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January 25, 2021

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Group Releases Video

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, the pro- ISIS propaganda group War and Media Agency released...

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January 25, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Jonathan Hall QC, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has launched an inquiry into how our prison service is managing the threat posed by terrorism. The backdrop to his review is the...

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January 24, 2021

CEP report referenced: "A recent report commissioned by the German foreign ministry describes 'a new leaderless transnational apocalyptically minded, violent far-right extremist movement' that has emerged over the past decade."

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January 22, 2021

"'During the last few years, a new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic and violent extreme right-wing movement has emerged,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project. 'The extreme right-wing movement is connected...

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January 22, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Sir Ivor Roberts writes: "As far as Hamza is concerned, America’s justice system should be left under no illusion that the safest place for him to stay is behind bars in their tough jail system. Sending him home puts the...

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January 22, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "But Sir Ivor Roberts, the Foreign Office's former head of counter-terrorism, last night said a return for Hamza would be the 'last thing' UK cops and spooks would need. And writing exclusively for...

Videos

January 22, 2021

CEP Webinar: The Threat Posed by Right-Wing Terrorism in Europe and the U.S. | Kapcer Rekawek, PhD

Between July and November 2020, CEP Germany, commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, analyzed the violent right-wing extremist and terrorist milieus in a range of European countries and the United States, focusing on their developing...

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January 22, 2021

CEP Webinar: The Threat Posed by Right-Wing Terrorism in Europe and the U.S. | Simon Herchen

Between July and November 2020, CEP Germany, commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, analyzed the violent right-wing extremist and terrorist milieus in a range of European countries and the United States, focusing on their developing...

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January 20, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Professor Acheson, of Staffordshire University, said yesterday that the most extreme prisoners were skilled in countering deradicalisation strategies and quick results could not be expected. He said that it was...

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January 19, 2021

"'Actors within this movement largely see the COVID-19 pandemic as a chance to spread their ideology more widely and to reach a broader recruitment base,' warned the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a nonprofit nongovernmental organization...