Press Releases

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Press Release

September 11, 2025

COUNTER EXTREMISM PROJECT MARKS 24TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AMID ONGOING GLOBAL THREATS

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) honors the victims, the first responders, and the countless families affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001 – the deadliest attack on American soil in its history. Twenty-four years later, we reaffirm our...

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Press Release

September 10, 2025

Counter Extremism Project Mourns the Death of Charlie Kirk

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace We are shocked and heartbroken by the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. No one should ever be targeted with violence for their beliefs. This is a dreadful reminder that extremism and inflammatory...

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Press Release

September 8, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Active Club Movement Celebrates Recent MMA and Networking Events on Telegram, TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, the white supremacist Active Club movement celebrated...

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Press Release

September 4, 2025

CEP Honors Cuban Opposition Movement Ladies in White

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace proudly joined international leaders, dignitaries, and activists to celebrate the awarding of the Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize to Cuban campaigner Berta Soler Fernandez, leader of the...

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Press Release

September 3, 2025

CEP Statement on Targeted Strike Killing Hamas Spokesperson Abu Obeida

On August 30, 2025, Israeli forces conducted an airstrike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, targeting an apartment reportedly sheltering Abu Obeida, who served as the long standing spokesperson and central media figure of the Izz ad Din al...

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Press Release

September 3, 2025

CEP Webinar: Transnational Connections Between Antisemitic Extremist and Terrorist Actors | September 17, 2025

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to the webinar “Transnational Connections Between Antisemitic Extremist and Terrorist Actors”, which will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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Press Release

September 2, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Accounts, Including Accounts Sharing Bomb Making Instructions, Found on TikTok, Extreme Right Telegram Users Promote Antisemitism Following Minnesota Catholic School Shooting

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found 12 pro-ISIS accounts on TikTok, including nine...

Press Release

August 25, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS SimpleX Chat Shares Explosives Instructions, Christchurch Attacker’s Manifesto Located on eBay and Violent Footage From Attack Video Found on TikTok and Instagram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located basic instructions for the homemade synthesis of...

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Press Release

August 18, 2025

Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Found on Multiple Websites, Active Clubs Promote Recent Events and Outreach

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, ISIS released a new propaganda video from the group’s...

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Press Release

August 14, 2025

State Response Is Backfiring in Burkina Faso, Creating Space for Terror Groups to Thrive—New Report

A new report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) assesses Burkina Faso’s status as the deadliest country in the world for terrorist violence—and outlines how the state’s response is making matters worse. The failure to contain these terror...