anti-terror
Here’s the Harper Government’s Game Plan for the Next Four Months
Security, justice, and a (hopefully) balanced budget are all on Harper's to-do list.
Pakistani Anti-Terror Court Slaps Bollywood Star with 26 Years in Jail for Blasphemy
The sentence was handed down the same week the European Parliament urged Pakistan to axe its controversial blasphemy rules.
A British Man Is on Death Row in Ethiopia
Andargachew Tsige, a British citizen, is being detained and possibly tortured in Ethiopia right now, and some believe that the British government isn't doing enough to help him.
Australia’s Anti-Terrorist Laws: The Balance between Liberty, Security, and Fear
In the shadow of our most recent military venture into Iraq, Australia is currently debating a raft of new anti-terror laws.
Britain’s Anti-Terror Laws Are a ‘Complete Mess’
Leading human rights lawyer Tayab Ali says Muslims are criminalised for doing the same things that non-Muslims are free to do.
An Anti-Terror Law is Inflaming Tensions in Chile's Indigenous Turf War
The legislation currently allows for the extended detention of suspects without charge and greater sentences upon conviction, as well as, most controversially, anonymous witness testimony as primary evidence.
Are Students Who Protest Against the Cuts 'Extremists'?
Birmingham's counter-terrorism police seem to think so.
The FBI Is Trying to Recruit Muslims as Snitches by Putting Them on No-Fly Lists
How did an innocent Malaysian architectural scholar remain on a terrorism no-fly list—effectively branding her a terrorist—for years after an FBI paperwork screw-up put her there?
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
This week, the Ukrainian military launched an anti-terrorist operation to quell the pro-Russia violence and unrest that has swept eastern Ukraine. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky interviewed troops deployed in the operation at the border...