Government & Politics
Prevent ‘should focus on violence rather than terror’ (LINK ONLY)
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Radicalization
Government & Politics
Priti Patel hints at changes to Prevent scheme after murder of Sir David Amess (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary blames Britain for ‘radicalising’ MP David Amess’s killer (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Councils could be stripped of anti-terror responsibilities in Prevent shake-up (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Sir David Amess: How MP’s killer was a textbook radicalisation
(BBC) Ali Harbi Ali was born in Southwark, south London, growing up in Croydon. A British national of Somali heritage, he became radicalised by the war in Syria and ultimately decided to kill an MP. He booked an appointment for 15 October, […]
Government & Politics
Prevent is ‘failing,’ say terror experts after murderer Ali Harbi Ali deceived officials (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
‘Jihadi’ father loses custody of daughter in Spain
(AFP) A Spanish court has stripped a convicted jihadist of custody of his daughter for having tried to indoctrinate her, in a ruling published Wednesday which observers say is a legal first. The Madrid provincial court ordered the removal of Nabil Benazzou’s […]
Legal
Minor participants Attou and Oulkadi testify at Paris attacks trial
(Radio France) On Thursday, it was the turn of Hamza Attou and Ali Oulkadi to give evidence at the Paris attacks trial. Both are suspected of having helped Salah Abdeslam, the only member of the Paris terror squads still alive, to avoid […]
News: North America
Accused American ISIS leader ‘highly intelligent’ and ‘marksman’: former friend A detention hearing is set for Thursday afternoon.
(ABC) The Kansas woman who allegedly “fantasized” about committing an attack against the United States was a “highly intelligent” mom and teacher who became increasingly radicalized when she lived overseas and sowed division in her family, a former friend of hers told […]
Clerics & Preachers
Sweden deports imam accused of being an ISIS recruiter Ahmed Ahmed had been held for a year on suspicion of Islamist extremism
(National-UAE) An imam suspected of being a recruiter for ISIS has been deported by Sweden after a year in detention. Ahmed Ahmed, 52, was detained last year on suspicion of being a key figure in the radicalisation and recruitment of ISIS fighters […]
Law Enforcement
Stopping terror attacks is ‘more difficult than ever,’ police chief warns (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Islamic school was ‘petri dish of terror that tortured pupils’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Lockdown may have sent would-be terrorists on ‘dark journey’ to radicalisation, warns Damian Hinds (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Review of Prevent counter-extremism programme misses deadline — almost three years after it began (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Fears over ISIS prisoners due for release in Germany Intelligence chief says extremists may have been radicalised further in jail
(National-UAE) Jailed ISIS fighters in Europe may have been radicalised further in prison by the time they are released, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service has said. Thomas Haldenwang sounded the alarm over extremists due to be released in 2022 after […]
Academics & Education
Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s punch ‘could have been red flag’
(BBC) Salman Abedi punching a female student after a row about her wearing a short skirt could have been a red flag to his radicalisation, an inquiry has heard. Abedi, who killed 22 people in the Manchester Arena bombing, hit the girl […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Hashem Abedi ‘more influential’ than bomber
(BBC) Hashem Abedi, who was jailed for his part in the Manchester Arena attack, was probably “more influential” than the bomber, an inquiry has heard. Abedi, who is serving a life sentence, helped organise the attack his brother Salman carried out in […]
Academics & Education
Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi was immature student, hearing told
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber was an “immature” student whose conduct raised concern but could not obviously be linked to extremism, an inquiry heard. Twenty-two people were killed when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb in the venue’s foyer on 22 May 2017. […]
Government & Politics
‘Camps in NE Syria mean ticking bomb for Europe’: EU counter-terrorism chief Ilkka Salmi warns of radicalization of former members of Daesh/ISIS terror group, unknown future of evacuated Afghans
(Anadolu) Former members of the Daesh/ISIS terror group and their families in camps and prisons of northeastern Syria mean “a ticking bomb” for European security, the EU’s new counter-terrorism chief said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time at the European Parliament’s […]
Health & Medicine
Police fear terror threats flying below radar as reports to extremism scheme fall by a fifth (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Court hears of family life and terrorist trajectories of slain Bataclan killers
(Radio France) On Friday, the special criminal court in Paris continued to hear evidence of anonymous police investigators, this time on the terrorist careers of the three Bataclan killers: Sami Amimour, Ismaël Mostefaï and Fouad Mohamed Aggad. Amimour appears to have become […]
News: Europe
More Prevent referrals linked to far-right extremism than Islamist (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
PM calls for improvement at ‘joining dots’ to identify potential terrorists (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Paris trial given theoretical and practical lessons on jihadist terrorism
