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.
Press Releases
Press Release
March 29, 2021
New CEP Report Reveals that Illicit Trade in East Africa is Funding Extremists, Terrorists, and Warlords
East Africa—a key security partner in the war on terror and a principal engine of economic development on the African continent—is being critically undermined by illicit trade, according to the new report An Unholy Alliance: Links Between Extremism...
Press Release
March 29, 2021
Extremist Content Online: Manufacturing Guides For Explosives, Suicide Belts Located On The Internet Archive
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located dozens of manuals on the Internet...
Press Release
March 23, 2021
Australia Designates Neo-Nazi Sonnenkrieg Division A Terrorist Organization
Australian government officials in Canberra on Monday designated the neo-Nazi group Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) as a terrorist organization, making it the first far-right group to be banned in the country. Following the designation, Australian...
Press Release
March 22, 2021
Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists, Extreme Right Praise Atlanta Attacks, Encourage Violence Against Asian-Americans
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, white supremacist and extreme right online communities...
Press Release
March 22, 2021
CEP Book Discussion: Black Flags of the Caribbean – How Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar book discussion with Dr. Simon Cottee, senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Kent, regarding his recently published study on the jihadist hotspots in the Caribbean.
Press Release
March 16, 2021
U.S. State Department Sanctions ISIS In Central Africa In Response To Growing Regional Threat
Last week, the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on two ISIS affiliate groups, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC), in response...
Press Release
March 16, 2021
CEP Launches Report Highlighting Role of Western Foreign Fighters in Yazidi Genocide
Today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) launched the new report Western Foreign Fighters and the Yazidi Genocide, authored by London-based CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy.
Press Release
March 15, 2021
Extremist Content Online: Footage From Christchurch Terrorist Attack Video, Other White Supremacist Content, Found On Instagram
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located several pieces of white supremacist...
Press Release
March 15, 2021
DGAP-IFRI-CEP Webtalk: Opening the Black Box – Inside France’s Deradicalization Program
France has been a prominent target of Islamist terrorism both within and outside its borders for decades, and the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty near Paris in October 2020 is only one of the latest examples. Traditionally focusing on security...
Press Release
March 10, 2021
Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies That Algorithmically Amplify Terrorist Content Should Not Receive Section 230 Immunity
As calls for reform to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continue, lawmakers in Congress have begun shifting their approach from attempting major reform to tailoring it to individual types of content. For instance, one proposal would...
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