Government risks ‘alienating’ Muslims with response to terror attacks, watchdog warns | Lizzie Dearden, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terror-attacks-uk-isis-government-alienating-muslims-report-independent-reviewer-terrorism-a7862016.html

Documents show Prevent used to censor Glasgow School of Art student’s work | Claire Kopsky, Index on Censorship
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2017/07/documents-show-prevent-used-to-censor-glasgow-school-of-art-students-work/

Anti-terror strategy Prevent could stigmatise Muslim students say Huddersfield academics | Tony Earnshaw, Huddersfield Examiner
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/anti-terror-strategy-prevent-could-13283614

‘Prevent duty’ ineffective, stigmatises Muslim students – research | Study International
https://www.studyinternational.com/news/prevent-duty-ineffective-stigmatises-muslim-students-research/

The Prevent duty is two years old. What’s really going on in schools and colleges? | Joel Busher, Tufyal Choudhury & Paul Thomas, Democratic Audit
http://www.democraticaudit.com/2017/07/04/the-prevent-duty-is-two-years-old-whats-really-going-on-in-schools-and-colleges/

‘Our criticism of Prevent is based on facts, not myths’ | Asim Qureshi, Al Jazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/07/criticism-prevent-based-facts-myths-170703072558455.html

Anti-extremism Prevent drive ‘risks stigmatising’ Muslim students, Coventry University finds | James Rodger, Coventry Telegraph
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/anti-extremism-prevent-drive-risks-13272566

Michael Gove’s ‘brain flip’ poisoned schools extremism debate | Andrew Faux, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jul/04/michael-gove-extremism-trojan-horse-schools

Teachers fear Muslim students are stigmatised by anti-radicalisation Prevent scheme | Ben Farmer & Harry Yorke, The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/03/teachers-fear-muslim-students-stigmatised-anti-radicalisation/

The Government Has Been Told To Resolve Its “Broken Relationship” With Muslim Communities | Aisha Gani, Buzzfeed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/aishagani/the-government-has-been-told-to-resolve-its-broken

Prevent strategy stigmatising Muslim pupils, say teachers | Sally Weale, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/03/prevent-strategy-anti-radicalisation-stigmatising-muslim-pupils-teachers

Teachers’ fears over Prevent anti-terror programme | BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40456794

Theresa May’s counter-terrorism bill close to ‘sinking without trace’ | Mark Townsend, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/29/theresa-may-counter-terrorism-bill-sinking-without-trace-extremism-british-values

Council admits racially discriminating against two boys over Prevent toy gun referral | Esther Addley and Alexandra Topping, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/27/bedfordshire-local-education-authority-admits-racial-discrimination-brothers-toy-gun-school-police

Prevent is not working, and it undermines trust between teachers and pupils | Lucy Allan MP, Politics Home
https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/terrorism/opinion/house-commons/82786/lucy-allan-mp-prevent-not-working-and-it

New figures prompt claims of ‘no confidence’ in Scots counter terror policy | The Ferret
https://theferret.scot/no-confidence-scots-prevent-counter-terrorism-policy/

Towards a closed society: The worrying themes of the leaked OSCT PREVENT Catalogue | CAGE
https://cage.ngo/article/towards-a-closed-society-the-worrying-themes-of-the-leaked-osct-prevent-catalogue/

London university admits to monitoring student emails under pressure Government anti-terror programme | Rachael Pells, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/kings-college-london-prevent-anti-terror-london-university-islamaphobia-monitoring-student-emails-a7538931.html

Prevent on campus: London university reads students’ emails | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/leading-university-monitored-and-recorded-student-emails-because-prevent-1178811764

UK counter-terror laws most Orwellian in Europe, says Amnesty | Owen Bowcott, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/17/uk-counter-terror-laws-most-orwellian-in-europe-says-amnesty

UK counter-extremism agenda: ‘Safeguarding’ as routine punishment and collective self-policing | Les Levidow, Open Democracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/les-levidow/uk-counter-extremism-agenda-safeguarding-as-routine-punishment-and-co

Google-hosted Muslim leaders summit linked to Home Office Prevent unit | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/imams-online-breakthrough-media-home-office-prevent-402044882

Leaked government document names ‘vetted’ organisations in receipt of £1.2 million in PREVENT funding | CAGE
https://cage.ngo/press-release/leaked-government-document-names-vetted-organisations-in-receipt-of-1-2-million-in-prevent-funding/

