CEP in the News

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January 16, 2021

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project, also shared with Mother Jones several instances of neo-Nazis calling on their followers to carry out lone-wolf attacks and sharing other tactics on Telegram and 8kun."

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January 15, 2021

CEP affiliated researcher Kacper Rekawek writes: " Accelerationism – akceleracjonizm. Warto zapamiętać to słowo, ponieważ najlepiej oddaje treść wydarzeń z 6 stycznia 2021 roku na waszyngtońskim Kapitolu, kiedy połączone izby Kongresu zatwierdzały...

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January 14, 2021

"Sir Ivor, senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), also told of the ramifications for the British Government with far-right movement the Proud Boys, thought to have a UK chapter. He said: 'The transfer of power in a government...

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January 14, 2021

Senior Advisor to CEP in Europe Lucinda Creighton writes: "At long last, and perhaps provoked by the spate of devastating terrorist attacks in the latter half of 2020, Europe has finally taken two significant, tangible steps toward combating the...

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January 15, 2021

CEP affiliated researcher Kacper Rekawek speaks with podcast host Michał Nogaś in the aftermath of the January 6, 2020 U.S. Capitol riot, the origins of the anti-government movement, and whether they can be labeled as domestic terrorists.

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January 12, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Institutional failures to anticipate and manage the risk of such people are piling up. The cases of Usman Khan and Sudesh Amman, released from prison to launch murderous attacks at London Bridge and Streatham...

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January 12, 2021

CEP Top 20 Extremists report quoted: "I Sverige varnar Säpo för ökade våldsbrott från den nynazistiska organisationen Nordiska motståndsrörelsen, NMR. Nyligen släppte även Counter Extremism Project en lista över världens 20 farligaste extremister...

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January 12, 2021

"In a blog post on the Counter Extremism Project’s (CEP) list of “The Top 20 Most Dangerous Extremists Around the World”, Dr Mahathir contrasted this to the war crimes allegedly perpetrated by former US President George Bush and former British Prime...

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January 12, 2021

CEP advisor Liam Duffy writes: "Today, with most Western countries reverting to type and responding to jihadist terror with obscurantism and denial, it looks like far fewer people were Charlie than was actually claimed. Not so in France, though...

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January 12, 2021

"Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has some comments to make about being placed on a list of the "Top 20 Most Dangerous Extremists Around the World" by an organisation with offices in U.S., UK and Germany. Called the Counter Extremism...