Extremism

  • A total of 10 Labour MPs have broken ranks with the government to support a proposed law to establish a compensation scheme for WASPI women – women affected by changes to the state pension age. The bill is being proposed by the SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, and it passed its first Commons hurdle by…

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  • The government has no plans to expand the definition of extremism, a Home Office minister has said after a leaked review suggested the UK should focus on concerning behaviours and activity rather than ideologies. Dan Jarvis told the Commons: “This work did not recommend an expansion in the definition of extremism, and they are not,…

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  • The UK’s approach to extremism should be based on concerning behaviours and activity rather than ideologies, according to a leaked Home Office review. These include spreading misinformation, influencing racism, and involvement in “an online subculture called the manosphere”, according to the Policy Exchange thinktank, which obtained a copy of the review. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in August she…

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  • A Bangladeshi extremist preacher who delivered an illegal sermon to migrant workers in Singapore has shocked the Bangladesh Society, said a spokesperson on Friday (Aug 23). The spokesperson called the incident “upsetting” and told CNA that those coming from their home country are “peace-loving people”. The preacher, Amir Hamza, gave a sermon to migrant workers at the…

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  • In the aftermath of Barcelona terror attack, a Spanish newspaper has alleged that Qatar has strong links to a large number of extremists in Spain, and is believed to have sponsored the bloody massacre. The gulf state stands accused for financing Islamic worship centers and mosques in Spain, particularly in the province of Catalonia, where…

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