(Radio France) The special criminal court, where 20 men are being tried for their alleged involvement in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, heard two expert witnesses on Tuesday. Hugo Micheron is a researcher who has worked on radical Islam in […]
News: Europe
Westminster Bridge terror attack: Survivor launches counter-radicalisation plan
(BBC) A survivor of the 2017 Westminster Bridge attack is using voice recordings of terror victims as a way of trying to prevent people from being radicalised. Travis Frain, of Darwen in Lancashire, set up the Resilience in Unity Project while working […]
Crime
Refusing Prevent deradicalistion course should be an offence, says terror expert (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Prevent is failing to target Islamist extremists, report warns (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Prevent scheme: Why the government’s programme is so difficult
(BBC) The government is facing a difficult dilemma over its controversial counter-extremism programme called Prevent. News that the suspect held in custody over the killing of MP Sir David Amess had earlier been referred to this scheme has reinforced calls for it […]
Deradicalization
David Amess killing: Suspect referred to Channel counter-terror scheme in 2014 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
MI5 ‘should have more control over Prevent’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary denies ‘radicalising’ suspect arrested over murder of David Amess (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Brit hate preacher’s 40 hours of poison-filled speeches found in seconds in Google search (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sir David Amess: Prevent scheme needs urgent work, says Robert Buckland
(BBC) The government’s Prevent scheme — which aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting them — needs urgent work, the former justice secretary has said. Robert Buckland said there needs to be more of a “joined up” approach to monitor individuals. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Sir David Amess murder suspect ‘radicalised after watching YouTube videos of hate preacher Anjem Choudary’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
I worked inside Al Qaeda as a jihadi recruiter — we lured runaways like Shamima Begum and paved the way for ISIS (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Parents must alert police to terrorist-sympathising children if they don’t want them to be prosecuted, says Prevent head (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
UK’s most senior police officer takes aim at tech companies over online harms (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Belgian MP condemns intelligence failure that led to death of Paris attack ‘mastermind’ Authorities have failed to learn the lessons of the radicalisation of a key planner of the deadly terrorist strikes in 2015
(National-UAE) A Belgian politician who investigated the suspected mastermind of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks said mistakes have been repeated that have left youngsters at risk from dangerous radicalisers in their communities. Belgian-Moroccan citizen Oussama Atar is believed to have been killed […]
Children & Teens
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary boasts he is joining TikTok (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Security expert to lead fresh London terror review
(BBC) A security expert has been appointed to assess whether coronavirus has had any impact on how well the capital would cope with another major terror attack. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said extremists had used the lockdowns to “spread disinformation” and “radicalise […]
News: Europe
Westway warriors: Isis Beatle ‘recruited 25 fighters for jihad’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Boy, 11, referred to Prevent for wanting to give ‘alms to the oppressed’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Dutch anti-terrorism agency dropped plan for secret anti-radicalization video campaign: report
(NL Times) Between 2015 and 2017 the Dutch national counter-terrorism coordinator NCTV was working on a secret campaign to prevent young Muslims from becoming radicalized. It consisted of videos showing young people deciding against radicalization, intended to be a counterpoint for propaganda […]
News: Europe
Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist was made prison ‘peer mentor’ despite radicalising inmates (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
‘I cried many a night’: The mothers whose sons died fighting for Isis in Syria reveal trauma (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Parents ‘should be told’ if youth workers and community leaders have terror or race-hate convictions (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Islamist terrorists ‘being left free to radicalise other prisoners’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
European jihadists’ children ‘at risk of radicalisation’
(AFP) The children of European jihadists left trapped in a Syrian camp after their fathers’ defeat on the battlefield now face radicalisation in their turn, a Belgian expert warns. Heidi De Pauw, director of the association Child Focus, has visited orphans and […]
Arts & Entertainment
Charlie Hebdo office attacker ‘radicalised by Pakistani groups’
(AFP) A Pakistani man who attacked the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine last September was radicalised by videos of preachers in his home country and anti-France demonstrations at the time, a report said Wednesday. The 26-year-old had spent the days […]
Clerics & Preachers
To fight terrorism, a German imam makes daily trek to prison
(Christian Science Monitor) As Imam Husamuddin Meyer walks through this old city of cobblestone streets and classical architecture in central Germany, many young people pass by and wave to him as though he were a YouTube star. Clad in a turban, the […]