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Rishi Sunak Pledges To Tackle "UK's Most Significant Terror Threat"
British-Indian prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak on Wednesday pledged a crackdown on Islamist extremism, the UK's most "significant terror threat", with a widened government definition of extremism.
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Sri Lanka PM Appeals To Global Community To Lift Travel Advisories
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appealed to the international community to lift travel warnings issued after the Easter bombings, assuring that the security situation has improved in the country after the crackdown on Islamist groups and networks.
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What Has Brought Iranian Protesters To The Streets?
Iran warned of a tough crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators posing one of the boldest challenges to its clerical leaders since nationwide unrest shook the Islamist theocracy in 2009.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Rides High After 'Rough' First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on a promised "rough ride" of drug war killings and foreign policy U-turns.Duterte has been heavily criticised for his unprecedented crackdown on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and he marks 12 months in office endur...
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3 Killed In Crackdown On Bangladesh Extremists As Hindu Priest Murdered
Bangladesh police today launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist terrorists as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a series of gruesome killings by suspected extremists.
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France Shuts Mosque, Arrests Man in Crackdown After Attacks
Police shut a mosque east of Paris and arrested the owner of a revolver found in related raids today as part of a crackdown called after the November 13 attacks on the capital, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
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Egypt to Hold Parliamentary Election Starting October 18-19
Egypt will hold a long-awaited parliamentary election in two phases starting Oct. 18-19, the election commission said on Sunday, the final step of a roadmap to democracy that critics say has been tainted by a crackdown on dissent.
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In Egypt, the 'Disappeared' Resurface on TV as 'Terrorists'
Detentions and videotaped confessions are a new feature of a crackdown on dissent launched after the military toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 -- Egypt's first freely-elected president -- after mass protests, rights groups say.
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Bangladesh Police Arrest 6 in Crackdown on Islamist Groups
Police in Bangladesh have arrested six suspected militants, including the chief of the outlawed Jamaat-ul Mujahideen group, as authorities stiffen a crackdown on hardline Islamists.
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Kuwait Detains 60 Suspected of Islamist Militant Links: Newspaper
Kuwait has detained 60 people and closed a local charity for alleged violations in raising funds for Syrians, local media said today, as part of a crackdown on suspected militant links after the Gulf Arab state's worst ever suicide bombing.
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Nigerian Military Says to Investigate Amnesty Killing Allegations
Nigeria's military said today it was investigating allegations by Amnesty International that more than 8,000 people had died in detention during a crackdown on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, weeks after dismissing the report.
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69 Egypt Islamists Get Life Terms For Torching Church
Egypt jailed 69 Islamists for life today for torching a church near Cairo in August 2013 during a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a judicial official said.
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Australian PM Tony Abbott Orders Crackdown on Visas for Radical Preachers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday that he was ordering a crackdown to prevent radical Islamist preachers entering the country, amidst rising tension with the Muslim community following a series of security-related raids.
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Australian Police Charge Man Over Funding 'Terrorist Organisation' After Raids
Australian police raided homes in Melbourne on Tuesday and charged one man with funding a terrorist organisation in a crackdown on radical Islamists who authorities believe are supporting Middle East militants or planning attacks at home.
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China Sentences Four for Explosives, Bid for 'Jihad': Report
China has sentenced four people to up to 20 years in jail for "plotting terror attacks", state media said, the latest in a wave of rulings as the government accelerates a crackdown on what it says is violence fuelled by Islamist militants.
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Rishi Sunak Pledges To Tackle "UK's Most Significant Terror Threat"
British-Indian prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak on Wednesday pledged a crackdown on Islamist extremism, the UK's most "significant terror threat", with a widened government definition of extremism.
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Sri Lanka PM Appeals To Global Community To Lift Travel Advisories
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appealed to the international community to lift travel warnings issued after the Easter bombings, assuring that the security situation has improved in the country after the crackdown on Islamist groups and networks.
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What Has Brought Iranian Protesters To The Streets?
Iran warned of a tough crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators posing one of the boldest challenges to its clerical leaders since nationwide unrest shook the Islamist theocracy in 2009.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Rides High After 'Rough' First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on a promised "rough ride" of drug war killings and foreign policy U-turns.Duterte has been heavily criticised for his unprecedented crackdown on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and he marks 12 months in office endur...
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3 Killed In Crackdown On Bangladesh Extremists As Hindu Priest Murdered
Bangladesh police today launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist terrorists as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a series of gruesome killings by suspected extremists.
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France Shuts Mosque, Arrests Man in Crackdown After Attacks
Police shut a mosque east of Paris and arrested the owner of a revolver found in related raids today as part of a crackdown called after the November 13 attacks on the capital, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
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Egypt to Hold Parliamentary Election Starting October 18-19
Egypt will hold a long-awaited parliamentary election in two phases starting Oct. 18-19, the election commission said on Sunday, the final step of a roadmap to democracy that critics say has been tainted by a crackdown on dissent.
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In Egypt, the 'Disappeared' Resurface on TV as 'Terrorists'
Detentions and videotaped confessions are a new feature of a crackdown on dissent launched after the military toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 -- Egypt's first freely-elected president -- after mass protests, rights groups say.
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Bangladesh Police Arrest 6 in Crackdown on Islamist Groups
Police in Bangladesh have arrested six suspected militants, including the chief of the outlawed Jamaat-ul Mujahideen group, as authorities stiffen a crackdown on hardline Islamists.
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Kuwait Detains 60 Suspected of Islamist Militant Links: Newspaper
Kuwait has detained 60 people and closed a local charity for alleged violations in raising funds for Syrians, local media said today, as part of a crackdown on suspected militant links after the Gulf Arab state's worst ever suicide bombing.
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Nigerian Military Says to Investigate Amnesty Killing Allegations
Nigeria's military said today it was investigating allegations by Amnesty International that more than 8,000 people had died in detention during a crackdown on Islamist militant group Boko Haram, weeks after dismissing the report.
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69 Egypt Islamists Get Life Terms For Torching Church
Egypt jailed 69 Islamists for life today for torching a church near Cairo in August 2013 during a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a judicial official said.
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Australian PM Tony Abbott Orders Crackdown on Visas for Radical Preachers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday that he was ordering a crackdown to prevent radical Islamist preachers entering the country, amidst rising tension with the Muslim community following a series of security-related raids.
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Australian Police Charge Man Over Funding 'Terrorist Organisation' After Raids
Australian police raided homes in Melbourne on Tuesday and charged one man with funding a terrorist organisation in a crackdown on radical Islamists who authorities believe are supporting Middle East militants or planning attacks at home.
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China Sentences Four for Explosives, Bid for 'Jihad': Report
China has sentenced four people to up to 20 years in jail for "plotting terror attacks", state media said, the latest in a wave of rulings as the government accelerates a crackdown on what it says is violence fuelled by Islamist militants.
