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Terrorism
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Racist group founder fronts new far right party’s Scottish arm
The founder of a chat group which featured Nazi, racist and antisemitic material fronts the Scottish arm of a far right political party led by a Hitler lookalike.
Anti-terrorism referrals for far right extremism rise in Scotland
The number of Scots referred to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme due to far right extremism has risen over the last year, new data shows.
Far right extremism most common ideology in latest counter-terrorism referral data
Far right extremism was the most common ideology of those in Scotland reported to the UK counter-terrorism programme, according to the latest Police Scotland data.
Expert witness at Scottish neo-Nazi trials warns of more ‘lone wolf’ attacks
An expert on neo-Nazis has warned there could be more ‘lone wolf’ attacks in Scotland when political tensions are high.
Thousands of workers given ‘cack-handed’ terrorism training
More than 4000 workers in prisons, councils, the NHS, Fire and Rescue services and the military have taken part in counter-terrorism courses.
NHS-patient trust threatened by “Orwellian” terror law
Doctors and nurses advised to breach patient confidentiality and report suspicious people to the state to comply with counter-terrorism law.
Peaceful campaigners branded terrorist threats
Animal rights, environment and anti-nuclear campaigners are “of concern” according to counter-terrorism training materials produced by Scotland’s largest council.
Living in the shadow of Pakistan’s suicide bombers
The security situation in some parts of Pakistan is desperate. Meet the people who live with the threat and the consequences of terrorism on a daily basis.
