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März 23, 2021

Australia Designates Neo-Nazi Sonnenkrieg Division A Terrorist Organization

Australian government officials in Canberra on Monday designated the neo-Nazi group Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) as a terrorist organization, making it the first far-right group to be banned in the country. Following the designation, Australian...

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März 22, 2021

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists, Extreme Right Praise Atlanta Attacks, Encourage Violence Against Asian-Americans

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, white supremacist and extreme right online communities...

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März 22, 2021

CEP Book Discussion: Black Flags of the Caribbean – How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar book discussion with Dr. Simon Cottee, senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Kent, regarding his recently published study on the jihadist hotspots in the Caribbean.

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März 16, 2021

U.S. State Department Sanctions ISIS In Central Africa In Response To Growing Regional Threat

Last week, the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on two ISIS affiliate groups, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC), in response...

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März 16, 2021

CEP Launches Report Highlighting Role of Western Foreign Fighters in Yazidi Genocide

Today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) launched the new report Western Foreign Fighters and the Yazidi Genocide, authored by London-based CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy.

Press Release

März 15, 2021

Extremist Content Online: Footage From Christchurch Terrorist Attack Video, Other White Supremacist Content, Found On Instagram

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 several pieces of white supremacist...

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März 15, 2021

DGAP-IFRI-CEP Webtalk: Opening the Black Box – Inside France’s Deradicalization Program

France has been a prominent target of Islamist terrorism both within and outside its borders for decades, and the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty near Paris in October 2020 is only one of the latest examples. Traditionally focusing on security...

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März 10, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies That Algorithmically Amplify Terrorist Content Should Not Receive Section 230 Immunity

As calls for reform to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continue, lawmakers in Congress have begun shifting their approach from attempting major reform to tailoring it to individual types of content. For instance, one proposal would...

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März 9, 2021

White Supremacist Violence Poses Threat To U.S. National Security

In his testimony at last week’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the January 6 Capitol riot, FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators domestic extremists pose a threat to national security. Wray explained that the...

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März 8, 2021

Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda Bomb-Making Materials Shared By User On White Supremacist Forum

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. A user of an imageboard on the dark web shared a collection of al-Qaeda...

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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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