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Counter Extremism Bill could lead to investigations into people ‘miles away’ from terrorism | Shaun Connolly, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/counter-extremism-bill-dangerous-terrorism-miles-away-legislation-isis-watchdog-counter-extremism-a7502431.html

Mentally ill patients being referred to police for ‘de-radicalisation’ | Ala Abbas, Muslim News
http://muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/home-news/mentally-ill-patients-referred-police-de-radicalisation/

School uses PREVENT to Threaten Muslim Parent Who Requested Pupil Removal from Christmas Assembly | Coolness of Hind
https://coolnessofhind.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/school-uses-prevent-to-threaten-muslim-parent-who-requested-pupil-removal-from-christmas-assembly/

Anti-extremism programme Prevent sees referrals hit 7,500 a year | ITV News
http://www.itv.com/news/2016-12-27/prevent-anti-extremism-programme-sees-referrals-hit-7-500-a-year/

Sixty kids a week referred to anti-extremism body Prevent | Sky News
http://news.sky.com/story/anti-extremism-prevent-scheme-referrals-reach-7500-a-year-10709045

UK police: We’re sorry for ‘Guess Who? Terrorism Edition’ | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-police-prevent-guess-who-terrorism-edition-278665287

The battle of governments against extremism has to be credible | Richard Norton Taylor, Open Democracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/richard-norton-taylor/battle-of-governments-against-extremism-has-to-be-credible

Schools are defining radicalisation, and it probably includes you | Emily Apple, The Canary
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/12/16/schools-defining-radicalisation-probably-includes/

Most terrorism arrests lead to no charge or conviction, figures show | Vikram Dodd, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/15/most-terrorism-arrests-lead-no-charge-conviction-figures-show

The Prevent duty: can teachers be judges? | Bob Hindle, Manchester University
http://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2016/12/prevent-duty/

Far right threat has slipped under the radar of a counter-extremism strategy targeting Muslims | Bharath Ganesh, The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/far-right-threat-has-slipped-under-the-radar-of-a-counter-extremism-strategy-targeting-muslims-69605

UK councils link ‘empathy’ for Palestinians to terrorism threat | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-councils-link-empathy-palestinians-terrorism-threat-884985863

Summary of Our Legal Case Against Prevent | Salman Butt, Islam21C
http://www.islam21c.com/politics/summary-legal-case-against-prevent/

Home Office forced to defend anti-fracking groups from extremism claims | Mark Townsend and Ian Cobain, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/10/home-office-defends-anti-fracking-groups-extremism-claims-prevent

Why the Prevent strategy is harming integration rather than helping it in Bristol’s communities | Michael Yong, Bristol Post
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/why-the-prevent-strategy-is-harming-integration-rather-than-helping-it-in-bristol-s-communities/story-29966219-detail/story.html

‘Prevent’ strategy to be challenged for first time in British high court | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/prevent-strategy-be-challenged-first-time-british-high-court-122307658

‘Prevent’ counter-extremism strategy faces legal challenge | Divya Talwar, BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38209567

City of York Council’s anti-fracking terrorism links ‘ludicrous’ | BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-38213179

Prevent: why the UK’s counter-extremism programme is toxic | Jamil Hussein, Al Araby
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2016/12/3/prevent-why-the-uks-counter-extremism-programme-is-toxic

Is the government’s PREVENT ‘science’ really peer-reviewed? | Coolness of Hind
https://coolnessofhind.wordpress.com/2016/12/03/is-the-governments-prevent-science-really-peer-reviewed/

Driffield headmaster sorry for linking anti-fracking to Islamic State in school newsletter | Ben Barnett, Yorkshire Post
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/driffield-headmaster-sorry-for-linking-anti-fracking-to-islamic-state-in-school-newsletter-1-8271878

This school just told parents that anti-fracking campaigners are extremists | Emily Apple, The Canary
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/12/01/school-just-told-parents-anti-fracking-campaigners-extremists/

Fury as Driffield School lists fracking groups alongside Islamic State in anti-terrorism advice | T Davidson, Hull Daily Mail
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/fury-as-driffield-school-lists-fracking-groups-alongside-islamic-state-in-anti-terrorism-advice/story-29949766-detail/story.html

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Prevent strategy to be ramped up despite ‘big brother’ concerns | Alan Travis, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/11/prevent-strategy-uk-counter-radicalisation-widened-despite-criticism-concerns

