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Exposed: Exclusive audio recording of Prevent officer undermining a Muslim child's religious belief". Like and Share to expose Prevent. Donate to keep prevent watch going
Donate at
#keepPreventWatchgoing
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Exclusive: This brave 12 year old child wanted to share her story about how she was interrogated by a police officer for showing solidarity with the people of Palestine...
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Neo-Nazi terror offender ordered to read Jane Austen ‘resumed interest in far right ’
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The People’s Review of Prevent gives a voice to the people most impacted by the Prevent Duty. This review is organised and supported by a wider range of people and organisations. /1
#PreventReview
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1/ Breaking News: People’s Review of Prevent call on Charities Commission to investigate Policy Exchange after its David Cameron-endorsed report claims critics are ‘enabling terrorism’
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Home Office forced by Netpol to release 'counter-radicalisation' training materials via
@policemonitor
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Shocking case where boy 8 recites Quran to
@TerrorismPolice
#Prevent
.
@terrorwatchdog
@ukhomeoffice
@metpoliceuk
@RedbridgeLive
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The Home Office published their latest statistics on Prevent yesterday in what is another exercise in illusory transparency when it comes to Prevent and its harms.
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Priti Patel apologises to man falsely described as extremist hate preacher
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1/Prevent is not about preventing terrorism. It is about criminalising certain beliefs and ideas that the government finds objectionable under a notion of ‘British values’ that excludes communities of belonging such as
#muslims
.
@mendcommunity
@MuslimCouncil
@islam21c
@ihrc
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Boy who was referred to Prevent over misinformed 'terror concerns' wins case against Met Police
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Dr Layla Aitlhadj, Director of Prevent Watch and Co-Chair of the People’s Review of Prevent comments on the latest news of the Government’s delay to review Prevent.
#preventwatch
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1/ While the Shawcross review has failed to factually interrogate Prevent, the strategy will continue to facilitate the interrogation of children.
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An intelligent young Muslim boy who said he would give alms to the oppressed if he had lots of money was referred to Prevent when his teacher assumed he said he would give 'arms' to the oppressed. Would such a dangerous assumption be made if the boy was not Muslim?
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Congratulations to Dr Salman Butt for challenging the smear of extremism and securing an apology from Priti Patel for the false accusations. We must not underestimate the impact that such labels have on individuals and their wider community.
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1/"Prevent Watch have placed the Home Office on notice. If Shawcross attempts to smear those with legitimate evidence-rooted criticisms of Prevent, we will take legal action."
Prevent strategy review hit by defamation action before publication
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Dr Layla Aitlhadj speaks at the Prevent Watch Annual Update event and gives special thanks to the people impacted by Prevent who speak up. Not all heroes wear capes!
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1/Prevent is out of step with the realities of British society, and its placing of religious communities of belonging under suspicion is counter-productive to genuine, long-term social stability. We’re blogging about this today.
@islam21c
@5pillarsuk
@ilyas_nagdee
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Listen to Dr Layla Aitlhadj on the Thinking Muslim podcast talking through the specifics of the Shawcross Review of Prevent, including the role of the Policy Exchange, Henry Jackson Society and the small clique fomenting anti-Muslim narratives in the UK.
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Our response to Shawcross report concludes that he produced an ideologically-driven review.
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In 2021/22 more than 6 children under the age of 14 were referred to Prevent per school day in England.
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Seems like the 'independent' review of
#Prevent
is just a side-show whilst Priti Patel plans to expand Prevent
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...Prevent Watch supported this family to get the matter resolved swiftly. The child today stands empowered and even more determined to have a voice.
Donate at:
#keepPreventWatchgoing
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UK minister Gove launched 'Trojan Horse' inquiry despite being told letter was bogus
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LAST CALL: Tomorrow is the launch of the People's Review of Prevent - a major new report into the Prevent policy.
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"No evidence that PREVENT actually prevents terrorism” – UN Special Rapporteur slams UK’s Counter-terrorism strategy
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1/ A lot of the far-right cases that we have seen at Prevent Watch are also situations that could have been dealt with by a teacher through their bullying policies, and even used as ‘teachable moments”.
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1/
@RishiSunak
is misleading the public and fear-mongering at a time when what we need is trust. He is ignorant regarding how counter-extremism harms innocent people, and his statistics are not only inaccurate, but they are evidence of deep structural discrimination.
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When children are referred to Prevent, their data is stored across at least 10 police databases even where no further action has been decided by Prevent officers themselves.
