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Deradicalization

A police officer stands in front of a red London bus

After attacks, UK rethinks early release law for convicted terrorists

Conflict & Justice

Two terrorist incidents in London have prompted the British government to try to push through emergency legislation to change the law that allows prisoners convicted of terrorism to leave midway through their sentences. The law was originally introduced to encourage rehabilitation and lower prison population numbers.

Government officials stand in a row on the street in front of bouquets of flowers.

France combats extremism with secularism — and a hotline

Extremism
Mubin Shaikh

He traveled to Syria to study Islam. He came back de-radicalized.

Conflict
Ilwad Elman and her mother Fartuun Adan created the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu.

A Mogadishu-based mother and daughter team say youth can be brought back from religious extremism

Conflict
An man holds a picture in support of Cherif and Said Kouachi during a demonstration against Charlie Hebdo in Kabul. The brothers stormed the French satirical magazine's Paris offices in January, killing 12 people.

Pakistan is an unexpected leader in rehabilitating former jihadis

Conflict
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