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counter-terrorism Articles

Is Prevent working?

Britain's counter-terrorism strategy must command the confidence of the communities it seeks to protect, writes Emma Lange of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights Following the horrifying spate of terrorist attacks in the last few months the prime minister has pledged...

Calling time on the Prevent strategy

The government's Prevent strategy is causing 'suspicion in the classroom and confusion in the staffroom', writes Rachel Finnegan of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights The government’s Prevent strategy places a statutory obligation on teachers and educators, without...

Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea

A master terrorist is debating with a subordinate over some point of strategy in their bunker. The sheikh narrows his eyes, and after careful consideration remarks: ‘I agree it works in practice. But does it work in theory?’ This retelling of an old joke about...

A future free from intimidation and fear

As the horrific events in Paris erupted across our screens on Friday 13 November many of us will have relived the shock, pain and confusion that engulfed us here in the United Kingdom on 7 July 10 years ago. Fifty-two innocent men and women lost their lives on that...