Terrorism

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has just released a new penal code. The rules it sets out are relentlessly brutal and backward

Armed only with pistols and faced with an overwhelming number of Hamas attackers, Remo El-Hozayel rescued hundreds from the Nova Festival massacre

It is a decade since the worst terror attack in French history left 132 dead. Where people died, Parisians now drink beer and smoke cigarettes

Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death

We don’t yet know the motive behind the killings outside a synagogue. But there are some horrific facts – and Britain must face them

Labelling the group as terrorists is a threat to freedom of expression – and to democracy. The government must lift the ban

The activist group has fallen foul of UK anti-terror laws – good. Because the radical, violent action it carries out harms the very causes its claims to support

The media often describes terrorists as manifestations of evil, or as zombie-like products of indoctrination, but we urgently need a better account than that

As tensions rise, Islamist groups are once again quietly preparing attacks in Europe – with the Olympics and Euro 2024 as possible targets

The capture of Daniela Klette has put the Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, back in the headlines. Why do they still hold such fascination?

Daniela Klette, a former militant of the Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, was finally arrested last month after decades on the run

Russia seems too tired and depleted to be able to resist tyrannical leaders

In October 1984, Margaret Thatcher escaped death at the hands of the IRA by seconds. A new book details how close they came

Forty-three years after the Bologna station bombing killed 85 people, including a young couple from Bristol, a far-right militant was finally jailed for his part in it

The report's conclusion was no surprise. Nor was the fact that it failed to address the reality of how terrorism impacts our country

When the two meet there's danger ahead. But rest assured, German democracy is well-fortified

An alleged coup attempt by the obscure Reichsbürger movement reflects growing belief in conspiracy theories among Germany’s far right

Al-Qaida’s leader is dead but terrorism is very much alive.. and the next wave of it to strike Britain may come from the extreme right