The problem with the Quilliam Foundation | Tom Griffin, Open Democracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/tom-griffin/problem-with-quilliam-foundation

Teachers raise concerns over ‘crass’ Prevent counter-extremism training | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/teachers-raise-concerns-over-crass-prevent-counter-extremism-training-1403527194

School reports Muslim boy, 7, to police over ‘bullet’ that was piece of brass | Helen Pidd The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/06/school-reports-muslim-boy-7-police-bullet-piece-brass

Exclusive: Teachers are not being given adequate Prevent strategy training, poll finds | Charlotte Santry, TES https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/exclusive-teachers-are-not-being-given-adequate-prevent-strategy

Prevent is stopping GPs like me from doing my job | Clare Gerada, New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/11/prevent-stopping-gps-me-doing-my-job

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Telegraph Confirms Andrew Gilligan is a Liar | Coolness of Hind
https://coolnessofhind.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/telegraph-confirms-andrew-gilligan-is-a-liar/

Unions call on teachers to resist obligatory ‘toxic’ terror training | Kirsten Paterson, The National
http://www.thenational.scot/news/unions-call-on-teachers-to-resist-obligatory-toxic-terror-training.23828

Senior Doctor Says Prevent Strategy Is “Bringing Discrimination” Into Consultation Rooms | Aisha Gani, Buzzfeed UK
https://www.buzzfeed.com/aishagani/doctor-prevent-discrimination?utm_term=.yvj77Jy1j8#.qwa66AO8WK

Children ‘more susceptible’ to radicalisation under Prevent anti-terror plan | Charlotte Santry, TES
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/children-more-susceptible-radicalisation-under-prevent-anti-terror

Prevent is failing. Any effective strategy must include Muslim communities | Miqdaad Versi, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/20/prevent-isnt-working-inclusive-muslim-communities-counter-terrorism

UK’s Prevent counter-radicalisation policy ‘badly flawed’ | Ian Cobain, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/19/uks-prevent-counter-radicalisation-policy-badly-flawed

UK’s Prevent strategy alienating Muslim communities, report warns | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uks-prevent-strategy-alienating-muslim-communities-new-report-warns-1969000720

Prevent anti-extremism strategy could threaten trust in doctors | Press Association
http://www.aol.co.uk/news/2016/10/19/prevent-antiextremism-strategy-could-threaten-trust-in-doctors/

Preventing violent extremism: the role of doctors | John Middleton, The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/pb/assets/raw/Lancet/pdfs/S014067361631902X.pdf

The Prevent Strategy Isn’t Working | Diane Abbott, Huffington Post UK
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/diane-abbott/prevent-strategy_b_12561086.html

Instead of fighting terror, Prevent is creating a climate of fear | Amrit Singh, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/19/terror-prevent-muslims-police-terrorist-attacks

Prevent profiteers: companies exploit climate of fear | Hilary Aked. Al-Araby
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2016/10/12/prevent-profiteers-companies-exploit-climate-of-fear

Why we should scrap the Prevent Strategy | Alistair Carmichael, Prospect
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lets-scrap-the-prevent-strategy-liberal-democrat-extremism-terrorism

Open dialogue in schools is the first step in fighting violent extremism | Anantha Duraiappah, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/oct/10/peace-education-preventing-violent-extremism-unesco

Overhaul Prevent – then communities can support counter-extremism | Jenny Jones, Left Foot Forward
http://leftfootforward.org/2016/10/overhaul-prevent-then-communities-can-support-counter-extremism/

Muslims see anti-extremism scheme Prevent as a ‘spying programme’, admits terror law watchdog | Joe Watts, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/muslims-prevent-scheme-seen-as-spying-says-terrorism-law-watchdog-a7347751.html

UK terror watchdog backs calls for Prevent strategy reforms | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-terror-watchdog-backs-calls-prevent-strategy-reforms-756530868

British Muslims Living In Fear Of Prevent Strategy, Says Terror Watchdog | Aisha Gani, Buzzfeed UK
https://www.buzzfeed.com/aishagani/terror-watchdog-says-prevent-fear-real?utm_term=.jq7NNzmO6y#.ikZ66QzRoX

The Questionable Science Behind Government Terrorist-Prevention Efforts | Aviva Stahl, Vice
http://www.vice.com/read/is-it-really-possible-to-predict-who-will-become-a-terrorist

