CEP in the News

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April 29, 2025

CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller interviewed: "Is the reintegration of women who have turned their backs on the terrorist organization IS successful? Exit programs show that the willingness to change is high. Yet Islamists continue to attempt...

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April 29, 2025

Alexander Ritzmann of the Counter Extremism Project has been tracking the trend for years. He warns that some of these groups could morph into shadow militias, ready to act on “Day X.” That’s the term they use for the day a right-wing dictator takes...

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April 28, 2025

Alexander Ritzmann from the Counter Extremism Project has been researching the phenomenon for years and believes there is a danger that shadow militias could emerge from some of the groups and strike on D-Day. Day X is supposed to be the assumption...

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April 23, 2025

The demonstrations also serve to mobilize people. Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the "Counter Extremism Project" think tank is convinced. From the beginning, this was an integral part of Hamas' strategy. These demonstrations were not...

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April 25, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Germany has become a Hamas sphere of activity. A network of clubs and organizations is suspected of raising money and spreading terrorist propaganda."

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April 24, 2025

Ian Acheson, a former government adviser on extremism in jails, said: “Emergency mass release of prisoners, while necessary, only resulted in a transfer of risk from overcrowded prisons to under-policed communities, with a probation service already...

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April 23, 2025

Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler warns in the NZZ: "The fact that the group targeted the well-attended park suggests that they may have been toying with the idea of committing a mass attack." The process not only reveals plans - it shows a...

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April 19, 2025

Prison officer chiefs say Muslim prisoners in one jail were exempt from searches by sniffer dogs after they complained on religious grounds. Shockingly this is at HMP Frankland, the same high security lock-up where warped Manchester Arena terrorist...

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April 18, 2025

It is a move endorsed by Ian Acheson, a former prison governor whose 2016 review of Islamist extremism led to the introduction of SCs. He believes Abedi should be kept in total isolation, even if it 'turns him mad'. Speaking to the Mail last night...

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April 16, 2025

Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, CEP is interviewed by The Bayerischer Rundfunk on the planned extradition of an Islamist preacher to Yemen.

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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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