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.
This article in the Germany's Tagesspiegel, describes efforts to improve Germany's Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), which came into force about one year ago. "A recently published report by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the Counter Extremism Project takes stock after a year. So far, the law has neither managed to tackle hate speech and extremism on social media platforms, nor led to over-blocking. Since NetzDG is a key test of the EU’s efforts against online extremism and other illegal content, the authors of the report offer some recommendations for action."
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.
Get the latest news on extremism and counter-extremism delivered to your inbox.