From torture to de-radicalisation: towards public accountability of secret policies designed to prevent terrorism | Vian Bakir, Open Democracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/vian-bakir/from-torture-to-de-radicalisation-towards-public-accountability-of-secret-policies-design

Home Office Prevent unit linked to Iraq ‘black ops’ PR firm | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/home-office-prevent-unit-linked-black-ops-campaign-iraq-129661183

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Government ‘must publish questionable science’ behind controversial counter-terrorism strategy | Robert Verkaik, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prevent-terrorism-strategy-government-must-publish-evidence-royal-college-psychiatrists-a7338096.html

UK extremism screening for kids adapted from tests for convicted terrorists | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-prevent-radicalisation-academics1731486448

Teenager Says He Was Blocked From Attending Labour Conference Because Of Prevent | Jim Waterson, Buzzfeed UK
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/prevented-by-prevent

Academics criticise anti-radicalisation strategy in open letter | Alice Ross, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/29/academics-criticise-prevent-anti-radicalisation-strategy-open-letter

Anti-radicalisation strategy lacks evidence base in science | The Guardian – Letters
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/29/anti-radicalisation-strategy-lacks-evidence-base-in-science

Britain’s loose definition of extremism is stoking a global crackdown on dissent | Jane Kinninmont, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/23/britain-extremism-global-effects

Oxford University vice-chancellor says Prevent strategy ‘wrong-headed’ | Rob Merrick, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/oxford-university-vice-chancellor-says-prevent-strategy-wrong-headed-a7323916.html

Interview with Dr Salman Butt on Radicalisation, Universities & PREVENT | Islam 21C
http://www.islam21c.com/politics/interview-with-dr-salman-butt-on-radicalisation-universities-prevent/

Astonishing as it may seem, chanting ‘Viva Palestina’ could soon be a ‘hate crime’ | Yvonne Ridley, Middle East Monitor
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20160921-astonishing-as-it-may-seem-chanting-viva-palestina-could-soon-be-a-hate-crime/

‘Where to Guv, Raqqa?’ Prevent training included in taxi driver ‘knowledge’ tests | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/taxi-drivers-prevent-training-767435376

Pupils are ‘baffled by British values’ | The Yorkshire Post
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/education/pupils-are-baffled-by-british-values-1-8123288

Lib Dems aim to scrap ‘counter-productive’ Prevent strategy | Jessica Elgot, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/13/lib-dems-aim-to-scrap-counter-productive-prevent-strategy

PREVENT is Untenable, it Needs to End | Coolness of Hind
https://coolnessofhind.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/prevent-is-untenable-it-needs-to-end/

Hundreds of children under 10 were ‘at risk of extremism’ in one year | Rob Merrick, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hundreds-of-children-under-10-islam-radicalisation-muslim-at-risk-of-extremism-in-government-one-a7237811.html

Referrals to government deradicalisation programme ‘increased sharply in 2015/16’ | ITV News
http://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-12/referrals-to-government-deradicalisation-programme-increased-sharply-in-2015-16/

Fifteen years on from 9/11, how the UK bypassed justice to become a counter-terrorism state | Maria Norris, The New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/09/fifteen-years-911-how-uk-bypassed-justice-become-counter-terrorism-state

This is what it is like to be a Muslim parent in a post-9/11 world | Huda Jawad, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/muslim-parent-islamophobia-prevent-extremism-post-9-11-world-a7236866.html

Exclusive: Childline staff receiving controversial Prevent anti-terrorism training | David Jamieson, Common Space
https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/9295/exclusive-childline-staff-receiving-controversial-prevent-anti-terrorism-training

Prevent courses on sale to schools deemed ‘poor quality’ by UK government | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-prevent-training-catalogue-schools-1706962311

The politics of fear: how Britain’s anti-extremism strategy has failed | Tariq Ramadan, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/05/politics-of-fear-britain-anti-extremism-prevent-government-radicalisation

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The Prevent strategy needs a rethink, not a rebrand | Maria Norris, The New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/08/prevent-strategy-needs-rethink-not-rebrand

The problem with Prevent: ‘I was investigated by the government’s anti-radicalisation programme’ – video | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2016/aug/26/prevent-anti-radicalisation-muslims-london-video

Prevent: Where Perception Is More Important Than Reality | Waqar Ahmed, Huffington Post UK
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/waqar-ahmed/prevent-where-perception-_b_11722602.html

