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Canada becomes 1st country to list extremist network 764 as terrorists
Canada has become the first country to list the extremist network 764, known for preying on young people online, as a terrorist entity, the federal government announced Wednesday. Ottawa added four new organizations to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities: In a statement, the government says 764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective use…
Read MoreAs online extremists push teens to self-harm, 2 political rivals to propose new law making it a crime
For several years, as U.S. authorities have struggled to stop online extremist networks like “764” from pushing teens to livestream acts of violence or self-harm, including their own suicide, the Justice Department has faced what authorities and victims both say is a vexing challenge: Such coercion is not a federal crime. That could change if…
Read MoreTrump takes steps to designate Muslim Brotherhood affiliates as terrorist groups
President Trump on Monday called for the U.S. to weigh labeling some Middle Eastern affiliates of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups, taking aim at the controversial Islamist movement. In an executive order, the president directed his administration to consider whether to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere as foreign terrorist…
Read MoreUS designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats
The US state department has announced that it will designate four European self-described anti-fascist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, as the Trump administration broadens its campaign against what it portrays as an international wave of leftist violence. In a public statement on Thursday, the state department said it would designate Antifa Ost in Germany, the…
Read MoreUK removes terrorism designation for Syria’s HTS
The British government on Tuesday removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which spearheaded the Syrian rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, from its list of banned terrorist organisations. HTS, a former al Qaeda affiliate, was proscribed in 2017, meaning that Britain designated it as a terrorist group, making it illegal to support…
Read More120 Iranians detained in US for entering country illegally to be returned to Iran, state TV says
Iran said Tuesday that 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering in the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days. As many as 400 Iranians would be returning to Iran as part of the deal with the U.S., Iranian state television said, citing Hossein Noushabadi, director-general for parliamentary affairs…
Read MoreThe U.S. is designating Ecuador’s largest gangs as terrorists
The United States will designate two of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs — Los Lobos and Los Choneros — as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a one day visit to the South American country on Thursday. The move allows Washington to freeze assets, target associates and share intelligence with Ecuador for…
Read More‘Machete amnesty’ announced by state government in Australia before total ban takes effect
Australia’s Victorian Government has set up a “machete amnesty” in support of disposing machetes safely from Sept. 1 until November, as the southeastern state becomes the first to carry out a ban on the weapons. Machetes will be criminalized in Victoria on Sept. 1, following a series of violent knife crimes and home invasions, Sky…
Read MoreRewards for Justice Reward Offer for Information on the Leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is increasing its reward offer for information leading to the identification or location of the leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki. The new reward offer for information on al-Awlaki is up to $10 million. The previous reward offer was…
Read MoreUS revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria’s HTS
President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, according to a State Department memo filed on Monday, a major step as Washington moves to ease sanctions on Syria. The June 23 dated memo was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
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