Omagh bomb relatives launch action in high court – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2008 in news, personal injuries, terrorism by sally

“The civil action by relatives of the Omagh bomb victims against the Real IRA is an attack on terrorists unprecedented anywhere in the world, the lawyer representing the families said yesterday. On the opening day of a case brought by some of the relatives of those who were killed or injured in the 1998 atrocity, Lord Brennan QC said: ‘For the first time the victims of terrorism are suing the alleged perpetrators … private citizens are confronting terrorists in our courts.'”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2008

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Terror plot jury could sit for six months – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 3rd, 2008 in juries, news, terrorism by sally

“A jury panel has been warned they could have to sit for up to six months as the case began of eight men accused of trying to blow up transatlantic airliners.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2008

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Cabinet split emerges over 42 day detention – The Guardian

Posted April 2nd, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The first signs of a high-level Cabinet split over proposals to extend suspects’ detention to 42 days emerged yesterday as the government faced criticism from Labour backbenchers. Gordon Brown has been counselled by senior colleagues that there is no real need to push ahead with the extension, adding to the pressure from leading figures in the judiciary, including the director of public prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald.”

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2008

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DPP Sir Ken Macdonald: Detaining terror suspects for over four weeks is not needed – The Times

Posted April 1st, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Powers to allow terrorist suspects to be detained without charge for 42 days are not needed and are unlikely to find favour with the judges who would have to approve them, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.”

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The Times, 1st April 2008

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Terrified, humiliated – and innocent: the evidence against 42-day detention – The Independent

Posted April 1st, 2008 in detention, special report, terrorism by sally

“A young Muslim woman has spoken about the appalling conditions she had to endure when she was held for 12 days without charge by police using existing powers to detain suspects in terrorist cases.”

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The Independent, 1st April 2008

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Legal threat over detentions bill – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Plans to extend the limit on detaining terror suspects without charge to 42 days could face an Equality and Human Rights Commission court challenge.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2008

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Government is in touch – Smith – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has dismissed claims by a fellow minister that the government is out of touch.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2008

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Leading cultural figures attack folly of 42-day detention limit – The Independent

Posted March 31st, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism by sally

“The spy writer John Le Carré, the actors Colin Firth and Patrick Stewart, the novelist Iain Banks, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and professor of philosophy A C Grayling are among a group of leading figures from the arts and academia who have written to Gordon Brown to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention to 42 days for terrorist suspects.”

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The Independent, 31st March 2008

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Early release of terrorists prompts Straw to rethink prisons policy – The Independent

Posted March 29th, 2008 in news, prisons, terrorism by sally

“Ministers were forced into a rapid rethink of a controversial early-release scheme last night after it emerged that two prisoners convicted of terrorism-related offences had been freed earlier this year.”

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The Independent, 29th March 2008

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Islamist terrorist freed under early-release scheme – The Times

Posted March 28th, 2008 in news, prisons, terrorism by sally

“A convicted Islamist terrorist who was caught trying to smuggle blueprints into Britain showing how to build a missile has been released from prison early under the Government’s controversial plans to ease prison overcrowding.”

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The Times, 28th March 2008

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July 7 inquests ‘could be secret’ – BBC News

Posted March 20th, 2008 in inquests, news, terrorism by sally

“Relatives of those who died in the 7 July bombings fear the inquests into their deaths could be heard in secret.”

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BBC News, 19th March 2008

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MI5 seeks powers to trawl records in new terror hunt – The Guardian

Posted March 17th, 2008 in data protection, news, special report, terrorism, transport by sally

“Millions of commuters could have their private movements around cities secretly monitored under new counter-terrorism powers being sought by the security services.”

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The Guardian, 16th March 2008

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The convert and the control order – BBC News

Posted March 14th, 2008 in control orders, special report, terrorism by sally

“A man who last year sparked a national manhunt has spoken exclusively to the BBC, saying he is not the man the security services say he is.”

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BBC News, 14th March 2008

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Man jailed for possessing terror manual – The Independent

Posted March 11th, 2008 in news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

” A man who admitted possessing an al Qai’da training manual was jailed for 16 months today.”

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The Independent, 11th March 2008

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Spain drops extradition attempt against Guantánamo torture pair – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2008 in extradition, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Spain yesterday dropped its attempt to extradite two British residents who had been freed from Guantánamo Bay, after accepting that torture they suffered during five years of American custody had left them too weak to stand trial.”

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The Guardian, 7th March 2008

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July 21 bombers launch appeal – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 5th, 2008 in appeals, conspiracy, murder, news, terrorism by sally

“The July 21 bombers will appeal against their life sentence today having been found guilty for conspiracy to murder.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2008

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Legal Opinion: Why governments can’t carry on turning a blind eye to torture – The Independent

Posted March 5th, 2008 in special report, terrorism, torture by sally

“European judges have delivered a landmark ruling in the so-called ‘war on terror’, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, and it is one that we should all have reason to celebrate.”

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The Independent, 5th March 2008

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Officials warn of terrorist links to prison gangs – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2008 in gangs, news, prisons, terrorism by sally

“The growing number of terrorist prisoners are forging connections with the existing gangs inside Britain’s high security jails to the alarm of senior Prison Service managers, according to internal Ministry of Justice documents.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2008

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British island ‘used by US for rendition’ – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2008 in detention, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“Britain’s denials that its territories have been used for ‘extraordinary rendition’ were dramatically undermined last night after the United Nations claimed that Diego Garcia has been used as a detention centre to hold US suspects.”

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The Guardian, 2nd March

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European judges thwart attempts to deport foreign terrorist suspects – The Times

Posted February 29th, 2008 in deportation, news, terrorism by sally

“Britain’s efforts to deport terrorist suspects including the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada were dealt a serious blow by the European Court of Human Rights yesterday.”

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The Times, 29th February 2008

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