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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford and Nicholas Cecil

Hizb ut-Tahrir: Islamist group that urged chants of jihad on streets of London to be banned

An Islamist group that organised pro-Palestinian protests in London where marchers were encouraged to chant “jihad” will be proscribed a terror organisation, it was announced on Monday.

Expressing support for, or being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir will become a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

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