Media reports over the weekend again brought to light the issue of ASIO and its underhand tactics used against the Muslim community. This follows similar reports earlier this month, and a recent speech by ASIO boss David Irvine given on 24 January 2012 at the Sydney Institute in which he said that the ‘home-grown terror threat' was "real and amongst us", explicated ASIO's desire to recruit Muslims, and claimed that,…

Russian repression of Muslims within its territories has reached new levels of intensity and audacity. Russian security officials are targeting Muslims in general and members of Islamic groups such as Hizb ut Tahrir in particular and subjecting them to extra-legal harassment, arrest, and torture. Occurring throughout Russia, these practices are most pronounced in the region of Bashkortostan.

Three more Australian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan yesterday, following an incident less than a fortnight ago in which three were killed and seven injured. It also follows a surprise visit by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to Afghanistan earlier this week.

A delegation from Hizb ut Tahrir Australia this morning visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra to meet with the High Commissioner in relation to continuing imprisonment and torture of Hizb ut Tahrir members and activists in Bangladesh. Given the absence of the High Commissioner and his deputy, the delegation was received by an embassy officer, Musharraf Hussain, who listened to the delegation and said that he would bring the…