Hizb-ut-Tahrir

Government & Politics

Hamburg college student and his ‘pop-Islamist’ followers want to establish a caliphate in Germany German intelligence is monitoring an extreme organization led by Raheem Boateng, 26, who opposes Israel and advocates for the establishment of a Muslim caliphate; he has attracted tens of thousands of Western followers online

April 9, 2024   

(Ynet) At just 26 years old, Raheem Boateng is already the intellectual leader of a radical Muslim group in Hamburg that greatly concerns the German security authorities. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, Boateng and his group’s influence have been steadily […]

Academics & Education

UK to create ‘blacklist’ of Muslim groups under new extremism definition Government is bringing in robust changes to target groups and individuals 'undermining' British values

March 5, 2024 and   

(National-UAE) The UK government is creating a “blacklist” of organisations under a new definition of extremism which would see their funding cut. Several Muslim groups are likely to be on the list after being singled out in government reports. The groups facing […]

Crime

Cleverly promises to crack down on hate ‘provocateurs’ at Palestine protests Exclusive: Home secretary tells Jewish News 'the police and government are working at identifying and dealing with those provocateurs, those people who are driven by antisemitism'

January 28, 2024 and   

(Jewish News) Home secretary James Cleverly has insisted the police are now making “significant arrests” of those responsible for antisemitic hate crimes at pro-Palestinian rallies. But he has admitted these arrests and prosecutions need to be better publicised to help calm widespread […]

Government & Politics

Islamic group calling for Shariah law cancels Canadian event after U.K. declares it a terrorist entity The group’s statements are seen as starkly antisemitic, hawkish on eradicating Israel, and supporting elements of militant jihadi violence

January 24, 2024   

(National Post) The day after an Islamic organization was declared a terrorist group in Britain, the group’s Canadian branch cancelled a conference it was hosting this weekend that was calling for the resurrection of the Muslim caliphate and the imposition of Shariah […]

Government & Politics

Sunak criticises Starmer over legal advice he gave to extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Labour leader's spokesperson says he gave advice in 2008 to the group, set to be banned in the UK, as 'lawyers give advice to people they don't necessarily agree with'

January 17, 2024   

(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. […]

Health & Medicine

Concerns over Harrow GP exposed as leading member of Hizb ut-Tahrir Dr Wahid Shaida has referred to the Hamas terrorists as 'brave Mujahideen' and called the 7 October attack 'a very welcome punch on the nose.'

November 27, 2023   

(Jewish News) A leading Jewish doctor has expressed concerns that an NHS colleague known to be a leading member of extremist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) is still free to treat patients in north London. Dr Wahid Shaida, whose connection to HT was […]

Context

Berlin rally turns antisemitic despite police ban The Berlin police had banned calling for Israel’s destruction and showing flags and signs of terror organizations before a May 1 rally by far-left groups.

May 2, 2023   

(Jerusalem Post) Activists of the Israeli government-designated terrorist NGO Samidoun chanted antisemitic and anti-Israeli slogans at the far-left “revolutionary May 1st demonstration,” according to a video taken at the rally published on Twitter by the German Jewish organization Jüdisches Forum (JFDA). This […]

Demonstrations

Berlin police ban pro-Hamas signs, Israel flag burning during May Day rallies Weeks after antisemitic demonstrations in German capital, strict rules announced ahead of left-wing gathering

May 1, 2023   

(Times of Israel) Two weeks after a Berlin rally in which protesters called for the death of Jews, police in Germany’s capital announced a ban on signs supporting Palestinian terrorist organizations and on calling for Israel’s destruction during far-left demonstrations on Monday […]

News: Europe

New database launched to counter extremism

October 16, 2021   

(BBC) A new global counter-extremism database has been launched in London. The EMAN Network, standing for Extremist Monitoring Analysis Network, aims to “combat hate speech and extremist ideologies by profiling radical individuals and organisations of all faiths.” Far-right extremists, anti-Semitic tweeters and […]

Government & Politics

Austria outlaws Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah Austrian FM: 'This step reflects reality. The group itself makes no distinction between the military and the political arm.'

May 14, 2021   

(Jerusalem Post) Austria banned Hezbollah in its entirety this week, going beyond the European Union policy of outlawing the Lebanese terrorist group’s so-called military arm. “This is a very clear signal,” said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, after the Council of Ministers […]

News: Europe

Notorious French militant leader arrested by HTS in Syria’s Idlib Omar Omsen, leader of the Firqatul Gharaba brigade, was detained on Saturday, as widening HTS crackdown also targets Hizb ut-Tahrir members

August 31, 2020 and   

(Middle East Eye) A senior French fighter has been detained by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in a new round of arrests by the militant group in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province. Omar Omsen, the leader of the Firqatul Gharaba brigade, was taken into […]

Government & Politics

UK commission to probe output of ‘intellectual’ extremists Head of counter-extremism body tells the National she will make decisions after major research project

July 11, 2018   

(National-UAE) A UK government-appointed body is to consider new laws to tackle increasingly professional extremist groups that harness the power of social media to disguise divisive messages as mainstream political campaigns. Sara Khan, the group’s head, cited the work of the international […]