New CEP Report Details Houthi Targeting Of Religious Minorities In Yemen

Today, 25 years since the U.S. enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the fourth installment in a series of new reports on the Iran-backed Shiite group, the Houthis, who took control of...

"When warning about civilian casualties from the Israeli offensive, Western governments are also thinking about the dangers of regional escalation. 'Hamas is interested in producing horrific images of dead Palestinian civilians and thereby dragging...

"How has Hamas, which rules Gaza, managed to evade international authorities and amass its wealth and military capability? Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, talks about these sources to DW."

CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller policy paper on prosecution of returnees in France and CEP report on ISIS's persecution of gay people quoted: "The IIIM’s mandate to only support requests for evidence related to core international crimes has...

"The people in the Gaza Strip are still politically represented by Hamas, which rules there. But who are the leading figures of this militant Islamist organization, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and others, and where do...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in October 2023

Following is the October 2023 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. ISIS carried out at least 19 confirmed attacks in October in the Homs, Hama, Raqqa...

Extremist Content Online: Christchurch Attack Footage, Including AI-Generated Content, Circulated On Twitter/X

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 and reported 24 Twitter/X posts...

"How does the radical Islamic Hamas get money? The terrorist group's global corporate holdings alone are said to be worth at least $500 million, according to an estimate by the US Treasury Department. Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the...

CEP CALLS ON U.S. LAW FIRMS TO CEASE WORK WITH QATAR UNTIL HAMAS LEADERSHIP IS REMANDED

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend call on all legal firms representing Qatar, including particularly those that have taken strong public stances in support...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst with the Counter Extremism Project, said people should not be quick to blame far-left groups for the letters just because of the symbols included. In fact, he said the opposite could be true. 'While this...