Legal
Mum hid phone in bra for jail calls to Islamist extremist husband (LINK ONLY)
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Prisons & Parole
News: Europe
97 per cent of jailed jihadists are free to mingle with vulnerable inmates in UK prisons (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Britain’s youngest terrorist can be freed from jail, says Parole Board (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Abu Hamza begging to return to Britain over Covid fears in US jail (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Prison unit for UK’s most dangerous terrorists could be radicalising inmates even more (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Two weeks out of jail, Radwan Dakkak allegedly accessed ‘material that supported beheadings’
(Sydney Morning Herald) A man has been charged after he allegedly breached a court order less than two weeks after he was released from prison, by accessing online material that supported executions, beheadings and torture. Radwan Dakkak, 25, from Denistone in Sydney’s […]
Crime
Manchester Arena and Parsons Green bombers charged with prison officer attack
(BBC) The Manchester Arena and Parsons Green bombers have been charged with assaulting a prison officer together, the BBC has learned. Hashem Abedi, 23, and Ahmed Hassan, 21, are accused of assaulting an officer in HMP Belmarsh, south London, in May last […]
Health & Medicine
Osama Bin Laden aide living cushy life in £1m UK home after leaving US prison (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sues Colorado supermax for $250,000 Claims loss of his hat, bandana and only 3 showers a week causing anxiety
(Boston Herald) Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is suing the federal government for $250,000 over what he says in a hand-written lawsuit is “disturbing” and “unprofessional” treatment inside the supermax prison in Colorado. Tsarnaev, now 26, accuses guards and the warden at the […]
Children & Teens
UK’s youngest terrorist who plotted to behead police officer could be free in weeks (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Islamic State supporter Radwan Dakkak slapped with interim control order a day before his release from prison The Sydney man, who was taped pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, was sentenced for two counts of associating with a terrorist organisation earlier this year.
(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney Islamic State supporter who pledged allegiance to a terrorist leader has been slapped with an interim control order a day before he is due to walk from jail. Western Sydney man Radwan Dakkak was handed the order by […]
Legal
‘Unacceptable risk’: Terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika will stay jailed despite finishing sentence A convicted terrorist who plotted terrifying attacks on major Aussie targets will not be let out of jail despite finishing his sentence.
(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist will stay behind bars despite finishing his sentence after a judge agreed he was an “unacceptable risk” to the community. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Tinney ruled on Christmas Eve that Abdul Nacer Benbrika will spend a […]
Legal
Sydney IS supporter to walk free from prison next month Sydney IS supporter Radwan Dakkak is set to walk free from prison on January 1 after being sentenced for minor terrorism offences.
(NCA NewsWire) A western Sydney IS supporter who was caught on tape reciting a pledge of allegiance to a terrorist leader will walk free from prison next month. Radwan Dakkak was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail after being convicted […]
Clothing
Michigan prisons sued for ID photos of Muslim women without hijabs
(WJBK) A civil rights group is suing the state’s prison system for taking photos of Muslim women without their religious headscarves or hijabs. “It’s embarrassing, it is humiliating and it is degrading for Muslim women,” said Amy [Doukoure]. More than 15 Muslim […]
Legal
Convicted terror leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika still a danger to Australians A convicted terrorist leader who the Australian government believes is too dangerous to be released from jail will find out his fate before Christmas.
(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb sites in Melbourne and Sydney will find out before Christmas if he is too dangerous to be released. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years behind bars after he was convicted […]
Health & Medicine
Bin Laden’s right-hand man back walking the streets of Britain after being released from US prison because he’s too fat (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Terrorist lifer among more than 40 extremist convicts freed from prison (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi ‘in contact with convicted terrorist’
(BBC) A convicted terrorist who spoke to the Manchester Arena bomber on an illegal prison mobile obtained another phone after the first was confiscated, a public inquiry heard. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was released from prison on licence last month on what are […]
Legal
Jailed Australian terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika could be a threat from overseas, court told A jailed terror leader who plotted to bomb key Australian locations, including the MCG in Melbourne, could pose a risk even if deported.
