Tag: terrorism

Stansted 15: Activists Who Stopped Deportation Charter Flight Convicted of Terror-Related Charges
In an exclusive interview with Novara Media, activists who took direct action to prevent 60 people being deported to Nigeria and Ghana speak out about why they stopped the plane and what it was like to spend nine weeks on trial charged with an offence created in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing.
Tommy Robinson and His Mates Don’t Really Care About Abused Kids or Terrorism
Tommy Robinson doesn’t care about preventing child abuse, fighting terrorism or protecting free speech. He only cares about pushing his racist agenda and using the suffering of others to advance his own career, argues Benjamin Walters.
A Century of Suffrage?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Zoe Williams, Ash Sarkar and Eleanor Penny to discuss the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which offered limited suffrage to women, and discuss the changing face of feminism in the past century.
Why Is the Met Trying to Imprison an Ex-Squaddie Who Fought Isis?
Jim Matthews, a 43-year-old ex-soldier who fought Isis in northern Syria alongside the YPG, is being charged by the Met with attending a terrorist training camp. Why are the police nicking ex-squaddies for doing the right thing?
Safety, Security, Terrorism
On #NovaraFM Aaron Bastani, James Butler and Ash Sarkar discuss recent events in Manchester and their relationship to the 'War on Terror'.
Security and a Labour Surge
In the first of a two-parter, Aaron and Michael are joined by Stephen Bush to discuss the restart of election campaigning after the Manchester attack.
The War on Terror Isn’t Making Us Safer

Dr David Wearing explains why British foreign policy regarding Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen isn’t making us any safer.
The Fix: Westminster Attacks, Kendrick Lamar and #IndyRef2
On the first episode of the second season of The Fix, Michael Walker is joined by Ash Sarkar, Michael Segalov and James Butler to discuss the Westminster attacks, Kendrick Lamar, Freddie Flintoff, Eric Kaufmann, video games, and #IndyRef2.
To Combat Extremism, We Need to Radicalise Our Own Thinking
The threat of 'radicals' and 'extremists' dominates the papers and policy documents alike, but it's time we admitted only a radical change of direction can challenge the status quo and the reactionary responses to it.
Paris Attacks: The Aftermath and the History
This week Ash Sarkar is joined by Eleanor Penny, James Butler and Sam Kriss to discuss the Paris attacks, the political responses and how they can be understood in the context of migration and colonialism.
After the Paris Attacks: 4 Questions We Need to Ask
Following the Paris attacks, the right across Europe has already demanded military vengeance, the closure of Europe’s borders to refugees, and ramped-up domestic surveillance powers.
7 Ways the Home Office’s Prevent Strategy is Turning Everyday People into Police

The Prevent strategy is entrenching racism and surreptitiously undermining our civil liberties. Comprehensive new measures build on an existing framework that has been targeting minority ethnic communities since 2001.