February 2017

Together Against Prevent

Yes, another white man is UK’s terror watch dog – but diversity is nothing without reform | Arzu Merali, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/david-anderson-prevent-terrorism-qc-counterterrorism-839101568

REVEALED: UK universities told to ‘manage’ Palestine activism | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/revealed-uk-universities-told-manage-palestinian-activism-1189229788

Terror Watchdog tries to sell failed PREVENT strategy despite not being his remit | CAGE
https://cage.ngo/article/terror-watchdog-tries-to-sell-failed-prevent-strategy-despite-not-being-his-remit/

David Anderson QC: Prevent strategy can work against radicalisation… if it is trusted | David Anderson QC, Evening Standard
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/david-anderson-qc-prevent-strategy-can-work-against-radicalisation-if-it-is-trusted-a3467901.html

Prevent is not a safety net – it is a programme designed to censor academic freedom | Charlie Peters, The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/10/prevent-not-safety-net-programme-designed-censor-academic/

Children as young as four to be taught about extremism as part of plans to toughen up Prevent strategy, leaked proposals reveal | Harry Yorke, The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/10/children-young-four-taught-extremism-part-plans-toughen-prevent/

he Prevent duty turned my young clients’ lives upside down and destroyed their trust in others – it must be repealed | Debaleena Dasgupta, Liberty
https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news/blog/prevent-duty-turned-my-young-clients-lives-upside-down-and-destroyed-their-trust-others-it

East Lancashire MPs criticise Government’s anti-radicalisation scheme | Nic Marko, Lancahire Telegraph
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/15069511.East_Lancashire_MPs_criticise_Government___s_anti_radicalisation_scheme/

Teachers are referring children to Prevent anti-terror programme ‘because they fear their schools will be marked down by Ofsted if they don’t’ | Kelly McLaughlin, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4181348/Teachers-refer-children-Prevent-fear-markdowns.html

My little children were detained because of a toy gun. Prevent has gone too far | Anonymous, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/01/children-detained-toy-gun-prevent-strategy

How Preventing Terror is Promoting Violence | Rob Faure Walker, Discover Society
http://discoversociety.org/2017/02/01/how-preventing-terror-is-promoting-violence/