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Hundreds of children under the age of six reported to Prevent counter-terrorism scheme
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"The people have waited too long for a truly independent report on Prevent. This is as close to an evidence-based, in-depth analysis of the Prevent’s impact as we can get... Prevent is not a good tree with some bad apples, but a rotten tree,"-
@Tarek_Younis_
#PreventReview
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Register via eventbrite now to attend the launch of 'A Response to the Shawcross Report'. Join Professor John Holmwood & Dr Layla Aitlhadj on Tuesday 21st March 12pm
Eventbrite:
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The People’s Review of Prevent launches a first of its kind report with forewords from UN Special rapporteur Prof Fionnuala D. Ní Aoláin, and Prof Conor Gearty QC. Join us to find out more on Tuesday 15th February at 12pm. Register today:
#peoplesreviewo
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1/3 Prevent Watch’s long-standing concerns about data gathered through Prevent are echoed in a recent UN report, which warns against the extraordinary powers used in the name of counter-terrorism to justify surveillance and government intrusion.
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You can read more about How Prevent ‘adultifies’ ethnic minority children in Professor Holmwood's op-ed in the MEE here but a quick breakdown below:
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@ukhomeoffice
own statistics show that 95% of
#prevent
referrals are wrong!
#EndPrevent
#Islamaphobia
#toxic
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Over 300 Muslim Scholars call for an investigation of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party via
@friendsofalaqsa
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The Prevent Duty is included in Home Secretary
@SuellaBraverman
keynote address to the Conservative Party Conference today. She says she wants to make Prevent “fit for purpose”, but gives no indication of how she intends to achieve this. 1/2
#CPC22
#GetBritainMoving
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Join us to discuss the key findings of The People’s Review of Prevent. Chaired by
@Lowkey0nline
and with testimony from
@SajdaMughal
OBE. Register now at
#PreventReview
#EndPrevent
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Suella Braverman has launched the new Prevent Duty guidance, following Shawcross's flawed recommendations. How will these changes impact children in education and particularly Muslim students?
Register to find out:
#SuellaBraverman
#PreventDuty
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Thank you to
@ChantelleJLewis
and
@ShereenFDZ
for inviting myself and Prof John Holmwood to engage in what turned out to be an intense discussion around Prevent and the People's Review of Prevent. Watch the space over at
@survivesocpod
for its publication
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BREAKING: Today is the launch of the Serial Productions & NYT Podcast The Trojan Horse Affair - this is a gripping account and asks some serious questions of
@BhamCityCouncil
@educationgovuk
@WMPolice
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1. Prevent is supposed to be stopping people from being drawn into terrorism. But it doesn’t do that nor could it ever do that because it is based on notions of pre-crime.
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Counter-terror report falsely claims no recent far-right attacks in UK
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Prevent is inherently Islamophobic and this only adds to the obstacles already faced by Muslims in the workplace.
@islamophobiaam
#preventwatch
#extremism
#counterextremism
#ukterrorism
#ukterrorismlaws
#uklaws
#safeguarding
#endprevent
#IAM2020
#islamophobiaawarenessmonth
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The review calls on the government to withdraw its ineffective Prevent strategy. And we further call upon practitioners caught up in Prevent, community groups, trade unions, professional associations, and civil society groups to demand that Prevent be withdrawn./10
#PreventReview
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Nice article by
@MiddleEastEye
at :
“The main role of the CCE today appears to be cheerleading and rubber-stamping Home Office policy...”
We said this too, here:
Who is Robin Simcox? What is doing as Britain’s extremism commissioner? Why doesn’t he investigate Suella Braverman, the politician who appointed him? Imran Mulla and I write for Middle East Eye
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The Government's Prevent database isn't about safety, it's about controlling us
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Prevent failures are not just due to a few bad apples. They are inevitable products of demonising logics nurtured in the soil of Islamophobia and racism.
#prevent
#preventwatch
#extremism
#extreme
#radical
#uklaws
#ukcounterrorism
#ukmuslims
#endprevent
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Amnesty hits back at Policy Exchange in support of the People’s Review of Prevent and Muslim civil society.
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1/Prevent has been aptly described by Clive Walker as involving a ‘policy spiral’. This occurs with “a policy which lacks clear initial purpose or subsequent direction, progression, control and reflection...
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One of many reasons why Prevent is fundamentally incompatible with safeguarding
#prevent
#preventwatch
#extremism
#extreme
#radical
#uklaws
#ukcounterrorism
#ukmuslims
#counter
#endprevent
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Prevent's harms run deep - in fact, our experts argue, they run right to the core of governance and society - which makes challenging it a necessary good.
Browse for more food for thought.
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School letter to parents: if you're concerned about your child being 'radicalised' call the Police or 101 - it's just like 'safeguarding' and its not criminalising your child?!
