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Global CVE

This section deals with global CVE, an unregulated and profitable industry with the UK’s Prevent duty as flagship, despite its known abuses.

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UK: Prevent strategy expert gives evidence to Australian Royal Commission

Professor Paul Thomas, an expert on the Prevent strategy at the University of Huddersfield, has given evidence before the Australian Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Drawing on the UK experience, the professor argued that Australia could benefit from similar approaches to practitioner training and community reporting, while recognising the challenges of implementing a consistent system across a federal structure. Professor Thomas commented: “In my evidence session with the Royal Commission I was able to share the findings from our groundbreaking international research around community members reporting possible terrorism involvement by people known to them, as well as our important national research around how British educators are implementing the Prevent counter-terrorism duty.” Read more on The University of Huddersfield website. Related… After 16-year-old austistic boy is shot by police, experts call for shift in Australia CVE programmes

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BELGIUM: Belgian authorities to start sharing information on ‘radicalisation’ of minors

Belgian authorities will start cooperating more closely to better share information in the fight against radicalisation and extremism among minors, announced Flemish Minister for Justice and Enforcement Zuhal Demir (N-VA). The number of minors involved in terrorist activities is on the rise, according to recent figures from State Security and the Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA). According to the administrator general, as many as one third of those seeking to commit acts of terrorist violence are minors. Last year, the youngest person in these files was 13 years old. Now, the Flemish Youth Welfare Agency has signed a cooperation agreement with CUTA. “This agreement has come at the right time, given the increasing number of minors involved in such cases,” said Demir. In absolute numbers, the number of minors involved is still limited. In the context of terror or radicalisation, seven minors currently reside in the Flemish Community Institutions […]

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EUROPE: Council of Europe releases new guidelines on prosecution of violent extremism

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted new guidelines aimed at enhancing the prosecution of violent extremism conducive to terrorism. These guidelines, developed by the Committee on Counter-Terrorism (CDCT), provide strategies for prosecuting violent far-right, far-left, and other sympathisers under terrorism charges. The guidelines focus on various stages of prosecution, including investigation, charging, and the ways of proving the elements of terrorist offences. They stress the need for criminal justice authorities to understand how these groups operate, particularly their flexible structures and the distinctive operational strategies. Key aspects of the guidelines include investigation techniques which include surveillance and financial investigations, cross-border co-operation and collaboration between agencies, and prevention of ‘radicalisation’, especially in prisons. The text reaffirms the importance of combating terrorism and violent extremism in line with human rights standards, as guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. Read the full summary on the Council […]

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AUSTRALIA: After 16-year-old austistic boy is shot by police, experts call for shift in Australia CVE programmes

Experts and families are warning that the current system to intervene and rehabilitate people who have joined extremist groups is flawed, putting Australians at risk. There’s concern that too much focus is put into policing and not enough into prevention. Figures obtained by Four Corners show that only six people have been referred to a federally funded intervention program via the National Security Hotline since July 2023. The hotline is the country’s main tool for reporting extremists. Australia CVE programmes are run by state and territory police and governments, overseen by a federal government strategy. But many families have told Four Corners they are reluctant to report their loved ones to authorities. Getting access to an intervention program doesn’t guarantee a good outcome. James Hollands (pictured) was in a police-run CVE programme in Perth for two years. He had researched the far-right and fixated on different ideologies. Then, in May […]

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UN: Games recruitment grounds for extremists, prompting collaboration between CT and gaming companies

Digital gaming platforms are becoming recruitment grounds for extremists, says the UN, prompting an “unprecedented collaboration between counter terrorism specialists and gaming companies”. As the gaming industry usurps Hollywood in sheer monetary value – it coined $196 billion in 2023 – UN News’s Sarah Daly sat down with Steven Siqueira, Deputy Director of the UN Counter Terrorism Centre (part of the counter-terrorism office, UNOCT) and Leif Villadsen, Acting Director of the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). The senior officials hosted a landmark event on the issue called New Quest Unlocked (link to full conference as recorded via livestream on UN TV) held earlier in December, which brought together gaming companies, policymakers and researchers to address violent extremism in gaming spaces. You can read the full interview on the UN News site. Related… UK: Prevent and Countering Violent Extremism usher in ‘whole society’ surveillance (News, 2020)

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AUSTRALIA: Asio and police warn that radicalisation in young people at ‘shocking’ levels

Australia’s intelligence gathering agency Asio and the Australian federal police have urged parents, teachers and healthcare workers to be vigilant for signs of radicalisation in young people, after it was revealed that two teenagers aged 16 and 14 have been convicted under Australia’s counter-terrorism laws. These agencies claimed that “shocking” numbers of their priority cases involve young people. The anonymised details of the two unrelated cases have been published as part of an unprecedented coordinated plea from security agencies in the Five Eyes countries – Australia, the US, Britain, Canada and New Zealand – for their citizens to do more to stop young people falling prey to radical, violent ideologies. “In every one of the terrorist attacks, disruptions and suspected terrorist incidents in Australia this year, the alleged perpetrator was a young person,” Asio’s director-general, Mike Burgess, said in a statement accompanying the analysis. Read more on The Guardian. Related… […]

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