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CEP Statement On EU Countries’ Failure To Comply With Terrorist Content Online Regulation
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) urges EU countries to comply with Terror Content Online Regulation.

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CEP Report: Central Syria’s ISIS Insurgency In 2022
(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a report today detailing ISIS activity last year in central Syria including media activity, number of attacks, impact of attacks, and geographical locations. The report finds that ISIS...

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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Propaganda Video Amasses Nearly Quarter Million Views On Twitter
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 multiple Twitter accounts spreading...

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CEP Webinar: The Satanic Verses To Charlie Hebdo – The Fatwa’s Legacy
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to the webinar The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo: The Fatwa’s Legacy with journalist Graeme Wood and CEP advisor Liam Duffy.

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Burkina Faso Orders French Troops To Evacuate As Junta Allegedly Pursues Mercenary Force To Combat Jihadist Violence
French influence in its one-time colony of Burkina Faso has deteriorated since armed soldiers deposed the government in a coup last September and coup supporters attacked the French embassy, believing it was harboring the deposed president. Given...

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CEP-KAS Webinar: The Taliban’s Takeover in Afghanistan – Effects on Global Terrorism
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) are inviting you to a webinar focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan.

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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Accounts Found On YouTube And Instagram
(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, CEP researchers discovered regional white...

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CEP-EER Webinar: Combating The Financing Of Violent Extremism – Challenges And Opportunities
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the European Eye on Radicalization (EER) are inviting you to a webinar focusing on combating the financing of violent extremism.

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Germany Disrupts Suspected Terror Plot Amid Rising Islamist Threats
German police forces on Sunday took a 32-year-old Iranian national into custody on suspicions of obtaining unspecified amounts of cyanide and ricin for use in an “Islamist-motivated” terror attack after having received a tip from a foreign...

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Extremist Content Wrap Up 2022
In 2022, extremists continued to spread various video, photo, text, and audio propaganda; call for and celebrate acts of violence; dox their perceived opponents; and spread manuals and instructions on several websites to assist individuals in...
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