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26
Apr
Press Release

CEP Applauds Facebook and Twitter for Shutting Down Hamas Accounts for Inciting Violence

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today applauded reports that social media companies Facebook and Twitter had suspended accounts connected to the terror group Hamas and issued the following statement, attributable to CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances F...
31
Mar
Press Release

CEP Resource Details History, Ideology of Global Islamist Movement Hizb ut-Tahrir

CEP released a new resource detailing the history, leadership, growth and beliefs of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist organization operating in 40 countries that advocates for the establishment of a global caliphate.
25
Mar
Press Release

CEP Releases New Resources on ISIS Attackers and Extremism in Belgium Following Brussels Bombings

CEP released new resources on ISIS terrorists as well as extremism and counter-extremism in Belgium in the aftermath of the March 22 bombings that killed 31 people in attacks at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station.
22
Mar
Press Release

CEP Condemns Attacks in Belgium

Following is a statement from CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances F. Townsend “Following the attacks in Paris last November that killed 130 – planned and carried out in part by individuals with connections to Belgium, including Salah Abdeslam – Europe and the...
17
Mar
Press Release

CEP Applauds Secretary Kerry for Declaration of ISIS Genocide

CEP issued a statement applauding Secretary of State John Kerry for declaring that ISIS has been committing genocide against minority groups under its control, including Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims.
11
Mar
Press Release

A PlayStation for Extremists: CEP Calls on Sony to Address Misuse of Popular Gaming Network

The Counter Extremism Project called on Sony Corp. to take steps to prevent terrorists from misusing its popular PlayStation 4 Network (PSN4) to communicate, recruit, and possibly plan future attacks.
29
Feb
Press Release

CEP Resource Details History, Violent Activities of White Supremacist Group the Ku Klux Klan

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a new resource that documents the history, beliefs, violent activities, and evolution of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), America’s oldest and best known white supremacist organization. Formed in 1865 as a social club by six...
9
Feb
Press Release

Counter Extremism Project Supports Twitter's Renewed Effort to Battle Extremists; Calls for Even Stronger Response to Violent Extremism

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) applauds Twitter’s announcement of its renewed efforts to suspend accounts tied to violent extremist groups and their supporters. Eighteen months after CEP initially raised the alarm over the misuse of Twitter by extremists to...
2
Feb
Press Release

CEP Resource Details Rise, Tactics of Violent Pakistani Terror Group Lashkar-e-Taiba

CEP released a new resource detailing the history and violent activities of Islamic terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which has played a central role in indoctrinating, recruiting, and training thousands of jihadists in Pakistan since the 1980s. In 2008, LeT coordinated the horrific attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed more than 160 people and injured approximately 300.
29
Jan
Press Release

CEP Resource Details History, Leadership of National Democratic Party of Germany

CEP released a new resource on the National Democratic Party of Germany, an ultranationalist political party described by the German intelligence service as “racist, anti-Semitic and revisionist."