Tag: Extremism

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Trump Withdraws U.S. Attorney Nominee, Whose Extremism Tested Limits for G.O.P. Senators

Trump Withdraws U.S. Attorney Nominee, Whose Extremism Tested Limits for G.O.P. Senators

The means of Ed Martin’s ascent as the leading prosecutor for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington was his path out of power. www.nytimes.com [...]
Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen extremism definition

Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen extremism definition

Tom Symonds, political correspondent & Sam Francis, political reporterBBC NewsPA MediaThe government is set to reject internal advice to widen the [...]
Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

The Home Office will look at hatred of women as one of the ideological trends that the government says is gaining traction. www.bbc.com [...]
Pentagon Hands Over Bases in Niger as Extremism Spreads in the Sahel

Pentagon Hands Over Bases in Niger as Extremism Spreads in the Sahel

Relations between the two countries soured after a coup last year. Now the United States is scrambling to find new security partners. www.nytimes.com [...]
What are the hurdles facing Michael Gove's extremism plans?

What are the hurdles facing Michael Gove's extremism plans?

Mr Gove says he was driven to action because the UK's values are "under challenge" from extremists. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
Gove names groups as he unveils extremism definition

Gove names groups as he unveils extremism definition

The communities secretary has told MPs of five groups to be assessed against the new definition. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
New extremism definition unveiled by government

New extremism definition unveiled by government

The previous definition, introduced in 2011 under the Prevent strategy, described extremism as "vocal or active opposition to fundamental British valu [...]
Extremism: New extremism definition will ‘help us choose friends wisely’ – Gove

Extremism: New extremism definition will ‘help us choose friends wisely’ – Gove

The new definition of extremism describes it as "the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance" that aims to "n [...]
Ex-home secretaries warn against politicising extremism

Ex-home secretaries warn against politicising extremism

On Thursday, the government plans to set out a broader definition of extremism to tackle increases. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
Attack victims hit out at extremism in open letter

Attack victims hit out at extremism in open letter

Fifty survivors and relatives of those killed in London, Manchester and Brussels are among the signatories. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
No 10: Anderson wrong to conflate Muslims with extremism

No 10: Anderson wrong to conflate Muslims with extremism

The PM does not think Lee Anderson is racist, despite his "unacceptable" comments about Sadiq Khan, No 10 says. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
DAOs Are Not the Next Home for Online Extremism

DAOs Are Not the Next Home for Online Extremism

When we see largely peace-loving, crypto-nerd, not-racist, “DAOs” use virtually identical communications facilities, we should not also conclude that [...]
White Supremacists Lean On Crypto, Says Anti-Defamation League Report on Extremists

White Supremacists Lean On Crypto, Says Anti-Defamation League Report on Extremists

White supremacist groups in the U.S. have sometimes been funded by crypto, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that analyzed a [...]
Researchers warn of rise in extremism online after Covid

Researchers warn of rise in extremism online after Covid

Spending so much time online could have created fertile ground for extremism to grow, say researchers. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
Trump Embraces Extremism as He Seeks to Reclaim Presidency

Trump Embraces Extremism as He Seeks to Reclaim Presidency

As he gets his presidential campaign underway, Donald J. Trump has aligned himself with forces that used to be outside the mainstream of American poli [...]
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