Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
White supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia
When police detained an Indonesian teenager accused of bombing his high-school campus in Jakarta in November, he had a life-size toy rifle inscribed with “welcome to hell” and the names of white supremacist mass killers. The November 7 attack, which injured 96 people, may have been the first in the country inspired by white supremacists…
Read MoreBritish man admits encouraging suicide in US
A British man has admitted encouraging a “vulnerable” 21-year-old US citizen to kill himself while on a video call. Dylan Phelan, 21, from Morley, appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to encouraging the suicide of Travis Dyer in Louisiana. The court was told that Phelan, “together with others on 30 October 2024,…
Read MoreTeenager who downloaded terrorist material is sentenced
A 17-year-old boy from Merseyside has been sentenced for possessing terrorist material. The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, called police on 6 August 2025 and explained that he was contemplating carrying out a terror attack. Police officers then attended the address and found a bag which contained kitchen knives. The prosecution…
Read MoreNZ man charged in Perth with allegedly possessing violent extremist material
A New Zealand national who allegedly had videos on his phone of multiple overseas terrorist incidents is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (24 February, 2026) charged with possessing violent extremist material. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the man, 24, for a baggage examination at Perth Airport yesterday morning (23 February, 2026)…
Read MoreParents of 764 victim file wrongful death lawsuit against Discord
The parents of a Seattle-area teenager who was allegedly pushed to take his own life by a member of the online extremist network “764” have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Discord, claiming the social media giant “caused” their son’s suicide and “abetted one of the most depraved and dangerous child abuse cults in modern…
Read MoreDutch police arrest 15 over ‘Islamic State’ TikTok posts
Fifteen people suspected of spreading “Islamic State” (IS) propaganda on TikTok were arrested in raids across the Netherlands by Dutch police on Tuesday. The Dutch public prosecution office said the 15 suspects were trying to “incite others to commit terrorist crimes” through IS propaganda, which included calls to join the Islamist terrorist group while glorifying…
Read MoreWimauma teen tied to Neo-Nazi satanic group, charged with terrorism, child porn
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced Wednesday the arrest of a 14-year-old suspect from Wimauma on terrorism and child pornography charges. According to HCSO, authorities received a tip on Jan. 31 about Jose Pagan Jr., claiming the teen had access to weapons and was planning to conduct a mass shooting at a church near…
Read More‘Southport copycat attack’ teen pleads guilty to possessing Al-Qaeda and ricin documents
A teenager who “called 999 and referred to a Southport stabbings copycat attack” has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. The white British boy, from Kirkby, appearing before Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, entered guilty pleas to four counts of possession of documents likely to be used in preparing acts of terrorism, including a PDF file…
Read MoreLong Beach man agrees to plead guilty to charges that he built bomb, sought to aid ISIS terrorists
A Long Beach man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging he sent payments to ISIS and possessed a homemade bomb inside his home, according to court papers obtained today. Mark Villanueva, 29, will enter his plea on Jan. 26 in downtown Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support…
Read MoreUK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training
Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused of helping procure parts for drones. Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training camp at the Birket Jabbour airbase in Lebanon in…
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