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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(New York, N.Y.) – On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) stands with members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world who face violence and hatred from extremists, and highlights...
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Alexander Ritzmann Author of the CEP report on Active Clubs Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) In September 2023, CEP published the first comprehensive report on the Active Club network and strategy: https://counterextre.me...
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Or Goldberg Investigative journalist for the Dutch weekly magazine De Groene Amsterdammer The Dutch weekly magazine The Groene Amsterammer investigated the scene in the Netherlands in February 2024: https://www.groene.nl/artikel/witte-strijders...
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Morgan Finnsiö Researcher, EXPO Foundation The Swedish EXPO Foundation published a detailed report on the local Active Club network in November 2023: https://expo.se/nyhet/har-tranar-nazisterna-i-kommunens-traningshall/ On May 17, 2024, CEP hosted a...
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"The Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based non-profit group, noted that anti-LGBTQ ideas had been taken up by both Islamist and far-right extremists. 'It is no surprise that neo-Nazis and jihadis often express mutual admiration for their shared...
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CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown interviewed: "Bill is joined by Long War Journal regular and long-time friend of the show, Edmund Fitton-Brown to talk about the Houthis. If you’re here, you’ve heard of them — but how much do you actually know...
CounterPoint Blog
During the past decade and a half, extremist non-state actors in Russia have become a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and particularly its re-invasion of the country in...
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(New York, N.Y.) — 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, CEP researchers discovered revenue-collecting...
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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