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November 16, 2020

US journalist demands to know if he is on a government Kill List

Bilal Abdul Kareem is an award-winning African American journalist who believes he has been targeted for assassination by the US because of his work covering the conflict in Syria.
August 1, 2019

UK government's approach to death penalty 'puts lives at risk around the globe'

Reprieve says that the Home Secretary is putting British lives around the globe at risk by refusing to seek death penalty assurances from the US for two men currently held in Syria.
March 14, 2019

German court to hear drone strikes complicity case

If the case succeeds it would be a warning to other European countries, such as the UK, that support and facilitate the US drone programme.
November 17, 2018

Metropolitan Police Service’s Gangs Matrix breached data protection laws

The Metropolitan Police Service’s use of the Gangs Matrix has led to multiple and serious breaches of data protection laws.
April 20, 2018

Call for full public inquiry into UK involvement in US drone attacks

Amnesty is calling for a full public inquiry into the UK’s role in the US drones programme, including how it supplies intelligence material to the USA potentially used in drone attacks.
November 10, 2014

Intelligence Committee lacks powers to find truth on UK renditions, say NGOs

Leading human rights NGOs have warned that Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee is “not…adequate” for investigating the UK’s involvement in rendition and torture.
September 9, 2013

German intelligence casts doubt on Assad chemical weapons claims

German intelligence sources suggest President Assad did not authorise the use of chemical weapons against opponents, and may even have sought to block them.
December 4, 2007

Intelligence report on Iran nukes undermines US hawks

A report from United States intelligence agencies has undermined those close to the White House who have been arguing for unilateral military action against Iran by saying that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003.
October 22, 2007

Tracking religious illiteracy

Both in the UK and the USA, 'religion' is discussed furiously. The loudest voices, including some prominent anti-religious figures and a range of what could be called zealous religiosi, are often those least equipped for thoughtful debate - and least interested in acquiring the skills and data.