(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomb-maker Hashem Abedi used five makeshift knives to conduct a terrorist attack on prison officers while shouting “Allahu akbar,” prosecutors have alleged. Abedi, 28, is serving life in prison for helping his suicide bomber brother murder 22 people […]
(WCNC) A Muslim woman has reached a settlement with Mecklenburg County over a lawsuit alleging jail officials violated her religious rights by forcing her to remove her hijab for a booking photograph. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced the resolution of […]
(Press Release) A 35-year-old man has been jailed for breaching conditions of his release from prison after serving a sentence for terrorism offences. Ismael Watson was arrested in London in September 2024 after failing to comply with his notification requirements which were […]
(BBC) Manchester Arena bombmaker Hashem Abedi has refused to leave his cell to appear in court accused of attempting to murder three prison officers in an alleged terrorist attack. Abedi, 28, is serving a life sentence for helping his suicide bomber brother […]
(GB News) A British judge has caused outrage after he wished the mastermind behind the 7/7 tube bombings in London “all the best” as he prepares to walk free. Sir Robert Jay made the remark to Haroon Aswat, who is set to […]
(Sky News) The government will reject any attempt by a member of the ISIS “Beatles” terror cell to be transferred from a Colorado prison to a high-security jail in the UK, Sky News understands. El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” grew […]
(Euronews) So-called Islamic State group terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” has applied to transfer from a US high-security prison to the UK despite having his British citizenship revoked, triggering outrage from his victims’ relatives. The 37-year-old member of the […]
(Belga) In response to concerns raised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the Belgian ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice have confirmed that the country has no intention of transferring terrorists to Iran. The NCRI, a branch of the […]
(GB News) I can exclusively reveal that one of Britain’s most dangerous jihadi terrorists is now a free man. That is Mohammed Shahjahan. He is the Islamist who tried to blow up the London Stock Exchange and he has just been released […]
(ITV) A teenager has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of having information about setting wildfires for “terrorist purposes.” Muhammad Zakir Arif, 19, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, is charged with four offences of possessing a record containing information useful to terrorism on […]
(Juno News) Conservative public safety critic Frank Caputo has raised concerns after encountering a Calgary man, whom he believes to be an individual sentenced to 12 years for kidnapping on behalf of the Islamic State, in a minimum-security prison. Caputo brought national […]
(Morocco World News) The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has firmly denied allegations published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper La Gaceta regarding a Moroccan national recently arrested in Spain. The DGAPR issued a statement on Thursday, rejecting claims that […]
(European Conservative) German authorities have again classified an Islamist preacher as a security threat, years after he was jailed for supporting terrorism and later claimed to have reformed. Sven Lau, 44, was once one of the most visible figures of Germany’s radical […]
(LBC) Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at HMP Frankland in Co Durham in April, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said. The incident, which happened at the […]
(Jewish News) A Palestinian man who arrived in Britain illegally after crossing the Channel in a small boat — and who was filmed calling for the mass killing of Jews — has been sent back to prison after breaching his release conditions. […]
(LBC) A terrorist who is said to have confessed to being a mastermind behind the 7/7 bombings is set to be freed from prison “within days.” Haroon Aswat, 50, has been declared “a risk to national security” but could be released soon […]
(Deutsche Welle) A 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man who rammed a rented SUV into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg last December triggered shock among survivors by writing personal letters to at least five of them asking forgiveness. The attack in the state of […]
(BBC) An investigation into an attack on prison guards by the Manchester Arena suicide bomber’s brother is continuing, with no arrests or charges brought, counter-terrorism police have confirmed. Hashem Abedi threw hot cooking oil and stabbed three prison officers with improvised blades […]
(European Conservative) The Cesare Beccaria Youth Detention Centre is located in the outskirts of Milan. A small institution that can hold up to 70 people, but is usually overcrowded, has been the focus of several articles in the Italian press recently after […]
(AFP) A French appeals court Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats. Abdallah, 74, is one of the longest-serving prisoners in France, where most convicts on […]
(AP) A Muslim inmate who won a U.S. Supreme Court case upholding his right to grow a beard for religious reasons said in a lawsuit that Arkansas officials transferred him to a federal prison in West Virginia in retaliation for several other […]
(GB News) New analysis has suggested small boat migrants are 24 times more likely to go to prison than the average British citizen. The rate of foreign citizens in jail when compared to the overall migrant population in the UK is 0.18 […]
(Oregonian) Three Muslim men are suing Oregon prison officials, alleging they’ve been refused meals that adhere to Islamic dietary laws in violation of their constitutional rights. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Pendleton, also alleges the Oregon Department of Corrections […]
(Brussels Times) A Syrian national, aged 28, was sentenced by the Liège Criminal Court on Friday to 40 months in prison and an €8,000 fine for participating in the activities of a terrorist group. The man’s activities, committed between September 2023 and […]
(AFP) A French court is set to deliver a long-awaited ruling in July on the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats. The Paris appeals court, […]
(Arab News) A student who attempted to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms in May 2010 can be released from prison following a Parole Board decision. Roshonara Choudhry was 21 when she was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years for stabbing Timms […]
