Case Profile: Dr Issam Hijjawi Bassalat
Summary Issam Hijjawi Bassalat, 66, is a Scottish citizen and a medical doctor of Palestinian descent who is facing trial in Northern
“Come work with us” MI5 recruitment of Muslims accelerates during lockdown
By Ibrahim, CAGE caseworker Lockdown has no doubt affected employment levels amongst all communities. During this time, individuals whom we know work
Rangzieb Ahmed: The man who was tortured with MI5 complicity
This account is taken from CAGE's 2011 report Fabricating Terrorism III: British Complicity In Renditions And Torture It is being republished as
Police harass man and demand in-person meetings during lockdown
By Halimah, CAGE Caseworker Sometimes a case comes along that really brings into focus how counter-terrorism police consider themselves above the law.
I was being stalked. It turned out to be ‘officers’ so I got them off my back
In this instalment of the our Human Voices of the War on Terror series, 'Ibrahim', a hard working Muslim aid worker, becomes
MI5 aims to share even more data and “partner” up with public services should alert us all to resist a rising police state
The recent announcement that MI5 will be sharing even more information with local authorities and public sector services about potential “extremist threats”
When my husband refused to work with Mi5, they raided my home and sent in social services
Sister 'Khadija' shares her story and that of her children of being on the receiving end of War on Terror policies at
CAGE calls for British Mi5 torture case to be reinvigorated as Kenyan businessman is released without charge after 8 years imprisonment in Uganda
Johannesburg – CAGE welcomes the release of Omar Awadh Omar from custody in Kenya, after he was cleared of terrorism charges connected
Ex-Mi5 chief’s “radicalisation” comments show the counter-terrorism sector needs to take a long hard look in the mirror
London - Recent comments by the former head of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller claiming that radicalisation can happen “between breakfast and lunch” show
Any British torture inquiry must be open, objective and end in full accountability: CAGE
London - Following a demand by Ken Clarke calling for a full investigation into British complicity in torture, CAGE insists it is
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