# Katie Daviscourt https://humanevents.com/author/katie-daviscourt ## Articles by Katie Daviscourt - [UK government keeps list of people, groups who criticize their policies online](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-government-keeps-list-of-people-groups-who-criticize-their-policies-online.md) — 2026-10-01 — “Anyone’s who done the prevent training knows it only talks about the far right. Islam extremism isn’t even mentioned,” wrote a user, who is now being targeted. - [Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes for performing without hijab in act of defiance](https://humanevents.com/news/iranian-singer-sentenced-to-74-lashes-for-performing-without-hijab-in-act-of-defiance.md) — 2026-09-02 — Parastoo Ahmadi, 29, has also been prohibited from leaving the country for two years. - [Jury fails to reach verdict after brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad were charged with assaulting UK police officer at airport](https://humanevents.com/news/jury-fails-to-reach-verdict-after-brothers-mohammed-fahir-amaaz-and-muhammad-amaad-were-charged-with-assaulting-uk-police-officer-at-airport.md) — 2026-05-21 — Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, both of Rochdale, have been accused of assaulting three police officers, one male and two females, during a 2024 altercation at Manchester Airport. - [Trans UK police officer sentenced to 24 years in prison for child sex crimes](https://humanevents.com/news/trans-uk-police-officer-sentenced-to-24-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-crimes.md) — 2026-03-20 — Gwyn Samuels, 28, born as James Bubb, targeted his rape victims online and abused his power as a law enforcement officer to keep them silent. - [UK trans convicted child sex offender escapes jail time after groping hotel worker's genitalia](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-trans-convicted-child-sex-offender-escapes-jail-time-after-groping-hotel-workers-male-genitalia.md) — 2026-03-06 — Chandi Shende, 25, groped the victim's male genitalia when the hotel staffer agreed to carry items to Shende's room. - [Graham Linehan accuser revealed to be disgraced trans cop who was fired over gross misconduct](https://humanevents.com/news/graham-linehan-accuser-revealed-to-be-disgraced-transgender-police-officer.md) — 2025-09-06 — Lynsay Watson, a trans-identifying male born as Alex Horwood, is believed to have submitted several of Linehan's social media posts to authorities. - [German trans neo-Nazi to serve sentence in women's prison after claiming to be female](https://humanevents.com/news/german-trans-neo-nazi-to-serve-sentence-in-womens-prison-after-claiming-to-be-female.md) — 2025-08-22 — Critics suggest Sven Liebich's, 53, now legally known as "Marla-Svenja Liebich," decision to change genders was a strategic move to secure placement in a women's prison. - [UK police women pose as joggers to entrap catcalling men](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-police-women-pose-as-joggers-to-entrap-catcalling-men.md) — 2025-08-15 — "We have to ask: is that person going to escalate? Are they a sexual offender? We want to manage that risk early." - [Keir Starmer’s gov tells UK residents to delete old emails and pictures to save water during drought](https://humanevents.com/news/keir-starmers-gov-tells-uk-residents-to-delete-old-emails-and-pictures-to-save-water-during-drought.md) — 2025-08-13 — "Simple, everyday choices - such as turning off a tap or deleting old emails - also really help the collective effort to reduce demand and help preserve the health of our rivers and wildlife," said… - ['Asylum seekers' living in London hotels at government expense shoplift luxury goods to pay off human smugglers: whistleblowers](https://humanevents.com/news/asylum-seekers-living-in-london-hotels-at-government-expense-shoplift-luxury-goods-to-pay-off-human-smugglers-whistleblowers.md) — 2025-07-28 — Approximately 70 percent of shoplifters in the West End are migrant asylum seekers, the security guard claimed, who explained that he and his colleagues have reached a breaking point, describing the… - [President Emmanuel Macron, wife Brigitte file defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens over claims French First Lady was born male](https://humanevents.com/news/president-emmanuel-macron-wife-brigitte-file-defamation-lawsuit-against-candace-owens-over-claims-french-first-lady-was-born-male.md) — 2025-07-23 — "In France, politicians can bully journalists, but this is not France. It's America," a