Tag: extremism

• Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 08:53 UTC

  UN chief warns of 'unprecedented threat' from intolerance extremism and terrorism

  

  United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilizing entire regions.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:42 UTC

  Extremism and “mental pollution” are a global problem and education must play its role, argues ex PM Blair

  

  Extremism should be treated as a global problem like climate change, says Tony Blair, speaking about the role of education in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. The former UK prime minister said there should be an international agreement to put teaching against extremism into education systems around the world.

• Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Another MP quits Labour blaming Corbyn for creating “a culture of extremism and intolerance”

  

  Ian Austin has become the ninth MP to quit Labour this week, blaming leader Jeremy Corbyn for “creating a culture of extremism and intolerance”. He told the BBC the leadership had failed to tackle anti-Semitism and had turned the party into a “narrow sect”.