(GB News) A teenage Muslim convert terrorist who plotted an attack at the Isle of Wight Festival has been moved to a “five-star” health facility. Nathan Ruth, 18, has been transferred from Feltham Young Offenders institute to an NHS mental health institute […]
(GB News) Paedophile prisoners are converting to Islam to receive protection from Islamist gangs, a new report into the state of Britain’s prisons has revealed. Giving rise to fears of Islamist radicalisation taking place in Britain’s jails, former prison governor Ian Acheson […]
(Sky News) Prison officers should be armed with lethal weapons to crack down on Islamist terrorists in jail, the shadow justice secretary has said. Highly trained teams should also be equipped with tasers, stun grenades and baton rounds to tackle dangerous criminals […]
(GB News) Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi was granted more than £1,200 in taxpayers’ money to launch an equal rights case in jail. The sum went to his lawyers for a complaint of religious discrimination. The funding has been added to a […]
(E-Notícies) In recent years, Morocco has implemented a policy of mass pardons that has freed tens of thousands of prisoners, including a significant group of those convicted of terrorism. This practice has raised concern in Spain, which sees a potential increase in […]
(BBC) The government has appointed Jonathan Hall KC to lead a “prompt” review into how Manchester Arena plotter Hashem Abedi was able to carry out a violent attack on four prison officers. Abedi, 28, who was jailed for life for helping his […]
(GB News) GB News has exclusively revealed that prison staff have been attacked over 10,000 times by Muslim inmates in just four years. According to Ministry of Justice data obtained by the People’s Channel, Muslim prisoners attacked staff 10,437 times between 2020 […]
(BBC) The use of tasers in prisons will be trialled after officers were injured by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, the justice secretary has said. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) had called for staff to have access to electric stun […]
(BBC) Prison officers are to demand that staff be immediately given electric stun guns to protect themselves while guarding the UK’s most dangerous jails when they meet the justice secretary on Wednesday. The meeting with Shabana Mahmood comes after Hashem Abedi, one […]
(Breitbart) In the wake of the stabbing of multiple prison guards allegedly by the Manchester Arena terrorist, the head of the largest prison officers’ union revealed that the prison was barred from conducting searches with sniffer dogs on Muslim inmates. Earlier this […]
(BBC) The Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be made available to front-line staff, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood’s announcement comes after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi threw hot oil at prison officers […]
(BBC) Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said the families of the Manchester Arena attack victims must be given answers about how the suicide bomber’s brother was able to attack prison guards. On Saturday, Hashem Abedi threw hot cooking oil and stabbed […]
(BBC) All prisoners held in the terrorism prison unit where Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked guards have been moved, the BBC has been told. There were seven prisoners in the HMP Frankland separation centre at the time of Abedi’s attack on […]
(LBC) The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber should be put into “extreme custody” after attacking three prison guards, a former prison chief has claimed. Hashem Abedi, 28, inflicted “life-threatening” injuries on the officers at HMP Frankland in County Durham on Saturday. […]
(GB News) Notorious Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary is suspected of inspiring the attack on three prison officers by Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi, according to sources. Choudary, 58, was previously held in the same segregation unit as Abedi at HMP Frankland […]
(GB News) Exclusive recordings of notorious jihadi Anjem Choudary reveal how Islamist prisoners have been “mocking the British justice system for years.” The never-before-heard recordings, obtained by GB News, provide what some describe as “cast-iron proof” that convicted jihadis should face stricter […]
(BBC) The government has suspended kitchen use in prison separation centres that are used to house a small number of the UK’s most dangerous and extremist inmates, it is understood. It comes after the Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked three prison […]
(BBC) The families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the Manchester Arena bombing have told the justice secretary of their “absolute disbelief” that he was allowed to attack prison officers in HMP Frankland. Despite being held in a high-security unit, […]
(Sky News) Prison guards have been calling for more protection “for years” to avoid attacks like the one by the Manchester Arena bomber’s brother on Saturday, according [to] a prison union boss. The Prison Officers Association (POA) said three prison officers were […]
(Sky News) Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The Prison Officers Association (POA) said 28-year-old Hashem Abedi — the brother of Salman Abedi — threw hot cooking […]
(GB News) A terrorist linked to the 7/7 London bombings is set to be released from detention despite being deemed a “risk to national security.” Haroon Aswat, 50, is expected to return to his family home in Yorkshire in the “relatively near […]
(VRT) Each year on the feast of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan, the Moroccan King Mohammed VI grants pardons to some of those being held in the country’s prisons. This year Abdelkader Belliraj, a man with dual Moroccan/Belgian nationality, […]
(Chicago Tribune) Muslim students who eat halal usually only have a few options in the school cafeteria line once they’ve passed the hamburgers, chicken nuggets and deli sandwiches: a slice of cheese pizza, maybe a salad, fruit, yogurt, a carton of milk. […]
(BBC) An “extremely dangerous” inmate who carried out a string of attacks on prison officers with self-made plastic weapons has been sentenced. Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly attacked staff at HMS Swaleside in Kent and high-security Belmarsh jail, south-east London, in September and […]
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