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# lee rigby

Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale convicted of Lee Rigby murder

Rigby’s family said justice had been done, but “no amount of justice will bring Lee back”.

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Dec 19th 2013, 3:50 PM

# China

139 arrested in China for 'spreading jihad'

Beijing has warned of growing religious extremism in the western region of Xinjiang.

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Oct 9th 2013, 7:42 AM

# France

Neo-Nazi linked to Breivik arrested amid fears of 'major terrorist act'

Kristian Vikernes, who is said to have been linked with Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, was arrested by intelligence officers in France earlier today.

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Jul 16th 2013, 9:04 PM

Voices

Lisa McInerney: The loudest voices in pro-life camp discredit the civil ones

There is common ground to be found between pro-life and pro-choice people, writes Lisa McInerney, but plastic foetuses and death threats are eroding it.

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Jun 17th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Taliban

Pakistan medics remove bullet from shot child activist

14-year-old Malala Yosafzai is intensive care after being shot in the head by the Taliban on her school bus.

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Oct 10th 2012, 10:19 PM

# Holocaust

Belgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews

The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.

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Sep 9th 2012, 2:43 PM

# Research

DCU gets €5m to investigate violent political extremism online

The research will look at the activities of violent jihadists, nationalist-separatists and extreme right-wing groups on the internet.

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Jun 24th 2012, 6:07 PM

# France

French police detain 19 suspected extremists

Nicolas Sarkozy gave no details about what the detainees are suspected of – only that the arrests were “in connection with a form of Islamist radicalism”.

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Mar 30th 2012, 8:24 AM

Voices

Column: Let the extremists speak - if only so we can fight back

This week, TheJournal.ie regular columnist Lisa McInerney argues that everyone is entitled to their opinion – because it gives us a chance to stand up against odious claptrap.

Jan 16th 2012, 7:30 AM