Non-violent groups on UK counter-terror list threaten legal action
by Vikram Dodd and Jamie Grierson from Environment | The Guardian on (#4Y92A)
Animal Aid, CND and Extinction Rebellion among those saying rights violated
Peaceful protest groups listed in a counter-terrorism guide used as part of anti-extremism briefings are threatening legal action unless it is withdrawn.
The Guardian revealed on Friday that Greenpeace, Peta and other non-violent groups were listed alongside neo-Nazis in the document used as part of training for Prevent, the anti-radicalisation scheme designed to catch those at risk of committing terrorist violence.
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