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Terrorism
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Palestine Action: Why has the UK proscribed the group?
MPs have voted to ban activist group Palestine Action, after members broke into a UK military base in Oxfordshire last
Racist group founder fronts new far right party’s Scottish arm
The founder of an anti-migrant chat group which featured Nazi, racist and antisemitic material fronts the Scottish arm of a
Anti-terrorism referrals for far right extremism rise in Scotland
The number of Scots referred to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme due to far right extremism has risen over
Far right extremism most common ideology in latest counter-terrorism referral data
Far right extremism was the most common ideology of individuals in Scotland reported to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme,
Expert witness at Scottish neo-Nazi trials warns of more ‘lone wolf’ attacks
An expert on neo-Nazis who was a lead prosecution witness at two landmark terror trials in Scotland has warned there
Thousands of workers given ‘cack-handed’ terrorism training
More than 4,200 public sector workers in Scotland have received controversial new counter-terrorism training from Police Scotland, The Ferret
NHS-patient trust threatened by “Orwellian” terror law
Doctors and nurses are being advised to breach patient confidentiality and report suspicious people to the state to comply with
Peaceful campaigners branded terrorist threats
Animal rights, environment and anti-nuclear campaigners are “of concern” according to counter-terrorism training materials produced by Scotland’s largest council,
Living in the shadow of Pakistan’s suicide bombers
Zahid Kishgan knew nothing of the bomb until he regained consciousness in hospital a few days later. The explosion happened