MI5
Recording Emerges of 'Jihadi John' Describing Harassment by UK Intelligence and Condemning 9/11
NGO CAGE, which was in contact with Mohammed Emwazi for two years, has released an interview in which he recounts a run-in with MI5 — an incident the prisoner rights group has blamed for his radicalization.
Jihadi John’s Past Has Ignited a Debate About Britain's Treatment of Muslims
The advocacy group Cage has claimed that British authorities persecuted Mohamed Emwazi, the young man identified this week as the masked Islamic State militant "Jihadi John."
Northern Irish Child Abuse Survivors Want Alleged MI5 Collusion Properly Investigated
Three survivors of abuse at the infamous Kincora Boys' Home in Belfast accuse the UK security service MI5 of protecting perpetrators in the 1970s.
Inside One of Britain's Most Secretive Courts
Investigatory Powers Tribunals are where you complain if you think the government is spying on you. They're usually held behind closed doors but this year a few select public hearings have taken place, so I went to check one out.
New Documents Reveal the UK's Policies on Spying on Attorney-Client Communications
New documents reveal intelligence agencies hold policies for spying on confidential communications between lawyers and their clients.
New Documents Reveal Britain's Secret Plan to Invade a Tiny Caribbean Island
Nearly a decade before Ronald Reagan launched an assault on Grenada, the UK government was thinking about doing more or less the same thing.
Court May Reveal Details about UK Spying on Attorney-Client Communications
Attorneys for two victims of a controversial rendition program say British spy agencies have secret policies on the interception of private communications between lawyers and their clients that should be made public.
Meet the British Police Trying to Decriminalize Drugs
Plenty of cops are tired of fighting the War on Drugs, a battle they know full well they’re never going to win. In 2002, a group of American police set up LEAP. Though it remains relatively small, LEAP’s UK branch has been operating since 2008.
The UK Government Has Opened Up Thousands of Secret Files to the Public
According to a 1958 law, secret state records in the UK must become public 30 years after their creation. But in a sprawling manor estate just west of London, hundreds of thousands of Foreign Office records dating back to the 17th century are still...
British Nationals Fight with al Qaeda in Syria
Yesterday, Andrew Parker, the Director-General of the UK’s intelligence service MI5, announcedthat hundreds of British Muslims have traveled
British Nationals Fight with al Qaeda in Syria
Yesterday, the Director-General of the UK’s intelligence service MI5 announced that hundreds of British Muslims have traveled to Syria to take part in "terrorist tourism." Here is exclusive video footage and interviews with the British nationals...
MI5 Wants to Watch What Everybody's Doing Online
British authorities are struggling with ways to access data from a growing number of sources using a technique called Deep Packet Inspection.