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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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On October 6, 2020, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discussed the release of a report by Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV), which revealed that there were 377 cases of far-right extremism in the country's security forces between 2017 and 2020.
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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project think tank, said there could also be a major security risk with the movement of Syrians from Al Hol. Mr Schindler said any radicals who are tempted to flee the camp could join the...
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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of think tank the Counter Extremism Project, said there could be a major security risk with the movement of Syrians from Al-Hol. He warned that any radicals who are tempted to flee the camp could join the majority of...
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"The Counter Extremism Project was awarded $277,755 to collaborate with another organization, Parallel Networks, to work with inmates at a California correctional facility in San Diego County who adhere both to white supremacist or jihadi ideology—or...
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"In a webinar, hosted by the Counter Extremism Project, experts explained that key recruiters also helped facilitate their journeys, weapons and training. It highlighted the role of hate preachers like Britain’s Anjem Choudary in recruiting...
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CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid: "Algorithms are amplifying the most divisive, the most hateful, the most conspiratorial, the most outrageous, because that engages people and that maximizes profit."
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CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses what happened this past week when Paris was rattled by a stabbing attack at the very location where 12 people were killed during the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015.
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"Joshua Fisher Birch, a research analyst with the U.S. based Counter Extremism Project, described the group as a 'secretive satanic, fascist cult that believes in the use of extreme violence, rape, pedophilia, murder, and terrorism to bring about...
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"Joshua Fisher Birch, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project, said: 'It is unacceptable that dangerous ISIS propaganda that contains instructions for making explosives remains online'. Mr Birch said tech companies can prevent the spread of...
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"A media group affiliated with al Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen released a statement encouraging attacks in France as a response to the republication, according to the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit."
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
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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