Press Releases

CONTACT: [email protected]

Press Release

March 15, 2018

U.K. Lawmakers Highlight YouTube’s Shocking Inability to Remove Content by Banned Group National Action

CEP commended the U.K. parliamentarians of the Home Affairs Select Committee for exposing YouTube’s gross failure to remove videos from the banned far right group National Action from its platform 15 months after being reviewed by moderators. CEP...

Press Release

March 14, 2018

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Turkey

On the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Muslim Brotherhood, CEP is publishing resources on the history and recent activities of the group in Egypt and Turkey, Since its inception in Egypt 90 years ago, the Muslim Brotherhood has fought for the...

Press Release

February 23, 2018

Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Lebanon

Decades of sectarian fighting have undermined Lebanese sovereignty and allowed global extremist groups like Iranian proxy Hezbollah to flourish in the country. CEP's report on extremism and counter-extremism in Lebanon highlights the forces that led...

Press Release

February 14, 2018

Taxpayers Should Not Bear the Cost of Online Extremist Content

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen issued a short statement regarding the U.K. Home Office's development of new technology to combat online extremist content that read in part: “Unfortunately, it is concerning that the tech industry’s failure to act...

Press Release

February 6, 2018

Extremist Propagandists and Ideologues Maintain Presence Online

CEP's new resource, Guide to Online Propagandists, profiles online radical thought leaders who are active on social media platforms like YouTube and encourage violence and hate. While YouTube in November 2017 banned the videos of notorious al-Qaeda...

Press Release

January 26, 2018

One Year After Quebec City Mosque Attack

CEP is providing resources on extremism and counter-extremism in Canada on the anniversary of the January 29 attack at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City. Right-wing extremist Alexandre Bissonnette is accused of carrying out the attack...

Press Release

January 12, 2018

Militias Beholden to Iran Complicate Future of Iraq

CEP released updated resources on three of Iraq's most powerful Shiite militias, part of a government sanctioned umbrella group that is heavily funded by and beholden to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Several of the groups have fought extensively on...

Press Release

January 8, 2018

Updated CEP Interactive Map Highlights Extremism and Counter-Extremism Efforts in 45 Countries

(New York, NY) -- CEP today released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts in six new countries, expanding to 45 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map. New countries profiled include Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia...

Press Release

January 4, 2018

Three Years After Charlie Hebdo, Supermarket Killings

CEP released updated resources today on the third anniversary of the deadly attacks carried out at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and at a kosher supermarket in Paris by three gunmen.

Press Release

January 3, 2018

Swedish Neo-Nazi Group Leader Guilty of Inciting Hatred

CEP released new resources on the neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement and extremism and counter-Extremism in Sweden, following the conviction of NRM leader Simon Lindberg of “incitement to racial hatred.” A court found that in a speech...

Daily Dose

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. 

View Archive