(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb the MCG and a nuclear reactor could still pose a risk even if deported to Algeria, a court was told. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years in prison for plotting […]
News: Europe
Jihadism in Spain: a silent but real threat
(AFP) Europe’s latest jihadist attacks may have targeted France and Austria, but Spain, like the rest of the continent, remains within the sights of extremists and the threat level is still “severe,” experts say. The issue has returned to the headlines in […]
Legal
Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika still wants to preach if released from jail A terrorist who plotted to blow up Australian landmarks has revealed what he plans to do once released from jail.
(NCA NewsWire) The jailed terror leader who plotted to bomb Australian landmarks plans to keep preaching if released from jail, a court has been told. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years behind bars but lawyers for the Australian government […]
News: North America
Toronto 18 bomb plotter granted parole after apologizing, insisting he is reformed
(Global News) A key member of a terrorist group that plotted truck bombings in downtown Toronto in 2006 was granted day parole on Tuesday, even though a corrections official opposed his release as “premature.” The Parole Board of Canada approved Shareef Abdelhaleem’s […]
Law Enforcement
FBI quizzed Islamic State fighter about contact with convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika An IS fighter told FBI agents in Syria that he spoke with a convicted Australian terrorist, but his lawyers claim it’s not relevant.
(NCA NewsWire) An Islamic State fighter told FBI agents in Syria that he visited a convicted Australian terrorist in jail before he travelled overseas. But lawyers for terror plotter Abdul Nacer Benbrika argued in the Supreme Court of Victoria that it was […]
Health & Medicine
Imprisoned hacker ordered to be released, promptly deported
(AP) A computer hacker serving 20 years for giving the Islamic State group the personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel has been granted compassionate release because of the coronavirus pandemic and will be placed in ICE custody […]
Law Enforcement
Fears over convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika’s future plans Police have revealed what they fear could happen if a convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb the AFL grand final is released from prison.
(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb Australian landmarks could incite others to commit terror attack[s] on home soil if released, a high-ranking federal officer has warned. Abdul Nacer Benbrika is due to be released this year after 15 years […]
Legal
Court told of fears Benbrika would resume contact with associates if released
(Age) Convicted terror plotter Abdul Nacer Benbrika had a “steady stream” of visits in jail from men who later fought for Islamic State and others who posed security concerns, a court has heard, and authorities fear he will regain that contact if […]
Legal
Benbrika in touch with IS fighters and jailed terrorists, court told
(Age) Convicted terror plotter Abdul Nacer Benbrika made contact while in prison with Islamic State fighters and people who were later jailed for terrorism offences, a court was told during an application to keep him locked up. Benbrika has completed a 15-year […]
Legal
‘Grave consequences’ if convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika freed: court A convicted terrorist who hasn’t renounced ‘violent jihad’ is due to be released from prison — but authorities are arguing it would be too dangerous.
