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Extremism is no longer shaped by fixed ideologies or traditional group structures. It’s emerging through youth‑driven, decentralised, and leaderless networks that form and mutate in onlife environments.

Our latest insight breaks down 15 themes from the UK Parliament’s inquiry into new forms of extremism — and reflects on what this means for governance, safeguarding, and platform responsibility.

We contributed to the inquiry (COM0046), and this piece builds on that work.

Extremism Has Gone ‘Onlife’: 15 Emerging Themes from the UK Parliament Inquiry Explore 15 emerging themes from the UK Parliament’s extremism inquiry & how ‘onlife’ threats are reshaping the UK counter‑extremism landscape

🎉 We’re proud to share that our Director, Professor (Hon) Roxanne Khan, has won the BPS Book Award 2025 (Textbook category) for The Psychology of Honor Abuse, Violence, and Killings.

This recognition highlights her leadership in advancing understanding of honour‑based abuse and violence. At onEvidence, we are honoured to support research that informs practice and policy for real‑world impact 🌍

Congratulations, Roxanne!

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s BPS Book Awards | BPS The BPS is proud to announce the winners of our Book Awards 2025.

🚨 New Research Release for 🚨

To mark this year’s campaign theme on digital abuse, today we launch our latest report: Digital and Algorithmic Normalisation of Violence Against Women and Girls

This research shows how platforms, algorithms, and regulatory gaps are sustaining gendered harm online, and why urgent reform is needed to safeguard survivor agency in the digital age.

🔗 Read the full report here:https://onevidence.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Digital-and-Algorithmic-Normalisation-of-Violence-Against-Women-and-Girls.pdf

👉 Share widely, challenge the status quo, and join us in demanding accountability from tech platforms. There is for online abuse.

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📢 A Pivotal Moment in Safeguarding for Greater Manchester!

Today, we were proud to join Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and frontline partners for the launch of the UK’s largest local authority-led study into ‘honour’-based abuse, forced marriage, and female ge***al mutilation.

Commissioned by GMCA and delivered by onEvidence, this landmark scoping and research exercise was co-authored by Roxanne Khan and Paul Morris, with Dr Peggy Mulongo leading regional engagement. The project was expertly shaped by GMCA Commissioners Emma Stonier and Carol Judge-Campbell, and enriched by national experts whose insights into service delivery, training, and faith-based nuance proved vital.

Our latest article unpacks the findings, the voices behind the data, and what this means for future commissioning and community-led prevention.

This is not a conclusion – it’s a call to action.

📰 Read: 'Honour'-based Abuse, Forced Marriage, and Female Ge***al Mutilation in Greater Manchester: Scoping and Research Exercise
https://onevidence.co.uk/2025/09/02/gmca-launches-landmark-report-on-honour-based-abuse-forced-marriage-and-female-ge***al-mutilation/

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With thanks to Emma Stonier, Carol Judge-Campbell, Kate Green, Dame Nicole Jacobs, Dr Maryyum Mehmood, Yasmin Khan, Meena Kumari, Yehudis Fletcher for their invaluable contributions, and to the 100+ practitioners and policymakers who supported the event.

Major Report Launched on Honour Abuse, Forced Marriage, and FGM GMCA & onEvidence launch report: 'Honour'-based Abuse, Forced Marriage, and Female Ge***al Mutilation in Greater Manchester - Scoping and Research Exercise.

Largest UK regional study on ‘Honour’-based Abuse, Forced Marriage & FGM – launching Monday 2 September

On Monday, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will launch the largest study of its kind ever commissioned by a UK regional or local authority – our joint work on ‘Honour’-based Abuse, Forced Marriage, and FGM in Greater Manchester.

GMCA’s decision to commission this research reflects a forward‑thinking commitment to evidence‑led action. The findings will guide their priorities and funding decisions to strengthen support for victims, and, as GMCA have noted, the implications reach far beyond Greater Manchester, informing approaches for the VCFSE sector, national bodies, and even UK Government.

At onEvidence, we are proud to have been trusted to deliver this work. Our role was to bring rigour, depth, and a victim‑centred lens to a complex and sensitive subject, so that the evidence can drive real change.

If you work in safeguarding, victim support, policy, or the VCFSE sector, this is an opportunity to hear the findings first‑hand and consider how they can inform your own practice.
Free but limited places. Click for details and booking: https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/news/report-launch-so-called-honour-based-abuse-forced-marriage-and-female-ge***al-mutilation

Report Launch: So-called ‘Honour’-based Abuse, Forced Marriage, and Female Ge***al Mutilation in Greater Manchester | Manchester Community Central Submitted by michelle.foster on Thu, 21/08/2025 - 15:34 In 2023 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) commissioned OnEvidence to undertake a scoping and research exercise to support them in Greater Manchester in understanding the prevalence of ‘Honour’-based Abuse, Forced Marriage and...

