Russia has accused Telegram founder Pavel Durov of facilitating terrorism over allegations that the messaging app has been used for recruitment by the Ukrainian secret services. The FSB, Russia’s national security service, said Telegram had been used “to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism” within Russia and had not removed channels, chats and
A Tanzanian university professor who was arrested earlier this month on accusations of inciting anti-government protests has now been charged with terrorism. Melkisedek Kaijage, who works at the University of Dodoma, had appeared in a magistrate’s court to apply for bail after spending 15 days in police custody when the charges were changed. He was
Two Angolans, sports journalist Amor Carlos Tomé and political activist Francisco Oliveira, were also tried on similar charges for their alleged involvement in the influence operation linked to Russia, which they both denied. Tomé received a two-year suspended sentence and Oliveira was acquitted. Prosecutors appealed immediately after the sentence, which was read just after 11:00
BUFFALO, New York — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie will stand trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is further investigating what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a conference stage in 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in federal court in
DETROIT– A state appeals court on Monday overturned the convictions of two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism. They, along with co-defendant Joe Morrison, were accused of having supporting roles in the scheme.
WASHINGTON– The Trump administration first filed a petition with a secretive, dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States. The Foreign Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996, but had never received a petition until last Wednesday, when the Justice Department filed a request