“Site Violet”: How Lithuania helped run a secret CIA prison
Secret documents obtained by the Bureau confirm the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) set up and ran a “black site” for detention of al Qaeda suspects, say lawyers.
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Keeping a check on the government's use of counter-terrorism powers.
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Citizenship stripping: new figures reveal Theresa May has deprived 33 individuals of British citizenship
Home Secretary Theresa May In 2015 Home Secretary Theresa May deprived five people of their British citizenship on terror related grounds, according to new figures obtained by the Bureau. In total May has stripped 33 individuals of British nationality on these … Continued
‘We feared a Paris-style massacre’: Why Home Office stripped Londoner of UK nationality
Home Secretary Theresa May A Nigerian closely connected to a notorious group of British Islamists has been stripped of his UK citizenship amid fears he would return to London to execute a Paris-style massacre, a court has heard. The man, … Continued
The government has increased its powers in its fight against extremism. In this project the Bureau tracks the use of these powers.
This investigation includes the Bureau’s work on citizenship stripping which has revealed how a little-known power allows the government to strip dual nationals and naturalised persons of their British citizenship if the Home Secretary deems it ‘conducive to the public good’.
Since 2010, 33 people have lost their citizenship on national security grounds. What has become of many of these individuals is unknown.
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