PREVENT has ended, ENGAGE is its rebirth | CAGE
http://cage.ngo/article/prevent-has-ended-engage-is-its-rebirth/

Nine things British MPs want to change about Prevent | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nine-things-keith-wants-change-about-prevent-755953902

Radicalisation? UK.gov gets itself in cluster-muddle over ‘terrorism’ | Alexander J Martin, The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/25/propaganda_didnt_create_terrorism_ukgov/

I was escorted off a flight due to racist profiling. Britain must banish this bigotry | Maryam Dharas, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/25/racist-profiling-bigotry-headscarf-flight

British MPs call for rebrand of ‘toxic’ Prevent strategy | Simon Hooper and Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/publish-0001-uk-time-426192608

Scheme to stop radicalisation is shunned | Fiona Hamilton, The Times
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scheme-to-stop-radicalisation-is-shunned-xbnx2xc6m

Edinburgh College drops Prevent from its staff training | Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
http://www.sacc.org.uk/news/2016/edinburgh-college-drops-prevent-its-staff-training

Choudary’s conviction – and why we don’t need an extremism offence | Paul Goodman, Conservative Home
http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2016/08/choudarys-conviction-suggests-that-we-dont-need-an-extremism-bill.html

Bristol Muslim leader backs ending scheme that uses teachers and nurses to spot potential terrorists | Patrick Daly, The Bristol Post
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/bristol-muslim-leader-backs-ending-scheme-that-uses-teachers-and-nurses-to-spot-potential-terrorists/story-29630519-detail/story.html#ixzz4HgJfkfJH

We can all be a little radicalised: recognising this will help tackle extremism | Gavin Bailey, The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/we-can-all-be-a-little-radicalised-recognising-this-will-help-tackle-extremism-63144

Glasgow teachers given training in “Snitchers’ Charter” | Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
http://www.sacc.org.uk/press/2016/glasgow-teachers-given-training-snitchers-charter

I was held after reading a book on a plane – we need to rethink our terror laws | Faizah Shaheen, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/15/faizah-shaheen-reading-book-on-plane-syria-terror-laws-muslims-radicalisation

Dear Owen Smith – Backing the Racist Prevent Strategy Won’t Win You This Election, It’ll Lose Labour Votes | Ali Milani, Huffington Post UK
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ali-milani/owen-smith-prevent-strategy_b_11468406.html

Radicalised girl’s death should prompt review of Prevent, says MP | Jamie Grierson, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/12/radicalised-girl-kadiza-sultana-death-should-prompt-review-of-prevent-says-mp

Theresa May’s counter-extremism strategy ‘negatively affecting unemployed Muslims’ | Andy McSmith, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-muslims-unemployment-prevent-strategy-extremism-theresa-may-a7182846.html

Radical thinking: can violent extremism be prevented by addressing mental health? | Jessica J Steventon, Open Democracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/jessica-j-steventon/radical-thinking-can-violent-extremism-be-prevented-by-addressing-mental-health

Armed police on the streets of London won’t stop terrorism while ordinary Muslims are labelled extremists | Robert Verkaik, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/prevent-strategy-armed-police-london-terrorism-muslims-extremists-a7182706.html

British Muslim held by anti-terrorism police for reading Syrian art book | Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/anti-terror-police-question-muslim-bride-reading-syrian-art-book-plane-1746856488

Public-sector workers are being asked to become the thought police | Stephen Smellie, Morning Star
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-c1a7-Public-sector-workers-are-being-asked-to-become-the-thought-police#.V6RXGFdubLQ

Government’s counter-extremism strategy faces court challenge | Simon Israel, Channel 4 News
http://blogs.channel4.com/simon-israel-home-affairs/governments-counter-extremism-strategy-faces-court-challenge/1710

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UK army called into ‘Trojan horse’ school to teach ‘British pride’ | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-army-birmingham-schools-teach-british-values-guns-prevent-trojan-horse-rockwood-academy1008588112

Counter terrorism duty will lead to ‘racist behaviours’ | Emma Seith, Times Education Supplement
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/counter-terrorism-duty-will-lead-racist-behaviours

8-Year-Old Was Referred To Deradicalisation Programme After Wearing A T-Shirt At School | Siraj Datoo, BuzzFeed News
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sirajdatoo/prevent-strategy-is-violating-childrens-human-rights-report

