The gloves have come off against Tren de Aragua, and not just in terms of deportations. Among the first actions Donald Trump took on taking office was to designate TdA as a terror organization. That simplified deportations already in the pipeline, as that designation can accelerate the expulsion process for anyone affiliated with terror orgs....
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a group of senior politicians, businessmen and lawyers to long prison sentences on conspiracy and terrorism charges. The defendants received sentences of up to 66 years. They include leaders of National Salvation Front, the main opposition coalition, who were arrested in 2023. Human rights groups described the trial as...
A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai city has been remanded in custody for 18 days. Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed his extradition had been successful. Indian authorities accuse 64-year-old Rana of aiding the...
Funding to support the “hidden issue” of children in Devon who have had a parent sent to prison is set to continue. The Not My Sentence support programme was developed in Devon in 2022 with one-to-one support from trained youth workers for young people with a close family member in jail. Topics include understanding the...
Four years ago, I published Subtle Tools, a book on the erosion of American democratic norms in the face of what came to be known as the Global War on Terror. Both what had been done in the name of “national security” in response to the 9/11 attacks and how it had been done —...