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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Press Release
Juni 9, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Channel Releases New Monero Wallet Address Following Arrest of Alleged Propagandist
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 a new Monero wallet shared by an ISIS-K-linked...
Press Release
Juni 3, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Online Community Issues Warnings Regarding Operations Security and Cybersecurity After Alleged Arrest, Christchurch Attack Footage with Over 100,000 Views Located on TikTok
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 messages in an online pro-ISIS community on the...
Press Release
Juni 2, 2025
Counter Extremism Project Condemns Antisemitic Attack in Boulder, Colorado
(New York, NY) - A peaceful gathering in support of Israeli hostages turned into a scene of terror this weekend in Boulder, Colorado, when a man shouting "Free Palestine" hurled Molotov cocktails and used a flamethrower against his victims. Eight...
Press Release
Juni 2, 2025
Ian Acheson Warns of Escalating Violent Extremism Threat in UK Prisons
(London, UK) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today publishes a stark new assessment by Professor Ian Acheson, Senior Advisor, warning that the current threat posed by violent extremists and extremist-adjacent offenders in UK prisons is...
Press Release
Mai 29, 2025
CounterPoint Brief: Death of Hamas Leader Muhammad Sinwar
On May 28, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the death of the military leader of Hamas in Gaza Muhammad Sinwar, killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a command center beneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza. Despite...
Press Release
Mai 27, 2025
Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Released on Multiple Websites, Online ISIS and Extreme Right Communities Celebrate Murder of Two Israeli Embassy Employees
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 reported several uploads of a new ISIS propaganda video...
Press Release
Mai 22, 2025
Counter Extremism Project Condemns Murders of Israeli Embassy Workers at Capital Jewish Museum
Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement on the murders of Israeli embassy staff, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. last night:
Press Release
Mai 21, 2025
Six Years Without Trial: Germany Must Act on its ISIS-Affiliated Male Detainees in Syria
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a landmark report exposing the precarious situation as a result of the detention of at least 28 German men and boys allegedly affiliated to ISIS—in overcrowded and legally ambiguous facilities in the...
Press Release
Mai 20, 2025
CEP Condemns Continued Availability of Ye Song “Heil Hitler” on X
(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) condemns the ongoing availability of the Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) song “Heil Hitler” on X and calls on the platform to remove the video. As of May 20, the song has garnered...
Press Release
Mai 19, 2025
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Online Group Encourages Acquiring Firearms at Shooting Ranges, Extreme Right Telegram Channels Note Recent Ye Song As Example of Effective Propaganda
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 a guide released online by a pro-ISIS group that...
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