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June 14, 2024

CEP APPLAUDS U.S. DESIGNATION OF NORDIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AS A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the following statement regarding today’s decision by the U.S. State Department to designate the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive...

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June 14, 2024

"Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler identified terrorism, hooliganism and far-right violence as being among the red flags for police and security services. The former terror analyst for the German government told Metro.co.uk that ISIS and other Islamic...

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June 13, 2024

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Among those outraged by the move was Enniskillen native Ian Acheson, an expert on prisons and extremism, who had been serving as an adviser to outgoing cabinet member, Michael Gove. In a resignation letter...

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June 12, 2024

"There have been a number of warnings from FBI director Chris Wray that the terrorism picture in the U.S. is worsening. The arrest of foreign nationals with alleged links to terror organizations here in the U.S. may prove his point. In this week’s...

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June 12, 2024

"However, experts warn against taking this approach as an example: "The Taliban are always very willing to accept advance payments, but if they offer something in return, things get very complicated," Hans-Jakob Schindler from the International...

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June 11, 2024

“Is this the beginning of the end of the Gaza war? On Monday, the UN Security Council adopted a ceasefire proposal in Gaza from US President Joe Biden. 14 countries agreed, only Russia abstained. Israel has been fighting the terrorist organization...

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ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in May 2024

Following is the May 2024 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. All previous 2024 monthly installments can be found here, as well as a review of...

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June 11, 2024

""Everyone is going to look at Germany during those couple of weeks when we have the championship here," Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project told DW. "That means our adversaries are going to try to do whatever they can to disrupt...

Press Release

June 10, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Telegram Channels Promote Homophobia, Transphobia, And Violence In Response To LGBTQ Pride Month

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, multiple extreme right Telegram channels promoted homophobia and...

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June 10, 2024

CEP Webinar: Is Humanitarian Aid Helping Yemen? A Study of Houthi Exploitation of International Assistance

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Thursday, June 20, 2024, to present a new, in-depth report on Houthi diversion of humanitarian assistance in Yemen.

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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. 

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