#conflation
#Prevent
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Prevent reinforces stereotypes and leads Muslim students to self-censor: Report
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"Prevent has failed — don't bother with the delayed Shawcross review"
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1/At the Prevent Watch Annual Update event 2022, Director of Prevent Watch, Dr Layla Aitlhadj, highlighted the importance of the People’s Review of Prevent as the government review continues to be withheld. Here's the report ()
@mendcommunity
@CRINwire
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The latest article by Prevent Watch's Head of Research *compares China’s counter-extremism policies to those in the UK* and concludes they *only differ in degree and scale.*
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Dr Layla Aitlhadj and
@DrLConnelly
found much common ground between Muslims and Roma communities in an interesting discussion hosted by
@RethinkingSecu1
about security and human rights.
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@open_debate
@DrAdrianJames
@DrShazadAmin
@DrLadeSmith
@MayuDeshp
@wendyburn
@DrKateLovett
@waqarahmed1
@WillBaldet
Some who claim to argue for free speech and academic debate can be surprisingly coy about having their views challenged. Funny that.
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If counter-terrorism police or Prevent officers approach you about extremism, radicalisation or suggest you are vulnerable to terrorism then call our helpline for free and confidential support.
Remember expressing your thoughts or beliefs is not extremism.
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Posing as a “community-partnership,” CVE programs have paired vulnerable Black Muslim youth with police officers, while simultaneously training police officers to pathologize dissent and criminalize mental health issues.
Muslims by
@nabihah
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#history
will record that there have been numerous families that have been traumatised by Prevent in the UK; whether it is ‘Islamist’ or the far-right, all of it is concerning.
@RunnymedeTrust
@libertyhq
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Available to watch now:
The 'Trojan Horse' scandal is part of a wider structure of Islamophobic narratives that justify discriminatory policies and legislations like the Prevent duty.
Watch the recording here:
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Shocking
#prevent
survey of 10 yr olds: same sex marriage? dead hero? religion?
#AbolishPrevent
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Media reports report about foiling terror plots and then reference Prevent, even though Prevent does not operate here; rather, Pursue does.
#endprevent
@maxhillQC
@BenEmmerson1
@AmnestyUK
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*"...Prevent is unnecessary and counter productive"*
Professor Alison Scott-Baumman from SOAS University shares her experience of Prevent and the impact on university students and staff.
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2/We do not believe that the situation is better because there are more Prevent referrals associated with the right-wing, or other categories such as ‘mixed ideology’ or ‘incels’.
@SajdaMughal
@DillyHussain88
@survivesocpod
@libertyhq
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Prevent is not just a toxic UK policy that impacts Muslims, it impacts everyone in the UK and abroad. UK Prevent is seen as a model program for CVE across the globe.
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The Home Office published their latest statistics on Prevent yesterday in what is another exercise in illusory transparency when it comes to Prevent and its harms.
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UK counter-terror programme targeted BAME women using Instagram influencers
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Observing how oppressive mechanisms of Prevent are being shared with oppressive regimes, including those which terrorise their Muslim populations; noting that Prevent is part of a broader drift towards authoritarianism and efforts to reduce the rights of people; /8
#PreventReview
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When police arrived at her door under Prevent, a student asks: "Are we in China or in Turkey? You’re coming here and talking about tweets.”
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In some case Prevent officers have made a referral, but when the individual asserted their right to remove their data, they’ve been told it’s not on the system. People like this live in anxiety as to if/when this data may emerge.
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Schools issues
#prevent
leaflet; signs of radicalisation include changes in dress sense and being upset at the news!
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Withdraw review of Prevent anti-radicalisation strategy, ministers urged
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A very important win in a case we supported. We are pleased that Mr Keekeebhai's record as an exemplary headteacher has been restored.
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Statement on William Shawcross as Independent Reviewer of Prevent
Dr Layla Aitlhadj
Director, Prevent Watch
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Kate Hopkins is not a suitable speaker for schools | Institute of Race Relations
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Finding that Prevent is Islamophobic, discriminatory, and undermining of individual rights including free expression, data protection, privacy, and children’s rights; recognising also that Prevent undermines the safeguarding obligations by bringing children and…/6
#PreventReview
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This label found in a school signing in book, safeguarding gone mad! Whipping up hysteria in the name of
#prevent
.
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Prevent strategy stigmatising Muslim pupils, say teachers
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East London boy wins £3.5K payout after teachers wrongly report him for supporting ISIS via
@5Pillarsuk
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"There’s no evidence to prove Prevent’s “success” and we know it doesn’t work. This is one of several key takeaways from the Blood Brothers podcast with Prevent Watch Director, Dr Layla Aitlhadj:"
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Government’s counterterrorism programme ‘single biggest threat’ to university free speech
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