Free Speech Watchdog Warns Extremism Definition Could Backfire
Published on March 13, 2024
Free speech activists have warned the government’s new definition of extremism is likely to backfire on critics of Islamist extremism. Communities Secretary Michael Gove is expected to produce a new official definition of extremism later this week. However the Free Speech Union expressed “little confidence” in how future governments’ counter-radicalisation programs would handle critics of Islam. The decision to produce a new definition of extremism comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month used an address to the nation outside Downing Street to warn of “extremist disruption” and “forces here at home trying to tear us apart.” The Epoch Times understands that the new definition will be released in the next few days....