(Portugal Resident) Two Iraqi brothers who managed to trick authorities into believing they were bona-fide refugees when they were in fact members of terrorist group Daesh have been sentenced to 10 and 16 years [in] jail by a court in Lisbon. This […]
(Miami Herald) A man in Florida has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after he was accused of pledging his allegiance and support of ISIS four years ago, court documents show. Moad Mohamed Benkabbou, a 23-year-old from Kissimmee, was sentenced […]
(AAP) A man accused of terrorism-related offences will again be granted bail despite facing allegations that he breached the conditions of his release. Ahmed Luqman Talib was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in Victoria in March 2021, then aged 31, and […]
(BBC) The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess is taking legal action against police and the Home Office for failing to prevent his death. High Court papers show Katherine Amess has filed a personal injury claim against the authorities. The Conservative […]
(Sky News) A 15-year-old schoolboy who converted to Islam was arrested with a kitchen knife in his rucksack as he prepared for an “imminent” attack on one of his teachers who made a joke about pork, a court has heard. The schoolboy, […]
(BBC) Reversing a school’s “emergency” decision to ban prayer rituals would again expose it to “an unacceptable risk of threats,” the High Court was told. Michaela School in Brent, north London, was challenged over a policy allegedly amounting to a “prayer ban.” […]
(Sky News) A school decided to introduce a “prayer ban” for pupils against a “backdrop of events including violence, intimidation and appalling racial harassment” of teachers, its founder has said. Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, which was previously dubbed Britain’s […]
(Jewish News) Rishi Sunak has attempted to use Keir Starmer’s past record as a barrister, when he offered advice to the Islamist extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in a case in Germany, as means of discrediting the Labour leader’s position on UK security. […]
(BBC) A man accused of wearing a headband said to arouse “reasonable suspicion” he supports Hamas has appeared in court. Khaled Hajsaad, 24, who lives in Birmingham, wore the clothing at a pro-Palestine rally in central London where he was arrested by […]
(AFP) Karim Benzema on Tuesday filed a complaint for defamation against French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who last year said the former Real Madrid star had “notorious” links with the Muslim Brotherhood. Darmanin, a tough-talking right-winger with designs on the French presidency, […]
(BBC) A school led by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh is being challenged in the High Court over a policy allegedly amounting to a “prayer ban.” Michaela School in Brent, north London, introduced a policy in March 2023 “banning prayer […]
(Sky News) A 15-year-old schoolboy, who converted to Islam, planned to attack the Isle of Wight music festival using a vehicle and knife, a court has heard. The youth, who cannot be named, was arrested on the day of his alleged planned […]
(ABC) Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of Victoria Jacobs, an Uzbekistan native who is charged with using cryptocurrency to fund Syrian-based terrorist groups and launder supporters’ contributions. It is the first-ever terrorism financing trial in the New York State […]
(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 […]
(Brussels Times) Three suspects apprehended on a Flixbus bound for Brussels were released after being questioned about an alleged bomb plot, according to the East Flanders Public Prosecutor’s Office. The bus, having departed from Lille, was en route to Brussels when a […]
(AP) A Danish appeals court Friday upheld the sentences of three members of an Iranian separatist group convicted of promoting terror in Iran and gathering information for an unnamed Saudi intelligence service. The three had been convicted and sentenced in a lower […]
(AP) A Danish prosecutor said Friday that an investigation that led to the arrests of three suspects in Denmark last month on suspicion of plotting to carry out “an act of terror” was linked to Hamas, according to a local media report. […]
(NY Post) A radicalized Islamic jihadist pleaded guilty to terrorism charges on Thursday for attacking NYPD officers with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2022, federal officials said. Trevor Bickford, a 20-year-old Maine native, will face a potential 120 […]
(Montreal Gazette) A Montreal resident faces a criminal charge alleging he incited hatred and called for violence toward Jewish people beginning just days after Hamas carried out the Oct. 7 attack in Israel. The charge filed against Houssem Hammami, 37, became public […]
(AFP) A former Syrian army general will appear before a Stockholm court over his alleged role in war crimes committed in Syria in 2012, according to the indictment seen Wednesday by AFP. Mohammed Hamo, 65, who lives in Sweden, is accused of […]
(AP) A Danish appeals court on Tuesday upheld guilty verdicts for three members of an Iranian separatist group convicted of promoting terror in Iran and gathering information for an unnamed Saudi intelligence service. The three were arrested in February 2020 in the […]
(KTXL) A Russian national who was living in Sacramento pleaded guilty Monday to “attempting to provide material support to” a terrorist organization that operates in Syria, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California. The office said 36-year-old […]
(Anadolu) Banning images of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed head of the PKK terrorist group, is in line with laws and regulations, a German regional court ruled on Monday. The Higher Administrative Court in North Rhine-Westphalia turned down a complaint filed by a […]
(Canadian Press) A youth court judge has granted a one-year peace bond to a 15-year-old Calgary boy who was arrested in October as part of an ongoing national security investigation. The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, […]
(Corona Press-Enterprise) The mother and sister of San Bernardino terrorist attacker Syed Rizwan Farook have given up their legal fight with the federal government for the proceeds of two life insurance policies that Farook purchased shortly before he and his wife killed […]
(Canadian Press) A judge has rejected the federal government’s request to recover legal costs it incurred during a major Muslim charity’s court bid to halt an audit of its activities. In his ruling, handed down last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice Markus […]
