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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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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, on DW News' "The Day with Brent Goff", discusses Germany's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, including its criminal activities and role in conflicts around the world such as Syria.
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Following the German government's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its entirety, banning all activities of the group in the country, CEP's Dr. Schindler explained the context and consequences of such a move.
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"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher for the Counter Extremism Project, says that groups like the ‘Nordic Resistance’ and ‘Hundred Handers’ have sought to increase their membership by capitalising on the pandemic, and ‘Generation Identity’ has used the...
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Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks on The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green about clear signs of an imminent terorrist attack in Europe and beyond.
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CEP Senior Advisor Lucinda Creighton writes: "Never before has a situation demonstrated such a broad consensus for taking extra measures to regulate content online as the coronavirus has."
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"David Ibsen of the Counter Extremism Project added: 'It’s particularly distasteful that the LDL is exploiting the coronavirus and the needs of the NHS to sell merchandise and spread the ideology of a terrorist organisation. There is no excuse for...
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"Instagram harmful content. Researchers from the Counter Extremism Project report this week that they have unearthed pro-ISIS and neo-Nazi accounts advocating for violence on the Instagram platform."
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“'While there is no link at this time between Wortman and neo-Nazi groups or ideology, it makes sense that the most violent neo-Nazi accelerationist elements would glorify him,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, an analyst specializing in the far-right at...
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"The motive behind this data dump, according to researchers from anti-terrorism watchdogs like SITE and Counter Extremism Project, seems to be to sow discontent, misinformation, and resentment amid a population already reeling under the socio...
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"The Counter Extremism Project says extremist groups are continuing to plot attacks. 'The arrest of an ISIS-linked cell in Germany on April 15 is a reminder of that reality,' it said. "The suspects were also reportedly involved in raising funds for...
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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