‘A US trial of two members of Islamic State accused of taking part in the beheading of hostages appears likely to go ahead, following a legal ruling that allows the UK to share evidence with US prosecutors.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A neo-Nazi group that was led by a 13-year-old boy from Estonia should be banned as a terrorist organisation, the UK government has announced.’
BBC News, 14th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four neo-Nazi “diehards” convicted of being members of the banned terrorist group National Action have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four neo-Nazi “diehards” are facing jail for being “active members” of the banned terrorist group National Action (NA).’
The Guardian, 8th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In a complicated but very important decision, the High Court has ruled as a preliminary issue that the procedural protections under Article 6 which require a person to be given sufficient information about the allegations against them so they can give effective instructions to their lawyers will apply to a challenge to conditions imposed by order on a man suspected to have affiliations to Al-Qaeda.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th May 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A “Miss Hitler” contest entrant and her ex-partner have been convicted of being members of the banned far-right terrorist group National Action.’
BBC News, 19th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have been warned about the threat from extremists inside their own forces. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found that while officers’ work through the government’s Prevent counter-extremism programme was broadly good, few considered the possibility that their own colleagues could be radicalised.’
The Independent, 9th March 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than 40 convicted terrorists were released from prison in the year before emergency legislation was introduced to keep jailed extremists locked up for longer, figures reveal, while the number of far-right detainees has surged.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British neo-Nazi Satanist group should be outlawed by the government as a terrorist organisation, according to a report from anti-racism campaigners.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Joining the far-right group Sonnenkrieg Divison is set to become illegal, under a proscription order to be put to MPs.’
BBC News, 24th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Islamist offenders convicted of online extremist crimes received prison sentences three times longer than those of their far-right counterparts, according to new analysis.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘British orphaned children of Islamic State fighters have been rescued from Syria, in the first evacuation by the UK Government of nationals stranded in the war-torn country following the fall of the “caliphate”.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A British man who fought with a Kurdish militia against the Islamic State group has been jailed for a terrorism offence and drug charges.’
BBC News, 7th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for fighting with jihadis in Syria after being filmed in a documentary.’
The Independent, 13th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Former Isis bride Shamima Begum has reportedly been told once again by the home secretary that she will never be allowed back to the UK.’
Independent, 29th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Proposals to renew treason laws in a bid to tackle Britons who fight on behalf of extremist groups or enemy states should be rejected, the terror legislation watchdog has said in his inaugural speech in the role.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Human rights groups Liberty and Amnesty International have criticised a “draconian” decision by the UK government to strip IS defector Jack Letts of his British citizenship, with one saying it could potentially be in breach of international human rights laws.’
Rights Info, 19th August 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The Government has appointed Lord Carlile as the Independent Reviewer of the Prevent programme that is intended to safeguard vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘R (on the application of Abdullah Muhammad Rafiqul Islam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin). In a case that was described as “the first such case to have come on for hearing before this court” and one that shares many similarities with the tabloid-grabbing story of Shamima Begum (discussed on the Blog here), Mr Justice Pepperall refused permission to bring judicial review proceedings on behalf of an Islamic State combatant whose citizenship had been revoked by the Home Secretary.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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