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Saudi Prosecutor Seeks Maximum Penalty for Women's Rights Activist
December 21, 2020
The Guardian reports that judges in the terrorism court of Saudi Arabia are seeking the maximum jail sentence against a high-profile women’s rights activist, Loujain al-Hathoul, on charges of terrorism, citing her advocacy for an end to the Wahhabi-based guardianship laws that render women second-class citizens.
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14 Charged in 2015 Paris Terror Attacks
December 17, 2020
A Paris court has found 14 people guilty of involvement in a series of deadly militant Islamist attacks including the January 2015 attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, a policewoman and a Jewish supermarket that left 17 people dead.
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Boko Haram Claims Credit for Hundreds of Kidnapped School Boys in Nigeria
December 16, 2020
The Guardian Reports that the Nigerian Government is under pressure to better protect its citizens as attacks and kidnappings abound in the country, including the most recent kidnapping of hundreds of school boys supposedly by the Islamist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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NGO's Report Repression of Christians Under Turkish Regime
December 15, 2020
Data analyzed by non-governmental organizations working on religious freedom in Turkey report that Christian communities are subjected to systematic violations of human rights, including discrimination and persecution by the Islamo-nationalist regime.
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Islamist Terrorism Remains Threat for Incoming US Administration
December 15, 2020
The Miami Herald examines how the center of gravity for Islamist radicalism and terrorism has shifted from the Mideast epicenter to a globalized, localized phenomenon with bases in Africa, Asia, and Europe, presenting a complex security threat to the incoming US administration.
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