Revealed: Babies and Muslims lost in a flood of Home Office statistics on Prevent strategy
Prevent Watch Director Layla Aitlhadj draws out the real implications of the latest Home Office statistics in relation to the Prevent strategy – here are three important things t
like prevent, these pre-crime policies in the past created ‘thought crime’
Pre-crime policies in Japan and Russia prior to World War 2 reveal uncanny similarities to the UK’s Prevent strategy and relied on the same social elements to be acceptable, writ
Why are autistic children an extremism ‘threat’ in this latest harm of Prevent?
The latest in the harms of Prevent training is that it links children with autism to extremism, using high numbers of referrals to ‘evidence’ this mistaken assumption. While ma
university reactions to encampments show how prevent undermines education
Last week, I visited one of the encampments for Palestine happening on university campuses to speak about Prevent and how it is being weaponised to suppress student activism. We sa
portcullis house address: how prevent violates rights
Three main concerns about the Prevent strategy that are linked to civil liberties and human rights formed part of a recent presentation at Portcullis House.
shawcross’ refusal to accept critique is a warning sign
This article deals with the harmful aspects of Prevent to which Shawcross admits when he describes it as “a state-run scheme to counter specific ideas, attitudes, and non-crimina
How self-censorship on palestine could backfire
From self-censorship to democratic disengagement, the real impact of Prevent on young people should make the government reconsider Prevent – so, why are they only increasing the
Higher Education Brief: The Shawcross Report and the Academic Freedom Bill 2023
A brief summary of the main thrust of the Shawcross Report highlighting the recommendations relevant to the further and higher education sectors.
Prevent and the israel-palestine issue in the new academic year
New Prevent guidelines for responsible authorities will be severely tested after the fallout in the Middle East. But there is hope in the Freedom of Speech Act.
Shared concerns: Community security in muslim and traveler communities
Assaults on community in the UK via the use of Prevent on Muslims shares some common ground with the Policing Act and its impact on Gypsies in the UK.