🚨 Introducing HDEN: A New Lens for Safeguarding in the Digital Age

At onEvidence, we work with safeguarding professionals, researchers, and policymakers to address emerging threats, especially those that don’t yet have a name.

One of those threats is the rise of symbolic, gamified, and decentralised harm targeting children and young people online. It’s not always labelled “radicalisation,” and it rarely fits traditional models. But it’s happening – across social media, gaming platforms, messaging apps, and niche online forums.

Emergent terms like “nihilistic violent extremism” (NVE) have tried to capture this terrain, but they often prove too broad, too blunt. That’s why we’ve developed the Hybrid Decentralised Extremist Networks (HDEN) framework.
HDEN offers a diagnostic grammar for:

- Understanding how harm is cultivated through symbolism, irony, and gamified violence
- Mapping decentralised ecosystems that evade conventional disruption
- Supporting trauma-informed safeguarding responses across sectors

This framework builds on our commitment to equity, resilience, and practitioner-ready tools. It’s designed to complement, not replace, existing approaches, and to open up new conversations about safeguarding in hybridised online cultures, where symbolism, irony, and ideology collide.

📄Download the framework 🎧 Listen to the deep dive podcast https://onevidence.co.uk/hden/

Hybrid Decentralised Extremist Networks (HDEN) Rewriting the Grammar of Modern Radicalisation: A strategic framework. Decodes symbolic harm, aesthetic radicalisation, networked coercion.

At onEvidence, we are immensely proud to see our Research Director, Dr Roxanne Khan, recognised by the BPS Division of Forensic Psychology with the Excellence in Forensic Psychology Research Award 2025 🏆👏

This prestigious honour reflects her unwavering commitment to advancing forensic psychology, ensuring that research and interventions are inclusive, evidence-based, and impactful.

Dr Khan’s work continues to shape critical conversations in the field, amplifying the voices of those often overlooked 🤎

As an independent research agency, onEvidence is privileged to support pioneering research that drives meaningful change 🌍 We extend our congratulations to Dr Khan and all fellow award recipients whose contributions strengthen forensic psychology and its real-world impact.

Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (CSPRs) play a critical role in protecting vulnerable children, but are we truly listening to their experiences? At onEvidence, we explore the importance of embedding the child’s voice in safeguarding reviews—ensuring victim-centred, trauma-informed approaches that lead to better outcomes.

Read our latest insights on how professionals can elevate children’s perspectives within CSPRs and implement meaningful, ethical participation strategies.

Are we listening to victims in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews? This article explores the importance of including the child's voice in CSPRs and how this can be effectively achieved in a victim-centred and trauma-informed manner.

Significant news in the fight against online child exploitation.

Earlier today, May 7, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced the results of Operation Restore Justice. This historic, nationwide initiative, spearheaded by the FBI and DOJ prosecutors, achieved remarkable results in just five days. The operation led to the arrest of 205 child s*x predators and crucially helped 115 child victims. Those apprehended include individuals who abused positions of trust, such as a former state trooper, an alleged illegal immigrant, and a former police officer who was already a convicted s*x offender.

This follows the announcement on April 29 regarding the takedown of leaders within the violent online network known as ‘764’. Leonidas Varagiannis, 21, and Prasan Nepal, 20, stand charged with operating a global child exploitation enterprise linked to a nihilistic violent extremist network. They allegedly directed the production and distribution of horrific content and facilitated the grooming and extortion of minors, with material traced back to children as young as 13. They allegedly used this abuse material as 'digital currency' within their network.

Both cases highlight the critical threat posed by individuals who operate online, targeting the most vulnerable members of our society. Authorities have stressed their commitment to finding and prosecuting these individuals, who have been referred to as "depraved human beings". If convicted, they face severe penalties, potentially including life imprisonment.

AG Bondi also delivered a vital message for parents, stressing the importance of monitoring children's online activity, as children have no inherent right to privacy on the internet concerning their safety.

Read the press release here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-results-operation-restore-justice-205-child-s*x-abuse-offenders

Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Restore Justice: 205 Child S*x Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-led Nationwide Crackdown Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child s*x predators.

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Artificial intelligence and community-based participatory research This article provides an overview of the potential benefits and challenges of using AI in CBPR, along with practical guidance for implementation.

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