CEP in the News

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January 25, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Jonathan Hall QC, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has launched an inquiry into how our prison service is managing the threat posed by terrorism. The backdrop to his review is the...

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January 24, 2021

CEP report referenced: "A recent report commissioned by the German foreign ministry describes 'a new leaderless transnational apocalyptically minded, violent far-right extremist movement' that has emerged over the past decade."

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January 22, 2021

"'During the last few years, a new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic and violent extreme right-wing movement has emerged,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project. 'The extreme right-wing movement is connected...

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January 22, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Sir Ivor Roberts writes: "As far as Hamza is concerned, America’s justice system should be left under no illusion that the safest place for him to stay is behind bars in their tough jail system. Sending him home puts the...

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January 22, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "But Sir Ivor Roberts, the Foreign Office's former head of counter-terrorism, last night said a return for Hamza would be the 'last thing' UK cops and spooks would need. And writing exclusively for...

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January 20, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Professor Acheson, of Staffordshire University, said yesterday that the most extreme prisoners were skilled in countering deradicalisation strategies and quick results could not be expected. He said that it was...

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January 19, 2021

"'Actors within this movement largely see the COVID-19 pandemic as a chance to spread their ideology more widely and to reach a broader recruitment base,' warned the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a nonprofit nongovernmental organization...

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January 19, 2021

"According to Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, Nazzaro’s latest experiment seems like a rip-off of how he first crafted the Base, which went from being a network to a terror group in a matter of months."

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January 19, 2021

CEP affiliated researcher Kacper Rekawek interviewed by Polish radio station: "Analityk amerykańskiego Counter Extremism Project dr Kacper Rękawek nazywa atakujących Kapitol antysystemową skrają prawicą. Ekspert zwraca uwagę, że obecność wojskowych w...

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January 16, 2021

"Sir Ivor, senior advisor to US think-tank the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), has spoken of the continued threat posed by Lewthwaite and other fugitives at a time the world’s focus shifts to the far-right in the wake of the deadly riot at the US...