(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, white supremacist Telegram channels...
CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Professor Acheson, of Staffordshire University, said yesterday that the most extreme prisoners were skilled in countering deradicalisation strategies and quick results could not be expected. He said that it was not necessarily a failure of the separation centres if the prisoners were not co-operating immediately. The critical point was that they were removed from other prisoners."
In October 2017, CEP hosted the Building Alliances - Preventing Terror conference in Brussels. Current and former lawmakers, diplomats and academics from Europe and the U.S. discussed terrorism, terrorist financing and communications, and extremist ideologies.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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