News: Europe
Cousin of ‘terror twins’ refused parole after concerns over prison behaviour (LINK ONLY)
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Prisons & Parole
Crime
Terrorism concerns keep Alameddine crime family member in prison
(Sydney Morning Herald) A young member of Sydney’s notorious Alameddine family will remain in prison for gun and drug supply offences after terrorism concerns stymied his bid for parole. The State Parole Authority (SPA) rejected the application by Bilal Alameddine, 22, based […]
News: North America
Ottawa terrorist released from halfway house, starts new life
(Ottawa Citizen) Carlos Larmond, the Ottawa terror twin jailed in 2015 for trying to leave the country to fight for ISIS, has been released from a Calgary halfway house and is starting over as a newly married man with his sights on […]
News: Europe
Taliban fighter given 4 life sentences for using market stall to recruit could be freed (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary joked with Hatton Garden gang they deserved to have hands chopped off (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Police and MI5 dubbed Streatham terrorist ‘one of the most dangerous individuals ever investigated’ before attack (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
RCMP arrested Toronto man on a terrorism peace bond The man was arrested earlier this year, VICE World News has learned, under the rarely used type of peace bond.
(Vice) A 30-year-old Toronto man was arrested by the RCMP on a terrorism peace bond in April and released on a number of conditions, VICE World News has learned. The arrest comes years after he was convicted for a string of crimes […]
News: Europe
Streatham attacker associated with terrorists including Manchester Arena bomber’s brother in prison (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Streatham terror attacker said was ‘not finished with non-believers’ days before release from prison, inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Manchester attack plotter Hashem Abedi refusing to participate in prison deradicalisation programme
(ITV) ITV News understands that Hashem Abedi, the Manchester Arena bomb plotter, is refusing to co-operate with a deradicalisation programme in prison — and is being held at a separation centre away from other inmates over concerns he could radicalise other prisoners. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary compared his time in Britain’s only high-security terror unit to a Monty Python sketch (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Terror preacher Anjem Choudary calls for release of terrorist hours after his ban on public speaking ends (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Anjem Choudary free to preach again as he gives first public statement since release from prison (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary’s public speaking ban lifted (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Report: Convicted terrorists led religious services in federal prisons Prison officials worry inmate-led services pose security risk
(Free Beacon) Convicted terrorists linked to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda led religious services at one-third of the federal prisons audited by a federal watchdog, a practice officials say presents safety and security risks. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General […]
Health & Medicine
Foreign fighter agrees to AFP monitoring
(AAP) A convicted foreign fighter has agreed to be monitored 24 hours a day with a tracking device while he reintegrates into the Australian community. Adam Brookman was jailed for more than six-and-a-half years after admitting he supported Chechen fighters on the […]
News: Europe
Saskia Jones: Family say event organisers should stand down
(BBC) The organisers of the Fishmongers’ Hall event where two people were killed by a convicted terrorist should step down, one of the [victims’] families have said. Saskia Jones’ uncles say they would be “insulted” if the leaders of Cambridge University[‘s] Learning […]
Crime
Mamnoor Rahman: ‘Honour killing’ akin to ‘terrorist act’
(BBC) The brother of a man murdered in an “honour killing” is urging the justice secretary to intervene over the planned release of one of his killers. In 2004, Mamnoor Rahman was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the murder […]
Legal
Convicted terrorist admits stabbing inmate, being Islamic State member
(Age) A convicted terrorist serving 42 years in prison for an attack on her Melbourne homestay host is facing more time behind bars after pleading guilty to stabbing a fellow inmate while in custody and being a member of Islamic State. Bangladeshi […]
News: Europe
Terrorist’s accomplice allowed to roam free for months after Fishmongers’ Hall attack (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Release of man with Syria links ‘wrong’
(AAP) The federal government is demanding answers after the release from custody of a Victorian nurse who supported Chechen fighters on the frontline against the Assad regime in Syria. Adam Brookman, 45, had pleaded guilty to performing acts in support or promotion […]
Health & Medicine
Nurse who helped rebels in Syria could go free after six-year wait for guilty plea
(Age) A Melbourne nurse who provided medical support to militants in Syria is eligible to apply for parole after almost six years in a Victorian prison, despite doubts over whether he has modified his ideological views. In 2014 Adam Brookman abandoned his […]
Legal
Bluewater bomb plotter to be kicked out of Britain in weeks after losing appeal (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
