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Prisons Are Key Space for Islamist Radicalization
June 06, 2018
Empirical evidence shows that prisons in the West and beyond are "criminal universities" for both the Islamist radicalization and terrorist training skills that pose serious threats to society.
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UN Report Condemns Saudi Arabia for Torture
June 06, 2018
A report issued by UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and terrorism Ben Emmerson offers a scathing critique of widespread torture and other human rights violations perpetrated under the guise of counter-terrorism laws putatively designed to rid the Islamic theocratic kingdom of Islamist extremists and homegrown Wahhabi fundamentalists.
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Qatar Wins Stand-off with Saudi Arabia
June 06, 2018
The result of a year-long Saudi-Qatar stand-off have proven to be a surprising diplomatic and geopolitical win for Qatar, thanks to the success of a massive lobbying campaign in Washington, a pullback in Qatari support for extremist Islamist groups, and a rebranding of Doha as protector of grassroots Islamic causes, among other factors.
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Islamist Extremists Target Clerics Opposed to Suicide Bombing
June 06, 2018
Islamist extremist groups targeted Afghanistan's Ulema Council meeting in Kabul with a fatal suicide bombing hours after it issued an official Islamic legal ruling (fatwa) against suicide bombings as forbidden by Islam, as such extremists have ratcheted up their military operations throughout the Southwest Asian country in an effort to overthrow the government.
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UN Agent Seeks Counter-terror Review Mechanism in Belgium
June 06, 2018
In a review of counter-terrorism policies in Belgium, UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin called on the government to establish a systematic de-radicalization regime in its prisons, alleviate fair trial concerns for its foreign-fighter citizens in other countries, and create an "independent oversight mechanism" to review rights issues relating to counter-terrorism.
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