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Government & Politics
Those who stand up to extremism ‘vilified’ in UK, says commissioner Sara Khan Counter-extremism commissioner Sara Khan admits she has received death threats in the course of her work.
(Sky News) People are being “vilified” for standing up to extremism in some UK communities, the counter-extremism commissioner has told Sky News. Sara Khan said some stories have left her “heartbroken,” while the problem is increasing in scale and becoming more professionalised. […]
Legal
Mohamad al Bared guilty of terror offence after designing ‘kamikaze’ drone for ISIS The PhD engineering student was inspired by Russian attacks in Ukraine.
(Sky News) An academic inspired by Russian attacks in Ukraine to design and build a “kamikaze” drone for ISIS has been found guilty of a terror offence. Mohamad al Bared, 26, a PhD engineering student from Coventry, adapted a fixed-wing drone to […]
Crime
French police pulled dead woman and child off migrant boat and let people smugglers carry on to UK
(LBC) Two people smugglers have been jailed after piloting a boat across the Channel from France to the UK, which saw a woman and child die shortly after setting off. Afghan nationals Shah Salim Sajjadi, 38, and Safiollah Mohammadi, 25, were arrested […]