News: Recent racist comments by particular Australian politicians have raised debates in certain media regarding the level of racism still present within Australian society. Senator Jacqui Lambie from a far-right nationalist party grabbed the media spotlight when as part of her campaign to ban the face veil in Australia, she posted an inflammatory picture on facebook of an Afghan woman in a burqa about to fire a gun. The photo…

News: On 2 October, News Agency "UralPolit.Ru" and other media citing the press service of the Federal Security Service of the Chelyabinsk region reported: "In the Chelyabinsk region they suppressed the activity of the four most active participants of the Chelyabinsk cell of Hizb ut Tahrir. The special operation was carried out with the participation of the Chelyabinsk KGB employees of the central apparatus of the FSS of Russia and…

News: A future Conservative government would seek new powers to ban extremist groups and curb the activities of "harmful" individuals, Theresa May has said. Banning orders and "extreme disruption" orders will feature in the party's 2015-election manifesto, the home secretary told the party's Birmingham conference. Ms. May was among a number of high-profile speakers on the third day of the Conservative Party conference. In her speech, the home secretary attacked…

News: Afghanistan's outgoing President Hamid Karzai has approved the execution of five men for armed robbery and sexual assault, his spokesman has said. "President Karzai signed off today on the order for execution of five criminals convicted of rape and kidnapping in Paghman incident," Aimal Faizi tweeted on Saturday. Prosecutors said earlier this month that a group of seven men, some dressed in police uniform, stopped the family's car last…