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Mohiussunnath Chowdhury

09 July 2020 19:30
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Safiyya Shaykh Conviction

03 July 2020 18:08
The conclusion of a significant UK prosecution case, with a dynamic online element to it. Discover More…

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Ruhollah Zam

01 July 2020 14:14
BBC News, Ruhollah Zam: Iran sentences journalist to death for fanning unrest Discover More…

Fatah Abdullah

28 June 2020 21:50
Newcastle terror cell case concludes Discover More…

Hashem Abedi Trial

17 March 2020 16:19
Independent, Hashem Abedi trial: Manchester attacker’s brother found guilty of murdering bomb victims
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'IS' Remnants

12 February 2020 23:42
Reuters, Goran Tomasevic and Issam Abdallah, Reuters, Widowed, imprisoned, detained: remnants of Islamic State in limbo in Syria Discover More…

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Magecart arrests

27 January 2020 23:29
ZDNet, Magecart gang arrested in Indonesia
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Abu Dhabi Slander Allegations

23 January 2020 12:31
Gulf News, Former imam of Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque accuses 19 of internet slander in Abu Dhabi Discover More…

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Bangladesh Cafe Attack Sentences

27 November 2019 18:48
AP, Bangladesh sentences 7 militants to death in cafe attack
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Operation Northmoor

18 November 2019 16:14
BBC News, Panorama Investigation: War crimes scandal exposed
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KSA al-Awda Case

12 October 2019 17:29
Al Jazeera, Verdict delayed in trial of Saudi dissident: family Discover More…

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Qandeel Baloch Case

27 September 2019 13:14
Channel News Asia, Brother of murdered Pakistan social media star gets life in 'honour killing' case Discover More…

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Anti-Muslim Instagram Prosecution

24 September 2019 23:23
Independent, Man jailed over anti-Muslim Instagram posts alongside topless photos with gun Discover More…

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Digital Forensics

13 August 2019 16:42
FBI, The Modern Evidence Trail: The FBI’s Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories Are Vital in the Digital Age Discover More…

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Hashem Abedi

18 July 2019 17:46
The Guardian, Manchester Arena bomber’s brother held in UK after extradition

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'Jihad Jack'

21 June 2019 21:49
Updates on the case of 'Jihad Jack' Discover More…

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Kotey & Elsheikh Interview

11 June 2019 11:10
CNN, One of the ISIS 'Beatles' says he's sorry. Will confessions save these fighters from death row? Discover More…

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Iran Attorney Sentenced

03 June 2019 17:00
Radio Farda, Attorney, Rights Defender Sentenced To 30 Years, Flogging In Iran Discover More…

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Lindh free

22 May 2019 11:56
NYT, John Walker Lindh, Known as the ‘American Taliban,’ Is Set to Leave Federal Prison This Week

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Online bomb-making tutorial

23 April 2019 23:50
Reuters, Wisconsin woman taught bomb-making online for Islamic State: prosecutors
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Ongoing Australia Case

16 April 2019 11:00
ABC Australia, Man searched online for Islamic punishments for wife's infidelity before murder, court told
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Uighurs & social media

14 April 2019 15:43
Darren Byler, Guardian, China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority, 10 Apr 2019
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IS 'e-jihad'

21 March 2019 12:04
Washington Post, She seemed like a normal Web-savvy teen. She was actually waging ‘e-jihad’ with ISIS hackers.
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KSA Prosecutions

13 March 2019 16:00
Guardian, Saudi women's rights activists go on trial in Riyadh

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Malaysia Net Prosecution

11 March 2019 11:17
SCMP, Malaysian jailed for more than 10 years for insulting Islam on social media Discover More…

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UK IS Case

07 March 2019 14:37
BBC News, Lewis Ludlow: How the Oxford Street terror plotter was caught
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Miami prosecution

01 March 2019 13:24
Miami Herald, Broward man pleads guilty to distributing bomb-making instructions over the web Discover More…

9-11 Prosecutions Continue

04 February 2019 20:04
Julian Borger, Guardian, 'Why can't we get this over?': 9/11 hearings drag on at Guantánamo, 2 Feb 2019
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'The fall of Egyptian media'

26 January 2019 19:07
Al Jazeera, The Listening Post, After spring came winter: The fall of the Egyptian media

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Social Media Activist Jailed

25 January 2019 16:22
RFE/RL, Iranian Activist Jailed, Allegedly Beaten, After Complaining Of Forced Confession
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‘Killed by injustice’: The hanging of a British Somali

25 January 2019 16:20
BBC News, ‘Killed by injustice’: The hanging of a British Somali
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Self-radicalisation case - UK

19 December 2018 17:03

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'Self-radicalised' Uber driver who drew sketch of gun raid on Downing St while awaiting trial for samurai sword attack on police near Buckingham Palace is found NOT GUILTY of terror plot
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e-Jihad Florida

19 December 2018 16:55
Miami Herald, Florida man charged with distributing bomb-making designs for Islamic extremists
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Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge

18 December 2018 13:23
A sobering essential long-read by Ben Taub (and associated photographers): New Yorker, Shallow Graves/Iraq's Post ISIS Campaign of Revenge Discover More…

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ISIS-obsessed teenager jailed over online terror videos

18 December 2018 12:58
Birmingham Live, ISIS-obsessed teenager Sudesh Amman jailed over online terror videos
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'IS' Case

04 December 2018 14:42
Mail Online, Muslim woman, 23, who chatted online with jihadi brides and knew about a terror attack BEFORE it happened 'didn't understand' she was a member of ISIS
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