In the UK, Possession of the Anarchist’s Cookbook Is Terrorism

The UK government considers possession of The Anarchist’s Cookbook, even though it’s available in Amazon UK, an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 and is prosecuting a 17 year old boy, in part, for having a copy of the book. The teenager faces two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000. The first charge relates to the possession of material for terrorist purposes in October last year. The second relates to the collection or possession of information useful in the preparation of an act of terrorism