‘Another Usman Khan is in pipeline,’ government warned after inquest reveals terrorist prison networking (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Mentally ill Canadian convicted in terror probe lands in U.S. supermaximum security prison Calls grow louder for transfer of Abdulraham El Bahnasawy to a Canadian prison
(CBC) A Canadian family and U.S. experts alike say a mentally ill man from Mississauga, Ont., who was convicted for his role in an online terror plot while a teenager shouldn’t be in a supermaximum security prison in Colorado. Instead, they say he should […]
News: Europe
Parole Board to decide whether to release terror boss (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Khan ‘unlikely to have been released if he had needed to satisfy Parole Board’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Britain’s top al-Qaeda terror master Rangzieb Ahmed may be released from prison within days (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Controversial anti-terrorism bill passes first reading in French parliament
(Radio France) The French National Assembly has voted in favour of a bill intended to reinforce anti-terrorism and intelligence-gathering legislation, by incorporating emergency regulations into regular law. The bill will now be examined by the upper house, the Senate. There were 87 […]
News: Europe
Terrorist who vowed to swim English Channel to join ISIS could be freed within weeks (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Right-wing concern as French parliament debates anti-terror laws
(Radio France) France’s National Assembly has begun examining hundreds of proposed changes to anti-terrorism laws, notably on gathering information on suspects, the treatment of inmates completing prison terms and those suspected of having been radicalised in jail. Various right-wing voices have called […]
Government & Politics
Ministers considering indefinite jail terms for extremists convicted of planning terror attacks (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Jihadi who joined terror group that plotted to kill Brits to be released from prison four years early (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Fishmongers’ Hall terror inquests: ‘Failures’ by security services contributed to deaths, inquest finds (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Toronto 18 bomb plot leader denied parole despite claiming to be non-violent
(Global News) A former terrorist leader serving a life sentence for plotting truck bombings in downtown Toronto was denied parole Friday at a hearing during which he described himself as non-violent. The Parole Board of Canada rejected Zakaria Amara’s bid for release […]
Christians
Lawsuit: Only Christians could apply for jail chaplain job
(AP) Applicants for a chaplain’s job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of religious discrimination. Lawyers from the […]
Health & Medicine
Man convicted of lying in terror probe denied early release
(AP) A federal judge has denied compassionate release from prison for a Phoenix man convicted of making false statements to FBI agents and witness tampering during the investigation of a terror attack six years ago in suburban Dallas. U.S. District Judge John […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Connecticut fires prison guard over anti-Muslim meme
(AP) Connecticut’s prison system has fired a guard after an Islamic group complained about an anti-Muslim meme he posted on social media years ago. In a termination letter dated Tuesday and obtained by the Associated Press through a public records request, Garner […]
Clerics & Preachers
Prison imam arrested on terror charges Moroccan called for destruction of Vatican, elimination of Jews
(ANSA) Italian police on Thursday arrested a prison imam at Alessandria for allegedly hailing jihad and calling for the destruction of the Vatican. The man, a Moroccan detainee, allegedly praised terrorist attacks like those on the offices of Paris satirical weekly Charlie […]
Government & Politics
France, Britain fearful of resurgent jihadist threat after lockdown
(VOA) Nearly 200 jihadists imprisoned in France are due to be released over the next two years and French security officials are pressing French lawmakers to approve fresh antiterrorist measures to impose enhanced restrictions on those freed and to give police new […]
Clerics & Preachers
Imprisoned hate preacher Abu Hamza in bid for ‘compassionate’ return to Britain (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Prison made terrorist ‘greater risk’ to public, psychologist warned before Fishmongers’ Hall attack (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
MI5 upgraded Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist’s threat level over ‘planned attack’ but did not tell his probation officer, inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Fishmongers’ Hall terror attacker said he tried to ‘gain points’ with Abu Hamza in prison, inquest hears (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Probation officer not told terrorist Usman Khan was subject of MI5 investigation (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack victim ‘uncertain’ about attending event until night before, mother says (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Oxford man who committed ‘honour killing’ gets released from prison (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Manchester attacker’s brother and Parsons Green bomber refuse to cooperate with court hearing over attack on prison guard (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Prison governor defends Fishmongers’ Hall attacker attending education event (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Terrorism expert failed to spot warning signs about Fishmongers’ Hall attacker — inquest (LINK ONLY)
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