This week, the European Court of Human Rights heard arguments against the mass surveillance programs of two countries, Sweden and the United Kingdom in what Catalin Cimpanu at ZDnet states is the "last chance for Europe's top human rights...

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner said Mi5 kept personal data gathered under warrants, kept it too long and did not store it safely, and that the security service handled large amounts of personal data in an “undoubtedly...

The Home Office is facing calls to release a report on left0wing extremism called Left-wing Activism and Extremism in the UK, which has been prepared by its Extremism Analysis Unit (EAU). Jenny Jones, one of several politicians and...

A report on tackling ‘hateful extremism’ has been caught up in a barrage of criticism entirely of its authors’ own making, after smearing anti-fracking campaigners and then admitting it made a “dreadful error”, reports The Network for...

An official document from British counter-terrorism police lists anti-fascists and animal rights campaigners as "extremists" alongside neo-nazi and other far-right groups, reports The Canary...

Accusations in the Trojan Horse Affair that were levelled against the Park View Academy and its Trust for attempting to “Islamicise schools” fell apart for good reason, yet they continue to do damage, writes John Holmwood for Open Democracy...

The much-criticised Prevent programme is to be replaced in Greater Manchester if mayor Andy Burnham has his way, as part of a broad review of the region’s counter-terror strategy in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing. Andy Burnham...

The duty on public bodies to report signs of radicalisation, included in the government’s strategy to counter Islamist extremism, is today’s equivalent of internment in Northern Ireland, the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, has said...