(BBC) A man who planned a gun attack at central London’s Hyde Park has had his jail sentence increased. Edward Little, 22, had intended to kill Christian preacher Hatun Tash after travelling from Brighton to the capital on 23 September 2022. He […]
(Detroit News) A Muslim woman from Grand Rapids is suing Kent County officials over the “forcible removal” of her religious head covering for [a] booking photo and releasing it to the public after her arrest in May. The Michigan chapter of the […]
(SCOTUSblog) In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the U.S. government created a “No Fly List” — a list of people whom the government believes pose enough of a risk to national security that they should not be allowed to […]
(AP) The New Jersey man charged with stabbing “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie’s upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Jury selection in Hadi Matar’s attempted murder and […]
(AFP) Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal was handed an eight-month suspended sentence by a French court Wednesday for inciting religious hatred in a social media post about the conflict in Gaza. The 27-year-old defender, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nice, must […]
(AP) Salman Rushdie’s plans to publish a book about a 2022 attempt on his life may delay the trial of his alleged attacker, which is scheduled to begin next week, attorneys said Tuesday. Hadi Matar, the man charged with repeatedly stabbing Rushdie […]
(Breitbart) An ISIS-supporting illegal migrant from Sudan has been granted the right to permanently reside in the United Kingdom after his lawyers successfully argued that deporting him to his homeland would endanger his human rights. British judges have dismissed concerns raised by […]
(ABC) A New Jersey man motivated by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel “devoted himself to waging violent jihad against America and its allies” and sought to join a foreign terror group, federal prosecutors in New York said Friday. Karrem Nasr, […]
(Anadolu) Penalizing the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for defamation is a “historical decision,” a Muslim association said. The controversial magazine was fined on Dec. 22 for defaming the Muslim school “Valeurs et Reussite” in France’s southeastern town of Valence. The school […]
(Kathimerini) The Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, on Wednesday approved the extradition of a 30-year-old Moroccan man who is believed to be a member of the ISIS terrorist group. The man was arrested in Thessaloniki in July 2021 after a […]
(Sky News) A Chechen-born man has been jailed after being found guilty of spying on a London-based dissident Iranian TV station to help terror plotters. Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev, 31, was accused of conducting surveillance on the west London headquarters of Iran International as […]
(Planet Radio) A Coventry man’s been sentenced to life in prison for preparing acts of terrorism, after building a drone with the intention of supplying it to a banned terrorist organisation. Mohamad Al-Bared will serve a minimum of 20 years. The jury […]
(BBC) A Nigerian masters student who made terrorist threats against Dundee University has been jailed for 40 months. Somtochukwu Okwuoha claimed he had enlisted Isis to help bomb the university and told staff he planned to target the city in a chemical […]
(Deutsche Welle) German prosecutors have charged two Syrian men with war crimes they are accused of having committed some 10 years ago in the Syrian capital Damascus, as part of the so-called Islamic State militant group. In line with German privacy rules, the […]
(AP) A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to planning to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria was sentenced to 12 years in prison on a terrorism charge Thursday, a lighter punishment than what had been sought by prosecutors who called […]
(Deutsche Welle) A 47-year-old Turkish man who is alleged to have carried out an arson attack on a synagogue in Ulm more than two years ago went on trial at the district court in the southern city on Thursday. Prosecutors in the […]
(BBC) A man accused of distributing terrorist videos via messaging platform Telegram has appeared in court via videolink. Mohammed Hamasaleh, 24, from Bolton, has been charged with seven counts of disseminating terrorist publications between March 2022 and January 2023. These include using […]
(Global News) The Ottawa youth arrested on terrorism charges Friday was allegedly in possession of a chemical commonly used in homemade explosives, according to court documents. The youth, who cannot be named due to his age, has been accused by the RCMP […]
(CBC) A 15-year-old Ottawa boy charged with plotting a terrorist attack against Jewish people appeared in court on Wednesday, where a bail hearing was scheduled for January. He will remain in custody until his next appearance in the Ontario Court of Justice […]
(Sky News) A Chechen-born man has been found guilty of spying on a London-based dissident Iranian TV station to help terror plotters. Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev, 31, was accused of conducting surveillance on the west London headquarters of Iran International as part of a […]
(ABC-Australia) Convicted Australian terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been released into the community after spending nearly two decades in prison. On Tuesday morning, Victorian Supreme Court justice Elizabeth Hollingworth granted Benbrika’s release on an extended supervision order for 12 months. His movements […]
(Reuters) An Italian court sentenced two parents to lifetime imprisonment on Tuesday for killing their teenage daughter after she refused to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. The so-called honour killing of 18-year-old Saman Abbas, who went missing in April 2021, […]
(AP) A Syrian man described as radicalized was convicted of murder, attempted murder and bodily harm on Tuesday over two knife attacks in Germany this year, including an assault on visitors to a gym. The 27-year-old defendant, identified only as Maan D. […]
(National Post) The Ottawa youth facing five terrorism- and explosive-related charges targeting Jewish people allegedly possessed bomb-making materials, such as chemicals and metal ball bearings, when he was arrested by the RCMP Friday. A detailed version of the charges against the minor […]
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