Sentencing of Darren Osborne sparks discussion about right-wing extremism in the UK, and the role of the mainstream media in popularising it

Osborne, who killed a worshipper outside the Finsbury Park Mosque in 2017 in an act of terrorism motivated by Islamophobia, was reportedly radicalised by online content from far-right movements. The British mainstream media has been criticised for popularising this content through engaging with it in their coverage.

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Article calls attention to the significant role of radicalization networks in the USA in light of Zulfi Hoxha revelations

While the idea of “lone wolf” attacks frequently characterises discussion of terrorism in the USA, radicalisation networks, particularly those facilitated online, play a significant role in facilitating it.

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New law against online hate speech causes stir in Germany as AfD politician’s twitter is suspended

On January 1, 2018, a new law went into effect in Germany with the aim of curbing ‘fake news’ and hate speech online. The Act for the Improvement of Law Enforcement on Social Networks – thankfully shortened in common parlance to the Network Enforcement Law (Netzdurchsetzungsgesetz) targets social media such as Twitter and Facebook, seen…

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European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality publishes new report on radicalisation, violent extremism and women

The report examines women’s involvement with radicalisation and violent extremism in the EU, programmes in place to prevent and counter this, and the role of women themselves in these programmes.

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Charlie Hebdo gets new threats over cartoon on accused Islamic scholar

The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Monday of death threats against the satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo, over a cartoon of the Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who faces rape allegations. The investigation was opened against “written death threats” and “public praise for a terrorist act,” The magazine depicted Ramadan with with an explicit…

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