Australia slaps sanctions on white supremacist network Terrorgram
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Australian government announced Monday that it has imposed sanctions on the white supremacist terrorist network Terrorgram.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong released a statement concerning the online network, which promotes white supremacy and racially motivated violence, local broadcaster SBS News reported.
It marks the first time that Canberra has imposed counterterrorism financing sanctions on an entirely online-based entity.
“It will now be a criminal offense to use or deal with the assets of, or make assets available to, Terrorgram,” said Wong.
Punishments include up to 10 years in prison and heavy fines.
Wong added that the government is committed to “disrupting the activities of terrorists and violent extremists and preventing them from recruiting and radicalizing people online.”
Australia also re-listed four other groups that promote nationalist and racist violent extremist ideologies for counter-terrorism financing sanctions, she said in the announcement.
Terrorgram is an online network that primarily operates via the Telegram messaging app and promotes neo-fascist, white supremacist and militant accelerationist ideology.
The UK designated Terrorgram as a proscribed terrorist organization in April 2024.
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