Theresa May to outline anti-extremism plans – BBC News
‘Home Secretary Theresa May is due to set out measures to tackle extremism after recommendations from a taskforce set up by the prime minister.’
BBC News, 4th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: incitement
Facebook sexual groomer Arfon Roberts-Griffiths jailed – BBC News
“A man who posed as a teenager on the Facebook social network in a bid to contact schoolgirls has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 25th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber online is jailed – The Guardian
“A paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber on the internet to target and blackmail young girls all over the world has been jailed in a case described as one of the worst the courts have ever seen.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Islamic TV channel fined £85,000 for inciting violence – BBC News
“The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has fined an Islamic TV channel £85,000, for inciting violence.”
BBC News, 21st August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May considers ‘second-tier’ banning orders – The Guardian
“Ministers are ‘actively considering’ a second-tier banning order that would outlaw groups that are not outright terrorist organisations but promote extremism and hatred on the streets, the home secretary, Theresa May, has confirmed.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hate Crime: The Case for Extending the Existing Offences – Law Commission
“This project came to the Law Commission by a reference from the Ministry of Justice, following the Government’s publication of its three-year hate crime action plan in 2012.”
Law Commission, 27th June 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Analysis: Why a ‘terror bookseller’ won his appeal – BBC News
“Can someone be convicted of disseminating books which are arguably so extreme in nature they’ve played a role in encouraging terrorism and political violence?”
BBC News, 9th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Faraz – WLR Daily
Regina v Faraz [2012] EWCA Crim 2820; [2013] WLR (D) 1
“Where a defendant was charged with disseminating terrorist publications via a bookshop and associated website which he managed, evidence that named terrorist offenders had possessed similar material was only admissible, if at all, for the very limited purpose of demonstrating that among the readership of the bookshop and website’s publications were people who were prepared to commit terrorist acts. But if the evidence was admitted for that purpose, it was relevant only to the question whether such people were likely to regard the contents of the publication as encouragement to commit terrorist acts. It was not admissible in proof of the fact that people had been so encouraged. It was essential that the judge direct the jury as to the limitations and pitfalls of such evidence.”
WLR Daily, 21st December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Terrorists’ favourite bookseller’ has conviction quashed – Daily Telegraph
“A man once described as the ‘terrorists’ favourite bookseller’ has had his conviction for selling books about Jihad quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘What were they thinking?’: Paedophile spared jail went on to rape child – Daily Telegraph
“A senior judge yesterday criticised fellow members of the judiciary after a convicted paedophile who was spared jail advertised himself as a babysitter online and went on to rape a child.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Coventry man guilty of encouraging disorder during riots – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of encouraging disorder in Coventry during last summer’s riots across England.”
BBC News, 21st August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who used Facebook to try to incite riots jailed for three years – The Guardian
“A man who used Facebook to try to incite violence and urged others to attack the police and Muslims during the height of last summer’s riots has been jailed for three years.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carlisle takeaway boss jailed for child sex – The Independent
“A takeaway boss has been jailed for 15 years after paying under-age girls for sex and inciting others to become child prostitutes.”
The Independent, 15th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
What can and can’t you say on Twitter? – BBC News
“A student who made racially offensive comments about footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter has been jailed for 56 days – the latest case where a comment made on social media has landed someone in court.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Campaigners call for new homicide law for inciting suicide – The Guardian
“Growing concerns about the failure of police to properly investigate cases of women who have killed themselves after violence or abuse have led to a campaign for a new homicide law of ‘suicide aggravated by harassment or violence’.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fourth man cleared of ‘Facebook’ riot charges – The Independent
“A fourth man has been cleared of encouraging rioting or looting via Facebook during last August’s civil disturbances.”
The Independent, 16th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Riot inciter jailed – despite no evidence his message led to disorder – The Guardian
“A man has been jailed for 39 months for sending messages from his BlackBerry telling people to join in last August’s riots in Nottingham.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who sent text encouraging rioting faces lengthy prison sentence – The Guardian
“A 21-year-old man who admitted encouraging 160 people to join in with the rioting that hit the UK during the summer has been warned that he faces a lengthy prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Facebook riot page: Danny Cook jailed for 30 months – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 30 months for creating a Facebook group page called ‘Letz start a riot’.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
