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Press coverage of our Research on the CT CSS

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:52:00 GMT

The Middle East Eye have given significant coverage to research conducted on the Neoliberal Terror project, highlighting the ethical concerns we raised about Counterterrorism Policing accessing medical data without consent and using it to covertly manage people in the community.

Ethical concerns raised over NHS data sharing with counterterrorism police

Report Launch 10th July 2024 - Exposing NHS collaboration with Counterterrorism Policing

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:12:05 GMT

Professor Heath-Kelly will be joined by speakers from Amnesty, Open Rights Group, Preventwatch and Healing Justice London to launch the new MedAct report: Unhealthy Liaisons: NHS Collaboration with The Counter Terrorism Clinical Consultancy Service. The MedAct report is based on findings from the ERC Neoliberal Terror project about Counterterrorism Policing's covert use of medical information in England and Wales. The launch will take place from 18:30 on the 10th July, at Amnesty's offices in Shoreditch. The event will be hybrid and registrations can be made here: https://www.medact.org/event/briefing-launch-unhealthy-liaisons/

'Due Regard' Film Screening - Sheffield

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:34:00 GMT

The date has been released for the screening of our Prevent film 'Due Regard' in Sheffield, Tuesday 5th March 2024. All details can be found on the link below.

If you would like to attend please register via this link Sheffield Registration

'Due Regard' first screening

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:13:31 GMT

On 30th January 2024, we screened our documentary film 'Due Regard' to a packed cinema at Warwick Arts Centre! We were also joined by Dr Aitlhadj of Preventwatch for a discussion panel after the film. Screenings to follow in London and Sheffield.

Prevent documentary film 'Due Regard', screening date released....

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:16:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce that the first date for the screening of our documentary film 'Due Regard' has now been released. The screening will be held at The University of Warwick, Arts Centre, on Tuesday 30th January 2024 @ 13:00. Refreshments will be provided.

Attendance is free of charge, all we ask is that you complete the on-line registration.

Further dates will be announced shortly for screenings in London & Manchester.

Research Findings reported in New Amnesty report on Prevent

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:51:00 GMT

Our research findings on the UK's Police-Led Partnerships have informed Amnesty's new report on the Prevent Strategy, 'This is the Thought Police: The Prevent Duty and its Chilling Effect on Human Rights'. Many of our project's publications are also cited in the report, and Amnesty will show clips from the films we are producing (on personal experiences of Prevent referrals) at their launch events in Birmingham and London! We are delighted to be collaborating with Amnesty on this important work.

Amnesty UK Prevent Report

Project research cited twice in UN Special Rapporteur's Report on the Impact of Counterterrorism

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:40:11 GMT

Research from the Neoliberal Terror project was submitted to the UN's 'Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism'. It has been included in the final report of the Special Rapporteur into the impacts of counterterrorism upon civil society. The report can be found here

October 2023 - Ostfold University, Norway

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:37:48 GMT

October 3rd: The entire research team travel to Norway to present papers from the Neoliberal Terror project (and an early version of their documentary film) at Ostfold University College, who are hosting the conference 'Responding to violence, terrorism and violent extremism: theoretical and practical perspectives'

25th September 2023

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:33:00 GMT

25-26 September: Professor Heath-Kelly and Dr Shanaah travel to Madrid, to an event co-hosted by UNED and Universidad Complutense Madrid: 'PODER Y SOCIEDAD EN LA PREVENCIÓN DEL EXTREMISMO MIRADAS CRÍTICAS E IMPACTOS SOCIOPOLÍTICOS'. Dr Shanaah will present his research on central European P/CVE, and Professor Heath-Kelly will deliver the keynote address on the 26th.

Presentation at Oslo Conference

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:28:00 GMT

16th February 2023, Professor Heath-Kelly presented findings from the Neoliberal Terror project at a seminar organised by PRIO in Oslo, Norway. In attendance were the Norwegian justice minister and the Belgian ambassador to Norway, as well as a large academic audience.

For more details, see here: https://www.prio.org/events/9019"