NSPCC Co-Opting Counter-Extremism Agenda Raises Concerns | Coolness of Hind
https://coolnessofhind.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/nspcc-co-opting-counter-extremism-agenda-raises-concerns/

Drive to instil British pride in Birmingham pupils to fend off extremism | Neil Elkes, Birmingham Mail
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/drive-instil-british-pride-birmingham-11662320

The UK’s Propaganda Machinery and State Surveillance of Muslim Children | Julian Vigo, Counterpunch
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/25/the-uks-propaganda-machinery-and-state-surveillance-of-muslim-children/

Mental illness has become a convenient scapegoat for terrorism – but the causes of terror are rarely so simple | Will Gore, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/german-terror-attacks-mental-illness-religion-isis-terrorism-scapegoats-a7155366.html

The Question Now Is Not If, But When, Prevent Will Be Repealed | Shelly Asquith, Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shelly-asquith/prevent_b_11181268.html

Child radicalisation: NSPCC to advise concerned parents | BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36897596

UK radicalisation hotline urges parents to monitor ‘disrespectful’ kids | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-radicalisation-hotline-urges-parents-monitor-disrespectful-kids-512037524

Victoria Derbyshire show: Damning report on UK Govt’s counter extremism strategy | 5Pillars
http://5pillarsuk.com/video/victoria-derbyshire-show-damning-report-on-uk-govts-counter-extremism-strategy/

Chorus of concern over Britain’s counter extremism strategy grows louder | Steve Hewitt, The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/chorus-of-concern-over-britains-counter-extremism-strategy-grows-louder-62931

Treating Muslim children as terror suspects does not make Britain safer | Homa Khaleeli, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/25/prevent-strategy-muslims-children-school

What would these US Psychologists Make of Britain’s PREVENT Strategy? | Coolness of Hind
https://coolnessofhind.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/what-would-these-us-psychologists-make-of-britains-prevent-strategy/

More than 500,000 public sector workers put through Prevent counter-terror training in bid to spot extremism | Ted Jeory and Harry Cockburn, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/extremism-prevent-counter-terror-training-public-sector-workers-bid-to-spot-a7152466.html

EXCLUSIVE: UK government to introduce ‘mandatory deradicalisation’ scheme | Simon Hooper. Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-uk-government-introduce-mandatory-deradicalisation-scheme-746303354

New counter-extremism strategy ‘could make fight even harder,’ MPs warn | Andrew Woodcock, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/counter-extremism-prevent-strategy-could-make-fight-even-harder-a7149351.html

Parliamentary report slams UK government counter-extremism policies | Simon Hooper. Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/parliamentary-report-slams-uk-government-counter-extremism-policies-1490470378

Ministers ‘struggle to define extremism’ | BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36858631

MPs and Lords call for review of Prevent anti-terror strategy in schools | Eleanor Busby, Times Education Supplement
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/mps-and-lords-call-review-prevent-anti-terror-strategy-schools

MPs and peers demand review of Prevent duty | Freddie Whitaker, Schools Week
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/mps-and-peers-demand-review-of-prevent-duty/

Counter-extremism bill branded confusing by peers and MPs | Peter Walker, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/22/counter-extremism-bill-branded-confusing-by-peers-and-mps

The UK is pursuing French-style policies on extremism – but it may lead to more frequent terror attacks | Frank Foley, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nice-attack-terrorism-islamist-extremism-policies-french-terrorism-a7148046.html

Nursery nurse struck off for calling child ‘terrorist’ and a ‘bomber’ | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/20/nursery-nurse-struck-off-for-calling-child-terrorist-and-a-bomber

Wording on boy’s t-shirt prompts radicalisation referral to social workers |Luke Stevenson, Community Care
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2016/07/20/wording-boys-t-shirt-prompts-radicalisation-referral-social-workers/

The Dangers of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Programs | Alice LoCicero and J. Wesley Boyd, Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/almost-addicted/201607/the-dangers-countering-violent-extremism-cve-programs

More consistency please over Prevent inspections | Phil Hatton, FE Week
http://feweek.co.uk/2016/07/14/more-consistency-please-over-prevent-inspections/

Prevent: UK anti-terror plan ‘harms children’s rights’ | Anealla Safdar, Al-Jazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/07/prevent-uk-anti-terror-plan-harms-children-rights-160712201558721.html

