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
Januar 11, 2023
Tech & Terrorism: Google Makes Vague Promises To Develop Content Moderation Software For Smaller Platforms
Google’s Jigsaw announced that it is developing a free software tool to help smaller websites improve their content moderation capabilities. The purported new tool comes as tech companies will be forced to remove terrorist content from their sites or...
Press Release
Januar 4, 2023
Taliban’s Ban On Women Workers Worsens Humanitarian Crisis And Isolates Afghanistan From International Community
Earlier this week, U.N. Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, to warn that the Taliban’s recently announced education and work bans on women will worsen Afghanistan’s...
Press Release
Januar 4, 2023
CEP Webinar: Book Presentation By Kacper Rekawek: "Foreign Fighters In Ukraine. The Brown–Red Cocktail"
(New York, N.Y. / Berlin, Germany) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a presentation of a new book by Kacper Rekawek entitled "Foreign Fighters in Ukraine. The Brown–Red Cocktail" . The Russian (re-)invasion of Ukraine in 2022...
Press Release
Dezember 21, 2022
TTP Seizure Of Pakistani Counterterrorism Center Underscores Instability Caused By Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan
(New York, N.Y.) — On Sunday, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists seized control of a counterterrorism center in northwestern Pakistan and held hostages while demanding safe passage into neighboring Afghanistan. Following failed negotiations...
Press Release
Dezember 19, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Videos Pledging Allegiance To New Leader Found On Multiple Websites
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, CEP researchers located four new ISIS propaganda videos...
Press Release
Dezember 16, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Instagram Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence on popular social media platforms in order to hold companies accountable for failures to prevent the...
Press Release
Dezember 12, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Facebook Accounts Share Propaganda And Reupload Footage From 2016 Video
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, CEP researchers located 10 pro-ISIS accounts on Facebook...
Press Release
Dezember 10, 2022
ICYMI: CEP Senior Director Explains Group Plotting German Coup
Following the arrest of 25 suspected members of the far-right Reichsbürger (“Citizens of the Reich”) movement by German police on December 7, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler gave background on how the group...
Press Release
Dezember 9, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Telegram Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence on popular social media platforms in order to hold companies accountable for failures to prevent the...
Press Release
Dezember 8, 2022
Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Senate Report Finds Big Tech Continues To Amplify Extremist Content
After a three-year investigation into the rise of domestic terrorism and the federal government response, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs recently published its report, The Rising Threat of Domestic Extremism: A...
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