Tag: #terrorism

Burkina Faso Assembly Votes to Reintroduce Death Penalty, Drawing Rights Warnings

Transitional legislature restored capital punishment for terrorism and other crimes; rights groups warn it could enable repression and wrongful sentences.

#burkinafaso, #deathpenalty, #humanrights, #sahel, #terrorism

18-Year-Old Charged Over Alleged ISIS-Linked Plot to Attack Mall of America Hmong Arts Celebration

Federal prosecutors say an 18-year-old plotted an Oct. 24 mass shooting at Mall of America’s Hmong Arts Celebration; FBI arrested him after a controlled weapons sale.

#terrorism, #mallofamerica, #minnesota, #lawenforcement

Justice Dept. Charges Gaza-Based Alleged Hamas Operative, Arrests Three in U.S. Over Fundraising Network

Justice Dept. unsealed an Oct. 2 indictment charging a Gaza-based alleged Hamas operative and arrested three U.S. men accused of routing donations to Hamas.

#terrorism, #justice, #hamas, #fundraising

U.S. Treasury Sanctions France-Based Charities, Three People Over Alleged Hamas Financing

OFAC on Oct. 2 designated three individuals and two France-based groups, alleging they funneled over $2 million to Hamas using sham charities and cryptocurrency.

#sanctions, #hamas, #cryptocurrency, #france, #terrorism

U.S. Removes Syria From State Sponsor of Terrorism List, Delists HTS

U.S. lifts Syria's State Sponsor of Terrorism designation and removes HTS from Treasury blacklist, easing broad sanctions while keeping targeted penalties.

#syria, #foreignpolicy, #sanctions, #terrorism

Justice Dept. Uses Rare Alien Terrorist Removal Court to Seek Deportation of Fort Worth Resident

Justice Department filed the first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court case to deport Fort Worth resident Nazira Haji Zada, accused of supporting an ISIS-inspired election plot.

#nationalsecurity, #immigration, #terrorism, #justice

U.K. Raises National Terror Threat to 'Severe' After Golders Green Stabbing

Britain raised its national threat to 'severe' after an antisemitic stabbing in Golders Green, citing rising risks from extremists and state-linked threats.

#uk, #terrorism, #antisemitism, #nationalsecurity