One third of Channel referrals made by educators | Mend
http://mend.org.uk/one-third-channel-referrals-made-educators/

Human rights group condemns Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy | Owen Bowcott and Richard Adams, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/13/human-rights-group-condemns-prevent-anti-radicalisation-strategy

Sector Response: Ofsted report on inadequate ‘Prevent duty’ to protect learners from extremism | FE News
https://www.fenews.co.uk/featured-article/ofsted-further-education-and-skills-providers-prevent-duty-implementation-falling-short-in-protecting-learners-from-risk-of-extremism-sector-response-12285

Ofsted: FE providers are ‘falling short’ in protecting learners from extremism | Will Martin, Times Education Supplement
https://www.tes.com/news/further-education/breaking-news/ofsted-fe-providers-are-falling-short-protecting-learners

Independent training providers criticised in Ofsted report on implementation of anti-terror duty | Paul Offord, FE Week
http://feweek.co.uk/2016/07/12/independent-training-providers-criticised-in-ofsted-report-on-implementation-of-anti-terror-duty/

Teachers made one-third of referrals to Prevent strategy in 2015 | Rebecca Ratcliffe, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/12/teachers-made-one-third-of-referrals-to-prevent-strategy-in-2015

Legal duty to refer students under Prevent strategy divides teachers | Rebecca Ratcliffe, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/12/legal-duty-to-refer-students-under-prevent-strategy-divides-teachers

Archbishop of Canterbury intervenes to stop Sunday schools being affected by anti-terrorism laws | Harriet Agerholm, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-anti-terror-laws-christian-sunday-schools-a7129661.html

Is Prevent turning teachers into spies? | John Dickens, Schools Week
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/q-is-prevent-turning-teachers-into-spies/

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Row emerges after anti-Muslim literature used to ‘teach pupils about bias’ | Ajay Nair, Ilford Recorder
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/education/row_emerges_after_anti_muslim_literature_used_to_teach_pupils_about_bias_1_4587055

Where next for the counter-#Prevent movement? | Yahya Birt
https://medium.com/@yahyabirt/where-next-for-the-counter-prevent-movement-487454720a85#.4sxtwiu5c

Why Opposition to Britain’s ‘Toxic’ Counter-Extremism Policy Is Growing | Hilary Aked, Alternet
http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/why-opposition-britains-toxic-counter-extremism-policy-prevent-growing

Our personal prejudices are blinding us to the rise of far-right terrorism | Maria Norris, New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/06/our-personal-prejudices-are-blinding-us-rise-far-right-terrorism

“Five children a day” referred to Channel | MEND
http://mend.org.uk/five-children-day-referred-channel/

Government may need to try again with Prevent definition | Smita Jamdar, FE Week
http://feweek.co.uk/2016/06/20/government-may-need-to-try-again-with-prevent-definition/

Children at risk of sexual exploitation if they don’t join an after-school club, warns school head | Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/17/children-at-risk-of-sexual-exploitation-and-radicalisation-if-th/

Outrage as school warns parents their children risk ‘sexual exploitation and radicalisation’ if they don’t join after class clubs | Jon Dean, The Mirroe
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/outrage-school-warns-parents-children-8216753

Cultural cold wars: The risk of anti-‘extremism’ policy for academic freedom of expression | Alison Scott-Baumann and Hugh Tomlinson QC, Muslimwise
http://blogs.soas.ac.uk/muslimwise/2016/06/15/question-time-cultural-cold-wars-the-risk-of-anti-extremism-policy-for-academic-freedom-of-expression-alison-scott-baumann-and-hugh-tomlinson-qc/

NUS president calls for scrapping UK’s ‘corrosive’ Prevent programme | Alex MacDonald, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nus-president-calls-scrapping-uks-corrosive-prevent-counter-extremism-programme-1076132693

What to do about Prevent? | Atif Imtiaz, Muslim View
http://muslimview.co.uk/opinion/what-to-do-about-prevent/

I’ve studied radicalization – and Islamophobia often plants the seed | Sarah Lyons-Padilla, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/13/radicalisation-islamophobia-orlando-shooting-florida-muslims-trump

EXCLUSIVE: UK ‘grassroots’ anti-extremism campaign produced by Home Office | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-uk-grassroots-anti-extremism-campaign-produced-home-office-422117779

College Christian union supposedly banned by Prevent | Alix Robertson, FE Week
http://feweek.co.uk/2016/06/10/college-christian-union-supposedly-banned-by-prevent/

