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November 28, 2025

The founding of an AfD youth organization in Giessen has put the region on high alert. 50,000 demonstrators, some of whom are prepared to use violence, are expected. “Violence is legitimized in left-wing circles,” explains security expert [CEP Senior...

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November 27, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on Hamas networks in Germany and Europe: “At the beginning of October, three suspected Hamas terrorists were arrested in Berlin, accused by the Federal Prosecutor General of planning an attack...

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November 25, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler presentation during webinar: “Since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover, Afghanistan has become a terrorism hub, hosting Al-Qaeda, TTP, and others despite regime denials. This seminar examines the Taliban’s role...

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November 21, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler appointed to new German government Task Force. “The Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) is replacing its advisors in the fight against Islamism. The previous Task Force on Islamism Prevention, which...

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November 21, 2025

A new permanent advisory board on the prevention of Islamism is being established at the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI). This new group of experts replaces a task force founded only last year by former Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD). The board...

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November 19, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding Hamas fundraising. “Global News has learned of alleged Canadian links to the operations of the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas. Among them, a Canadian is alleged to be part of the...

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November 18, 2025

Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter-Extremism Project think tank, pointed to the failure of neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali in their "indifference" towards their faraway northern regions. "You need to reassure the civilian population so...

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November 18, 2025

Hans-Jakob Schindler is director of the NGO Counter Extremism Project and has been investigating how extremist and terrorist organizations finance themselves for more than 25 years. He knows the pattern: "On the one hand, extremist groups try to...

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November 15, 2025

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted regarding the deteriorating situation in Mali.

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November 11, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed following the arrest of a right-wing extremist in Germany who allegedly planned to kill German politicians on the dark net.