spokesperson for Owens said. - [German retailer hosts pole dancing event for children featuring male stripper in G-string](https://humanevents.com/news/german-retailer-hosts-pole-dancing-event-for-children-featuring-male-stripper-in-g-string.md) — 2025-07-11 — Tickets could be purchased in advance through an online provider, which also offered youth tickets. - [UK police identify more than 1,000 'grooming gang' suspects as authorities move to prioritize investigation into child exploitation rings](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-police-identify-more-than-1000-grooming-gang-suspects-as-authorities-move-to-prioritize-investigation-into-child-exploitation-rings.md) — 2025-07-03 — "Officers told us that, due to a cultural shift in Greater Manchester Police, investigating child sexual exploitation is now considered 'everyone's business.'" - [Somali 'asylum seeker' sentenced to 8 months in jail in Ireland for ejaculating on Irish woman in broad daylight](https://humanevents.com/news/somali-asylum-seeker-sentenced-to-8-months-in-jail-in-ireland-for-ejaculating-on-irish-woman-in-broad-daylight.md) — 2025-06-13 — He ejaculated on a woman while traveling on the Luas Busaras train in Ireland. - [Woman arrested for knife attack injuring at least 12 in Germany](https://humanevents.com/news/woman-arrested-for-knife-attack-injuring-at-least-12-in-germany.md) — 2025-05-23 — Police identified the suspect only as a 39-year-old woman and believe that she acted alone. - [Qatari state journalist calls for attacks on Israeli Embassies in Arab countries after DC terror attack](https://humanevents.com/news/qatari-state-journalist-calls-for-attacks-on-israeli-embassies-in-arab-countries-after-dc-terror-attack.md) — 2025-05-23 — Qatari journalist Abdallah Alamadi praised the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, and called for mass attacks targeting Israeli Embassies in Arab… - [Gunmen kill at least 28 people in terror attack at Kashmir resort in India](https://humanevents.com/news/gunmen-kill-at-least-28-people-in-terror-attack-at-kashmir-resort-in-india.md) — 2025-04-22 - [Just Stop Oil to stop 'direct action' disruptions after more than 3,300 arrests, 180 imprisonments](https://humanevents.com/news/just-stop-oil-to-stop-direct-action-disruptions-after-more-than-3300-arrests-180-imprisonments.md) — 2025-03-29 — "We are creating a new strategy a new strategy, to face this reality and to carry our responsibilities at this time. Nothing short of a revolution is going to protect is from the coming storms," the… - [LGBTQ Youth Scotland encourages 'cutting' minors to use 'clean razor blades': whistleblower](https://humanevents.com/news/lgbtq-youth-scotland-encourages-cutting-minors-to-use-clean-razor-blades-whistleblower.md) — 2025-03-25 — "I think it's reckless to suggest to a mentally ill young person that they should be using clean razor blades," the volunteer said. - [UK Surrey Pride co-founder found guilty of raping 12-year-old boy he met on Grindr](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-surrey-pride-co-founder-found-guilty-of-raping-12-year-old-boy-he-met-on-grindr.md) — 2025-03-14 — Stephen Ireland, 41, of Surrey, co-founded Pride in Surrey in 2018. - [UN judge convicted of forcing woman into slavery in UK](https://humanevents.com/news/un-judge-convicted-of-forcing-woman-into-slavery.md) — 2025-03-14 — Lydia Mugambe, 49, of Uganda, forced a young woman to work as a slave after facilitating her travel to the UK. - [UK trans-identified male charged with rape, sexual abuse of children dies by suicide before court hearing](https://humanevents.com/news/uk-trans-identified-male-charged-with-rape-sexual-abuse-of-children-dies-by-suicide-before-court-hearing.md) — 2025-02-27 — Maddison Wilson, 37, of Portsmouth, was discovered dead by hanging. - [Apple terminates data protection for UK users following government demands](https://humanevents.com/news/apple-terminates-data-protection-for-uk-users-following-government-demands.md) — 2025-02-22 — Several US lawmakers described the change as an "unprecedented" threat to US national security and asked National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard to intervene. - [Muslim nurses put on leave after bragging in viral video about killing, not treating Israeli patients in Australia](https://humanevents.com/news/muslim-nurses-put-on-leave-after-bragging-in-viral-video-about-killing-not-treating-israeli-patients-in-australia.md) — 2025-02-13 — "I won't treat them, I will kill them," Sarah Abu Lebdeh said.