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29
Oct
Press Release

ICYMI: CEP CEO Mark Wallace Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Stopping Online Extremism

Details problem of weaponization of social media platforms at hearing (Washington, D.C.) – Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark D. Wallace called on Twitter and other social media companies to do more to combat online radicalization, recruitment, and incitement to violence in testimony...
27
Oct
Press Release

Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark D. Wallace Calls on Twitter to Address Threat of Online Extremism in Testimony Before House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace will recommend ways to combat online radicalization and recruitment by extremist groups in testimony Wednesday, October 28 before the National Security Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
21
Oct
Press Release

CEP Resource Details Rise of African Jihadist Terror Group Al-Mourabitoun

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing a new resource on violent African jihadist group al-Mourabitoun and its leaders, considered by the U.S. State Department to pose “the greatest near-term threat to U.S. and Western interests in the Sahel.” Al-Mourabitoun...
6
Oct
Press Release

CEP Hosts Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), joined with the U.S. State Department, the White House and Search for Common Ground, to host more than 100 youth activists and government officials from more than 40 countries at the first Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism on...
25
Sep
Press Release

Microsoft Corp. & Facebook to Lead Tech Discussion at Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism

Counter Extremism Project to Co-Host Event Featuring Youth Activists from Around the World on September 28 in New York City (New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced today that the leading platform and productivity company Microsoft Corp. and the global social networking...
16
Sep
Press Release

Global Summit in NYC to Launch Youth Driven Fight Against Extremism

Counter Extremism Project leading effort, backed by State Department and White House, with multi-nation kickoff event September 28. (New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced today it will co-host the “Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism,” an event...
11
Sep
Press Release

CEP Profiles American Foreign Fighters, Financiers, and Supporters of ISIS and Other Extremist Groups

CEP is releasing profiles of 66 Americans who have joined or allegedly attempted to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as well as other Americans accused of planning attacks on U.S. soil, providing financial assistance to extremist entities or propagandizing on their behalf.
1
Sep
Press Release

CEP Releases New Resources on the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan and Pakistan

CEP is releasing new resources on violent Islamist group the Haqqani network and its leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Haqqani network was identified by U.S. officials as being responsible for recent bombings and attacks in the Afghan capital.
28
Aug
Press Release

CEP Statement on ISIS Recruiter and Propagandist Junaid Hussain, a.k.a. Abu Hussain al Britani, Reportedly Killed by U.S. Airstrike

British ISIS recruiter and propagandist Junaid Hussain was reportedly killled in Syria by a U.S. airstrike. In a statement, CEP said it hopes the strike will weaken ISIS’s online ability to radicalize, recruit, and incite to violence.
6
Aug
Press Release

CEP Releases New Resource on Violent Southeast Asian Islamist Group Jemaah Islamiyah

Southeast Asian Jihadist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) made international headlines with bombings targeting tourists in Bali in 2002 and 2005 that killed 222 people, but the group has a long and violent history spanning decades.