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Menezes police 'out of control'
A woman, who witnessed the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station in July 2005, has told an inquest that police officers were 'out of control' and seemed panicked before the shooting.
4 November 2008 (external article)
guardian Financial sanctions upheld against men suspected of funding terror
The Court of Appeal has upheld little-known treasury powers to freeze the funds of people suspected of funding terrorism. Two men had challenged the laws which leave them and their families having to account for every penny they spend.
4 November 2008 (external article)
mirfield reporter 'Bomb plot' teenagers cleared by jury
Two Muslim teenagers who were accused of terrorism after their discussion of blowing up BNP members was found on the internet, have been cleared of all charges.
24 October 2008 (external article)
guardian Terror suspects need not be told of evidence
The Court of Appeal has ruled that terror suspects can be subjected to control orders without knowing the evidence against them.
20 October 2008 (external article)
bbc news Protest over harassment of Muslim travellers
60 people held a protest at the HQ of Strathclyde police over the alleged harassment of Muslim people at Glasgow airport.
16 October 2008 (external article)
guardian Tube shooting officer admits amending key document
A police officer has admitted that he altered a key document about the events leading up to the shooting dead of Jean Charles de Menezes.
14 October 2008 (external article)
independent 42-day detention defeated in Lords
Plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge have been abandoned following defeat in the Lords. In an emergency statement to MPs, Jacqui Smith announced that the Government would remove the plans from the Counter Terrorism Bill.
14 October 2008 (external article)
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How are thinktanks shaping the political agenda on Muslims in Britain?
By Arun Kundnani
Policy Exchange, the Social Affairs Unit and the Centre for Social Cohesion are driving the political agenda on Muslims in Britain while thinktanks on the left are largely silent.
2 September 2008 (3252 words)
bbc news 42-day detention could undermine judiciary
The House of Lords' Committee on the Constitution has found that plans for 42-day detention for terror suspects could undermine the independence of judges and lead to trials collapsing.
5 August 2008 (external article)
Control order bans contact with ex-Guantanamo detainee
A recent court hearing has banned a desperately ill man, whose daily movements are restricted by a control order, from having any contact with Moazzam Begg, who was detained in Guantanamo Bay for nearly three years.
31 July 2008 (378 words)
Germany: 'belief test' for Muslim students
As university lecturers in the UK warn of the threat posed to academic freedom by government guidelines on dealing with extremism on campus, university lecturers and students in North-Rhine Westphalia are campaigning against the targeting of foreign students and academics from Muslim countries.
10 July 2008 (431 words)
independent Former head of MI5 says 42-day detention 'unworkable'
Lady Manningham-Buller, ex head of MI5, has warned that plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days are not practical or principled.
9 July 2008 (external article)
independent Terror suspect released
A government mistake has provided personal information about a freed Algerian terrorist suspect to journalists, in spite of a court order banning its publication. He has been freed under very strict bail conditions.
4 July 2008 (external article)
this is local london De Menezes officers to remain unnamed
A judge has granted a request by 44 police officers to remain unnamed at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes which is due to start on 22 September 2008.
3 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Row over 42-day detention vote
A row has broken out over the parliamentary vote on the detention of terror suspects for 42-days. Keith Vaz MP, is alleged to have received a letter suggesting he would be 'appropriately rewarded' for his support.
3 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Lawyer cleared of terror contempt
Aamer Anwar has been cleared of contempt of court after making comments at the end of a trial of a man for terrorist offences.
1 July 2008 (external article)
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Living under a control order
By IRR News Team
Below, we reproduce the speech made by Cerie Bullivant* on living under control orders at the launch of 'Captivated: Art of the Interned'.
26 June 2008 (1506 words)
Hunger strike - 'till death or deportation'
The organisation Cageprisoners is calling for urgent action for a stateless Palestinian refugee, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, who is in a critical condition in a London hospital after being on hunger strike for over thirty days.
19 June 2008 (573 words)
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The beauty of the art of the interned
An astonishing exhibition was launched this week in central London of poetry, pottery, paintings, crafts, pictures, photographs, cartoons - all created by men detained under anti-terror laws in the UK.
19 June 2008 (370 words)
independent Abu Qatada released after six years in jail
Abu Qatada, the Islamist preacher who was jailed during a clampdown of terror suspects in 2002, has been released from prison and granted bail under the terms of a strict 22-hour curfew.
18 June 2008 (external article)
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