Violent extremism

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, is seen in this courtroom sketch appearing in Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair in New York, NY, U.S., November 1, 2017.

No, Uzbekistan is not a hotbed for violent extremism and radicalism, experts say

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A terror attack carried out by an Uzbek citizen in New York this week is reviving false media narratives about Uzbekistan and Central Asia as breeding grounds violent extremism.

Young migrants and refugees walk through a town in northern Serbia toward the Hungarian border. There's a fear that young men like these might bring violence with them.

These men say they’re leaving Syria because they don’t want to fight anyone

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