UK: Counter-terror strategy faces university opposition

UK: Counter-terror strategy faces university opposition

Via the Guardian (h/t DW):
The government's counter-terrorism strategy is facing opposition on university campuses over concerns it is discriminatory and encourages spying.

Student groups and lecturers have moved to distance themselves from Prevent, a Home Office initiative that aims to combat violent extremism, after being asked to report Muslim students deemed vulnerable to radicalisation.

The National Union of Students (NUS) is expected to table a motion at its conference next month condemning as "totally unacceptable" approaches by Prevent officers asking for details of student Islamic society members.

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