[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EWestern media outlets tend to mirror their respective government\u2019s positions when debating a possible ban on HT. Both Reuters and the Associated Press have covered some HT activity, including a November 2012 incident in which Russian authorities charged nine HT members with plotting terrorist attacks.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EThomas Grove, \u201cRussia charges nine with membership of banned Islamist group,\u201d Reuters, November 16, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/11\/16\/russia-islam-charged-idUSL5E8MG1TP20121116\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/11\/16\/russia-islam-charged-idUSL5E8MG1TP20121116\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cRussia charges 9 Islamic radicals with terrorism,\u201d Associated Press, November 16, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/article\/russia-charges-9-islamic-radicals-terrorism\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/article\/russia-charges-9-islamic-radicals-terrorism\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Over the years, the \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times \u003C\/em\u003Ehas provided more extensive coverage of the group\u2019s global activities. In its coverage, the \u003Cem\u003ETimes\u003C\/em\u003E has frequently depicted the group as a radical Islamist organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn early June 2005, Uzbek President Islam A. Karimov blamed HT for instigating an uprising in the city of Andijon. HT denied involvement.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EC.J. Chivers, \u201cIsrael Evacuates Staff From Uzbekistan as Instability Worsens,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times,\u003C\/em\u003E June 4, 2005, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/06\/04\/world\/asia\/israel-evacuates-staff-from-uzbekistan-as-instability-worsens.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/06\/04\/world\/asia\/israel-evacuates-staff-from-uzbekistan-as-instability-worsens.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E In its coverage, the \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E repeated various Uzbek government accusations, typically referring to HT as a group seeking \u201cto create governments ruled by its view of Islamic tradition.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EC.J. Chivers, \u201cIsrael Evacuates Staff From Uzbekistan as Instability Worsens,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times,\u003C\/em\u003E June 4, 2005, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/06\/04\/world\/asia\/israel-evacuates-staff-from-uzbekistan-as-instability-worsens.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/06\/04\/world\/asia\/israel-evacuates-staff-from-uzbekistan-as-instability-worsens.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E In May 2006, the \u003Cem\u003ETimes \u003C\/em\u003Ereiterated German allegations of HT\u2019s involvement in a failed bomb plot aboard German trains involving two Lebanese men.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMark Landler and Souad Mekhennet, \u201cWider Network May Be Linked to Bomb Plot, Germans Say,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, August 23, 2006, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/08\/23\/world\/europe\/23german.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/08\/23\/world\/europe\/23german.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times \u003C\/em\u003Ehas also covered links between HT and the jihadist foreign fighter phenomenon in Iraq and Syria. In a March 2015 piece, NYT cited renowned counter extremist activist Maajid Nawaz, who recalled his own radicalization and membership in HT.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMaajid Nawaz, \u201cThe Education of \u2018Jihadi John,\u2019\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, March 3, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/03\/opinion\/the-education-of-jihadi-john.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/03\/opinion\/the-education-of-jihadi-john.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Author and journalist Mary Anne Weaver explored Britain\u2019s foreign fighter phenomenon and campus radicalization in an April 2015 piece for the \u003Cem\u003ETimes\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMary Anne Weaver, \u201cHer Majesty\u2019s Jihadists,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, April 14, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/19\/magazine\/her-majestys-jihadists.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/19\/magazine\/her-majestys-jihadists.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENew York Times \u003C\/em\u003Ecolumnists have also debated whether HT\u2019s activities fall within the limits of free speech or constitute a wider threat. Richard Bernstein questioned whether Germany banned HT because of the country\u2019s embarrassment over the discovery of a Hamburg cell that aided the 9\/11 hijackers,\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ERichard Bernstein, \u201cTHE WORLD; What Is Free Speech, And What Is Terrorism?,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, August 14, 2005, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/gst\/fullpage.html?res=9A03E0D6153EF937A2575BC0A9639C8B63\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/gst\/fullpage.html?res=9A03E0D6153EF937A2575BC0A9639C8B63\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E though the more common explanation is that HT\u2019s antisemitic literature ran afoul of Germany\u2019s hate-speech laws.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EAcacia Shields, \u003Cem\u003ECreating Enemies of the State: Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan\u003C\/em\u003E (New York: Human Rights Watch, 2004), 51, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/creating-enemies-of-the-state-religious-persecution-in-uzbekistan\/oclc\/249317228\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/creating-enemies-of-the-state-religious-persecution-in-uzbekistan\/oclc\/249317228\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENone of the above outlets provided coverage of HT\u2019s activities within the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOf the three outlets, only Reuters provided original coverage of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott\u2019s February 2015 announcement that his government may ban HT.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EMatt Siegel, \u201cAustralian PM Abbott announces fresh security crackdown,\u201d Reuters, February 23, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/02\/23\/us-australia-security-idUSKBN0LR03H20150223\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/02\/23\/us-australia-security-idUSKBN0LR03H20150223\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E British and Australian media outlets have provided a platform for debate on the possible policy change.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile HT calls for replacing existing regimes in Muslim countries with an Islamic caliphate, the \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E\u2019s senior reporter, Sandra Laville, noted in 2005 that HT maintains that it is dedicated to non-violence.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ESandra Laville, \u201cBanned groups with roots in the UK appeal to disaffected Muslim youth,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E (London), August 5, 2005, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2005\/aug\/06\/uk.terrorism3\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2005\/aug\/06\/uk.terrorism3\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E has also given a voice to HT in the debate. Uthman Badar, HT\u2019s spokesman in Australia, argued in a February 2015 \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E op-ed that numerous Australians investigations into HT have yielded nothing incriminating. He defended HT as a \u201cpolitical activist group that adopts exclusively intellectual and political means to propagate its ideas, which oppose unjust domestic and foreign policies that target Islam and Muslims.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EUthman Badar, \u201cHizb ut-Tahrir: is it an offence to oppose government policy? If so, let it be plainly said,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E (London), February 22, 2015, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/feb\/23\/hizb-ut-tahrir-is-it-now-an-offence-to-oppose-government-policy-if-so-let-it-be-said-plainly\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/feb\/23\/hizb-ut-tahrir-is-it-now-an-offence-to-oppose-government-policy-if-so-let-it-be-said-plainly\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Western Media"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]