Austrian authorities to jail convicted terrorists indefinitely
Austria is to introduce new measures to enable convicted terrorists to be jailed indefinitely if they are considered a threat to society. The move is...
Month: November 2020
France doubles border security forces in response to evolving terrorist threat
President Emmanuel Macron announced a doubling of the security forces guarding France’s national borders and called for an in-depth reform of the European management of...
France and Germany demand border security to tackle the terrorism threat
France and Germany pushed on Tuesday to tighten European Union borders to head off what French President Emmanuel Macron called the "threat of terrorism" after...
Pakistani court jailed spokesperson of Hafiz Saeed-led JuD for 32 years in terror financing cases
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here on Wednesday also convicted two other JuD leaders, including the brother-in-law of Saeed, in terror financing cases. "ATC Judge Ijaz...
Man from Ottawa convicted of trying to join ISIS granted overnight privileges to visit ski resort with girlfriend
An Ottawa man convicted of trying to join ISIS has been granted overnight privileges after telling the Parole Board of Canada he wanted to visit...
Hezbollah’s presence in southern Syria is much larger than previously revealed to the public
Hezbollah’s presence in southern Syria is much larger than previously revealed to the public, a new report by the Alma Research and Education Center has...
British security expert warns of increased terrorism in 2021
A British security expert has warned that prolonged global lockdowns to help stop the spread of coronavirus could increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks in...
Man from Edinburgh appeared in court accused of supporting Hezbollah terror activities
Firoz Madhani, 66, is alleged to have published statements on Twitter that glorified terrorist acts and encouraged acts of violence to take place. Madhani, of...
Imams in Germany seen as key in combating radicalization
Imam training is in the spotlight of this year's German Islam Conference. In light of recent terror attacks, Germany's interior minister said a new training...
Eleven-year-old Muslim schoolboy in Berlin threatened to behead his teacher
An 11-year-old school pupil in Germany threatened to behead his teacher in a chilling echo of last month's terror attack in France - a week...
Montenegro reveals that 26 citizens left the country and travelled to fight in Syria
The Interior Ministry of Montenegro said that 31 Montenegrin citizens had left the country to fight in foreign wars in Syria and Ukraine since 2012....
Almost 500 extremist channels on Telegram and VKontakte spread propaganda for recruits in central Asia
Central Asia was long a digital backwater. Over the past decade, however, the region’s five republics—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—underwent a rapid digital transformation....