anti-terror legislation
Freedom of Speech Is Still Deteriorating Drastically in Turkey
A new report by PEN International documents Turkey's persecution of journalists and other writers, mass surveillance, blocking of social media, and criminalization of whistleblowing.
Anonymous Is Celebrating Canada Day In Protest With Attacks on Government Sites
The DDoS campaign is the latest in a string of attacks in protest of Canada's controversial anti-terror legislation Bill C-51.
Why the UK Government's Anti-Terror Proposals Are Dangerously Shortsighted
Banning contemptible viewpoints isn't going to stop anyone from having them. In fact, it may provoke a further hardening of those beliefs, and perhaps even a violent reassertion of them by their adherents.
Canada's Controversial Anti-Terrorism Bill Is More Unpopular Than Ever
Of the Canadians who are aware of C-51, 56 percent oppose the bill while just 33 percent endorse it, according to a new poll.
Support for a New Canadian Anti-Terror Bill Plummets, New Poll Shows
An exclusive VICE poll says Canadians are changing their minds about C-51, a new anti-terrorism bill.
Canada Continues Bombing ISIS as Mission-Extension Deadline Nears
CF-18s are bombing terrorists in Iraq while Harper pushes his 1984 bill at home.
Add Quebec’s Separatists to the Groups That Think Bill C-51 Will Target Them
Bill C-51 "challenges citizens' right to dissent and reaches way beyond its mandate, which is to fight against terrorist threat."
Some Kind of Monster: A Brief History of Harper’s Big Fat Omnibus Bills
Bill C-51 is the most polarizing issue in Canada right now. It has sparked a national debate about surveillance, terror, and judicial oversight, but it is also the most recent in a long line of mind-numbingly long Conservative bills.
Another Suspected Islamic State Sympathizer Was Arrested in Canada
Authorities allege the arrested man was plotting an attack on financial buildings and the US consulate in Toronto.
Trudeau Says Conservatives Are Prejudiced Against Muslims, But Is Still Cool with C-51
The Liberal leader slammed Harper but defended the government's new security measures.
Anti-Terror Bill Greenlights Intel Obtained By Torture, Says Green Party Leader
Elizabeth May is raising the alarm over C-51, which may allow law enforcement to use intelligence gathered by doing some sick shit.
The Conservatives’ Anti-Terror Bill Has Hit Its First Speedbump
Despite efforts to race the bill through Parliament, the NDP have succeeded in tripping up C-51.