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News: Europe
Westminster Bridge terror attack: Survivor launches counter-radicalisation plan
(BBC) A survivor of the 2017 Westminster Bridge attack is using voice recordings of terror victims as a way of trying to prevent people from being radicalised. Travis Frain, of Darwen in Lancashire, set up the Resilience in Unity Project while working […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Stockport Conservative councillor expelled from party over retweets
(BBC) A Tory councillor who retweeted claims that mosques had “secret arsenals” and immigration was “cultural suicide” has been expelled from the party. Alanna Vine, who represents Bramhall North on Stockport Council, was suspended as part of an investigation into her Twitter […]
Crime
Police say a man waved a terror group’s flag. Here’s why it may be difficult to prosecute as a hate crime Prosecuting man who allegedly waved flag of group deemed a terrorist entity an 'uphill battle,' expert says
(CBC) The charge of public incitement of hatred against a Toronto man alleged to have held up what police called a “terrorist” flag during a demonstration last weekend could be difficult to prosecute and highlights the challenges of defining hate crimes, some […]