UK counter-terror police warned over alleged IRGC breach by London-based LuaLua TV
Counter-terror police in the United Kingdom have been warned that London-based LuaLua TV may be breaching the country's new ban on support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. The allegation centres on the station's links to the Islamic Radios and Television Union, known as IRTVU, and on its online output, which has been described as pro-Iran and sympathetic to Hamas and Hezbollah. LuaLua TV is based in London and holds an Ofcom licence, but it is said to operate only online and on social media.The warning comes after the National Security Act introduced restrictions on support for the... [Continue Reading]
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Assam invokes National Security Act against activist Pranab Doley after Kaziranga protest bail
Assam authorities have invoked the National Security Act against land rights activist Pranab Doley, a day after a local court granted him bail in a case linked to protests over a proposed luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park. The move marks a sharp escalation in a dispute that has combined environmental concerns, indigenous land rights and public-order allegations. Doley was arrested on 12 July in connection with a protest in Inglay Pathar, adjoining the park in Golaghat district.Police said the protest on 28 June involved about 50 people who went to the site in a pre-planned manner and were... [Continue Reading]
British man accused of spying on RAF Akrotiri for Iran
A British man has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on RAF Akrotiri on behalf of the Iranian military. Rashad Sultanov, 44, who also holds Azerbaijani citizenship, is accused of carrying out hostile surveillance of the UK military base and sharing information with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. He was detained by Cypriot police on 17 July and remains in custody while extradition proceedings continue.The case is being pursued under the UK National Security Act, with prosecutors saying it will be charged under the 2023 law. According to the investigation, the alleged spying took place between 11 May... [Continue Reading]