Andy Burnham calls for ‘toxic’ Prevent strategy to be scrapped | Frances Perraudin, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/09/andy-burnham-calls-for-toxic-prevent-strategy-to-be-scrapped

UK Government To Spend £1 Million Polling British Muslims On Extremism | Alberto Nardelli, BuzzFeed Europe
https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/uk-government-to-poll-british-muslims

UK accused of ‘thought control’ over counter-extremism strategy | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-accused-thought-control-over-counter-extremism-strategy-1492520509

Prevent Strategy Is ‘Counter-Productive’ But University Chiefs Are Too Scared To Speak Out, V-C Claims | George Bowden, Huffington Post UK
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/prevent-strategy-is-counter-productive-but-university-chiefs-are-too-scared-to-speak-out-vice-chancellor-claims_uk_57519ba8e4b04a0827f198d8

The Government’s Extremism Bill will do little to prevent extremism and much to undermine democracy and civil liberties | Katy Sian, Ceasefire
https://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/governments-extremism-bill-prevent-extremism-undermine-democracy-civil-liberties/

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Britain’s Prevent strategy: Potential implications for civil liberties | Ruth Tenne, Redress Information & Analysis
http://www.redressonline.com/2016/05/britains-prevent-strategy-potential-implications-for-civil-liberties/

Operating in a Pre-Crime Space: Prevent and the Strange War on Vulnerability | Anonymous author, The Column
https://thecolumn.net/2015/08/25/operating-in-a-pre-criminal-space-prevent-and-the-strange-war-on-vulnerability/

Exposure to violence, not religious ideology, is the real cause of extremism | Manni Crone, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/exposure-to-violence-not-religious-ideology-is-the-real-cause-of-extremism-a7049746.html

UK government urged to ‘step back’ from plans to outlaw extremism | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-urged-step-back-plans-outlaw-extremism-1373290485

Does the Home Office think I’m an extremist? | Baroness Jenny Jones, Left Foot Forward
http://leftfootforward.org/2016/05/baroness-jones-does-the-home-office-think-im-an-extremist/

Anti-radicalisation chief says ministers’ plans risk creating ‘thought police’ | Vikram Dodd, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/24/anti-radicalisation-chief-says-ministers-plans-risk-creating-thought-police

Police study links radicalisation to mental health problems | Vikram Dodd, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/20/police-study-radicalisation-mental-health-problems

Prevent strategy ‘isolating’ British Muslims: European watchdog | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/prevent-isolating-british-muslims-european-human-rights-watchdog-46319864

Labour leader Corbyn calls for reform of Prevent strategy | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-leader-corbyn-calls-reform-prevent-strategy-1547441159

Muslim students ‘avoiding politics’ over extremism register fears | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/muslim-students-avoiding-politics-because-extremism-register-fears-1796803699

‘Prevent, Islamophobia and Civil Liberties’ – Why a National Conference on Prevent is Necessary | Dr Waqas Tufail, Muslimwise (SOAS)
http://blogs.soas.ac.uk/muslimwise/2016/05/11/speakers-corner-prevent-islamophobia-and-civil-liberties-why-a-national-conference-on-prevent-is-necessary-by-dr-waqas-tufail/

Academics speak out against Prevent strategy | Siyang Wei & Louis Ashworth, Varsity (Cambridge University)
http://www.varsity.co.uk/news/10238

BBC Five Live report on Prevent | Adrian Goldberg, BBC Five Live Investigates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07428ln Download MP3 here [, 43 Mb]

Theresa May’s Prevent bill is extremism in the name of security | Karma Nabulsi, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/04/theresa-may-prevent-bill-extremism-security-terrorism

Shami Chakrabarti slams ‘Prevent’ strategy at Bristol | Epigram, University of Bristol
http://epigram.org.uk/features/2016/05/shami-chakrabarti-slams-prevent-strategy

Britain’s bid to socially engineer ‘good Muslims’ | Yasmin Khatun Dewan, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/britains-bid-socially-engineer-good-muslims-2009757906

UK government ‘running covert counter-extremism propaganda campaign’ | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-secret-prevent-propaganda-campaign-1746426099

Govt-backed counter-extremist ‘propaganda’ program operating without oversight – report | Russia Today
https://www.rt.com/uk/341707-cage-propaganda-prevent-terrorism/

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