‘The regulation of cryptoassets is likely to get tighter in the UK, starting from next year, according to a new report by a body tasked with exploring whether new rules are needed to address their growing popularity.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘New counter-terror powers designed to tackle the “vaguely defined” crime of hostile state activity threaten the protection of journalistic sources, campaigners for freedom of expression and the press have warned.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of live terror investigations in the UK has hit a record of 700 as Islamists and the far-right “feed each other”, police have revealed.’
The Independent, 24th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Anjem Choudary has been released from prison after serving half of the five-and-a-half-year sentence he received in 2016 for urging support for Isis and pledging allegiance to the terrorist group.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Convicted Isis supporter Anjem Choudary will be in effect banned from any public statements after his release from prison this week, as British authorities seek to stop him from inciting support for terrorism.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hate crime has surged across the country, new figures have revealed, with those directed at people because of their religious beliefs doubling since 2015.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who had become homeless while imprisoned for terrorism offences did not have her human rights breached by the London Borough of Brent in its decisions on housing her and her children, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The British government’s decision to co-operate with US authorities over the prosecution of two alleged Islamic State executioners without assurances that they will not face the death penalty, is to be challenged in the high court on Monday.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fifteen activists who locked themselves together around an immigration removal charter flight to prevent its departure from Stansted and displayed a banner proclaiming “mass deportations kill” have gone on trial charged with a terrorist offence.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The trial of 15 protestors who prevented a deportation flight leaving Stansted airport in March 2017 has begun today at Chelmsford Crown Court. ‘
Rights Info, 1st October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The government response to the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s report into the use of legislation following the Westminster Bridge attack.’
Source: www.official-publications.gov.uk
‘The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary remains a dangerous threat ahead of his imminent release from jail, the prisons minister has warned, as plans to train an “elite corps” of Muslim chaplains to de-radicalise extremist inmates were unveiled.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquest into the deaths of the five people killed in the Westminster terror attack is due to start later.’
BBC News, 10th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new law that could see people imprisoned for up to 10 years if they enter “designated areas” abroad is being proposed by the government. Without announcing the plan, it has introduced a completely new clause to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, which MPs and peers have already expressed human rights concerns about.’
The Independent, 6th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Economic migrants forced into destitution by a law forbidding them to work, rent property or use the NHS have been handed a lifeline after a “David and Goliath” battle in the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An 18-year-old who became one of the youngest women to be convicted of terrorism offences in the UK has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 13 years.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British ex-soldier accused of attending terrorist training camps run by militia fighting against Islamic State has had terrorism charges against him dropped.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘European human rights judges would rule Britain’s plan to waive death penalty assurances for two suspected members of the Isil ‘Beatles’ terror cell illegal, experts say, and could order the UK to seek US guarantees and even pay the men damages.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Motor insurers in the UK are to share the costs involved in meeting third party claims raised by victims of terrorist attacks involving vehicles.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th July 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A search of the Parliament website for the term mostly brings up the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. But Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat and his Labour colleague Khalid Mahmood want the 1351 Treason Act to be brought into the 21st Century.’
BBC News, 25th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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