Press Releases

Press Release

October 3, 2025

STATEMENT ON THE YOM KIPPUR ATTACK IN THE UK

(New York, N.Y.) — Today, on Yom Kippur—the holiest day in the Jewish calendar—a Synagogue in Manchester, England has become the scene of a devastating and unprecedented act of antisemitic terrorism. Two have been killed and four others seriously...

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Press Release

September 30, 2025

Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Released, Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Group The Base Announces Upcoming Event

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, ISIS released a new propaganda video via the group’s self-proclaimed Central...

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Press Release

September 18, 2025

COUNTER EXTREMISM PROJECT COMMENDS STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATIONS OF IRAN-ALIGNED MILITIAS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

Counter Extremism Project CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued the following statement in response to today’s decision by the U.S. Department of State to sanction four Iran-aligned militia groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under U.S. law:

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Press Release

September 11, 2025

COUNTER EXTREMISM PROJECT MARKS 24TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS AMID ONGOING GLOBAL THREATS

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) honors the victims, the first responders, and the countless families affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001 – the deadliest attack on American soil in its history. Twenty-four years later, we reaffirm our...

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Press Release

September 10, 2025

Counter Extremism Project Mourns the Death of Charlie Kirk

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace We are shocked and heartbroken by the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. No one should ever be targeted with violence for their beliefs. This is a dreadful reminder that extremism and inflammatory...

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Press Release

September 8, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Active Club Movement Celebrates Recent MMA and Networking Events on Telegram, TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, the white supremacist Active Club movement celebrated...

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Press Release

September 4, 2025

CEP Honors Cuban Opposition Movement Ladies in White

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace proudly joined international leaders, dignitaries, and activists to celebrate the awarding of the Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize to Cuban campaigner Berta Soler Fernandez, leader of the...

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Press Release

September 3, 2025

CEP Statement on Targeted Strike Killing Hamas Spokesperson Abu Obeida

On August 30, 2025, Israeli forces conducted an airstrike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, targeting an apartment reportedly sheltering Abu Obeida, who served as the long standing spokesperson and central media figure of the Izz ad Din al...

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Press Release

September 3, 2025

CEP Webinar: Transnational Connections Between Antisemitic Extremist and Terrorist Actors | September 17, 2025

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to the webinar “Transnational Connections Between Antisemitic Extremist and Terrorist Actors”, which will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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Press Release

September 2, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Accounts, Including Accounts Sharing Bomb Making Instructions, Found on TikTok, Extreme Right Telegram Users Promote Antisemitism Following Minnesota Catholic School Shooting

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found 12 pro-ISIS accounts on TikTok, including nine...