(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who the Australian government want to keep behind bars for another three years has not renounced “violent jihad,” a court has been told. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent 15 years behind bars after he was found guilty […]
Deradicalization
Rehabilitation scheme joined by London Bridge attacker ‘expanded too fast by do-goodism’ (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Deporting terror cell leader Benbrika ‘won’t make the world safer’
(Age) Law and counter-terrorism experts say cancelling the citizenship of Abdul Nacer Benbrika, the first Australian convicted of leading a terrorist group, won’t make the country any safer and could lead to a constitutional challenge. Benbrika has completed a 15-year jail term […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released
(BBC) A convicted terrorist organiser, who has refused to tell an inquiry about his contact with the Manchester Arena bomber, is to be released from jail. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after being found guilty of helping people travel to […]
Citizenship
Crown bomb plotter stripped of citizenship, faces deportation if released from jail
(Age) Convicted terror cell leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika faces deportation from Australia if he is released from prison, after having his citizenship cancelled by the federal government. Benbrika has completed a 15-year jail term over a plot to bomb Melbourne’s Crown casino […]
Halal
Judge: Kosher meals don’t infringe on Muslim inmate’s rights
(Indiana Lawyer) A Muslim inmate in the Indiana Department of Correction is not entitled to a halal diet, a federal judge has ruled, finding that the inmate failed to prove that eating a kosher diet instead would violate his Islamic beliefs. Judge […]
News: North America
Parole Board raises concerns about Toronto terrorism convict ahead of his prison release
(Global News) The first person to be convicted of trying to leave Canada to join a terrorist group remains “too high a risk” a month before his scheduled release from prison, according to the Parole Board of Canada. In a decision released […]
News: Europe
Two terror fanatics released & three more set to follow in just weeks (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Man convicted of trying to join ISIS granted overnight privileges to visit ski resort with girlfriend
(Global News) An Ottawa man convicted of trying to join ISIS has been granted overnight privileges after telling the Parole Board of Canada he wanted to visit a ski resort with his girlfriend. Carlos Larmond had been required to spend nights at […]
Children & Teens
Boy in beheading plot among 100 terrorists up for release (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Two convicted in terrorist plot against Rotterdam police station
(NL Times) Two men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack against a police station in Rotterdam were convicted and sentenced to prison on Thursday. Ahmed B. was handed a prison term of eight years, and his alleged accomplice, Mouad M., was ordered […]
Legal
Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika stays behind bars for now A convicted terrorist will spend an extra month behind bars as lawyers fight to keep him in jail for longer.
(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted attacks on Australian soil will spend an extra month behind bars as lawyers argue he should not be released after he finishes his sentence. Supreme Court Justice Andrew Tinney on Tuesday granted an interim detention […]
Academics & Education
Man sentenced to 8 months in prison for celebrating murder of French teacher
(Breitbart) A 43-year-old man already incarcerated at a French prison in Amiens was sentenced to a further eight months by a court after he praised the terrorist attacker who killed and beheaded French teacher Samuel Paty. The man had previously been found […]
News: Europe
Prison officers under ‘constant threat’ of beheadings from extremists
(BBC) Prison staff guarding extremist offenders are under “constant threat” from inmates who intend to “behead a guard and stream it online,” the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said. Last week two men were convicted of trying to murder an officer at HMP […]
News: Europe
Adel Abdel Bary: Bin Laden’s former spokesman heading for Britain after release (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Whitemoor terror attack inmate was on deradicalisation course
(BBC) A convicted terrorist was eight months into a deradicalisation programme when he tried to murder a prison guard. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, was jailed for life after he and Baz Hockton, 26, attacked Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire in January. […]
Legal
Whitemoor prison terror attack inmates handed life terms
(BBC) Two serving prisoners have had their jail terms extended to life for the attempted murder of a prison officer inside a maximum-security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, stabbed “kind and helpful” Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, on […]
News: Europe
Whitemoor prison terrorist attackers ‘known to be dangerous’
(BBC) Two inmates have been convicted of attempting to murder a prison officer in a terror attack inside a maximum-security jail. Both were known to be dangerous and had been involved in violence in prison before. When Brusthom Ziamani and Baz Hockton […]
Legal
Prisoners convicted of attempting to murder prison officer in HMP Whitemoor terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Hacker who helped Islamic State to remain in US prison
(AP) A computer hacker who gave the Islamic State group personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison after a judge rejected his request for compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi, 24, is serving a […]
Clothing
Hijab removal for mugshot prompts federal lawsuit against Detroit city jail, MDOC
(Detroit News) A 36-year-old woman is suing the city of Detroit and the Michigan Department of Corrections in federal court, alleging violations of her religious expression and freedom after being forced to remove her hijab while taking a booking photo last year […]
Legal
Birmingham terrorist spared jail after admitting breaching terms of prison release four times (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Prisoner accused of launching terror attack inside jail claims he translated Isis propaganda ‘to improve French’ (LINK ONLY)
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