a lower court finding that the list was constitutionally flawed. The 4th U.S. […]
Legal
‘I’m no Marvel villain,’ says Bristol terror defendant
(BBC) A man found with bomb-making manuals and speeches on Islamic State has told a court he is “not a terrorist.” Souhaib Embarek was caught sharing “terrorist tutorials” and had videos and images of terrorist attacks. He admits five charges of possession […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena operator denies ‘sacrificing safety’
(BBC) The operator of the Manchester Arena has denied it “deliberately sacrificed safety” in the aftermath of the 2017 bombing. An inquiry has heard how security failures contributed to the arena being unsafe on the night of the attack. Venue operator SMG […]
Legal
Tajik IS cell member in Germany jailed for 7 years The man had been accused of forming an 'Islamic State' cell with other locals of Tajik origins. They had first planned to shoot dead an Islam critic inside Germany.
(Deutsche Welle) A German court on Tuesday sentenced a man to seven years in prison over plans to … shoot dead a critic of Islam as part of an “Islamic State” (IS) terror cell. Summing up the four-month trial, a Düsseldorf court […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Bloc leader doubles down on remarks about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra
(Canadian Press) Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is standing by comments he made about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra earlier this month that sparked criticism he was trying to tar the new cabinet member with Islamophobic innuendo. Blanchet addressed the blowback nearly two […]
Government & Politics
William Shawcross’s selection for Prevent role strongly criticised (LINK ONLY)
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