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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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"Due to the nature of his crimes and the likelihood he will have a price on his head, it is not thought that Rudakubana will receive the same treatment. “It is extremely unlikely he will be sent to a YOI. Even the most secure, which is probably HMP Aylesbury, would not be capable of managing the risk he presents,” says Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project, describing the issue of where to house him as a “massive headache” for the prison service. “My guess would be they will send him to an adult prison first of all – he will probably be sent to the high-security and long-term prison estate, and I would expect him to be segregated until they have worked out a risk-management plan,” he says."
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January 25, 2025
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"In 2024, the American non-profit Counter Extremism Project persuaded the Polish family to sell the property. The organisation is led by Mark Wallace, the 57-year-old former ambassador to the UN under President George W Bush. The Counter Extremism Project’s mission is to “combat the growing threat posed by extremist ideologies”."
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January 25, 2025
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CEP contributor Pieter Van Ostaeyen interviewed: “Civilians in the Sahel region are caught between warring factions. From jihadists from IS and al-Qaeda, to Russian mercenaries and government troops from the military juntas. There seems to be no end in sight to the hopeless cocktail of violence in the Sahel. The name Sekou has been changed for security reasons. His real name is known to us. The data in this video about jihadist activities in the region can be found here: https://acleddata.com/”
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January 25, 2025
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“As we have already reported HERE, the building where Rudolf Höss, commandant of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, lived, was purchased by the American non-governmental organization Counter Extremism Project (CEP). On January 27, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the center officially named Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Radicalization and Extremism (ARCHER) will open its doors for one day primarily to Survivors, invited guests, and official delegations. "After this date, construction work will resume and visiting the house will not be possible. We consider making the house available on the anniversary of the liberation of the camp to be our duty and an expression of respect for the Survivors and all Victims of the Holocaust," wrote Jacek Purski, director of ARCHER, in an e-mail to Fakty Oświęcim.”
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January 24, 2025
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“In Aschaffenburg, a man kills two people. Politicians react to the act of violence by criticizing Olaf Scholz… Hans -Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Germany, told IPPEN.MEDIA about the knife attack in Aschaffenburg: "The case shows once again that the management of deportation procedures simply does not work effectively enough in Germany." The topic is not new, however: "It has been talked about repeatedly since Solingen at the latest, but apparently nothing has really improved." Regarding the possible motive for the knife attack in Aschaffenburg, Schindler said: "Based on the current information, I also believe that there are no elements that would indicate an Islamist act. For example, previous contact with extremist circles or indications and announcements that would indicate such a motive." At the same time, however, he made it clear that the attack played into the hands of populists. "Alice Weidel and Sahra Wagenknecht were among the first to express such a view."”
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January 24, 2025
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"Akhundzada's relative anonymity has reportedly served as a factor in the Taliban's decision to elevate him. Previously, many had assumed that more well-known figures... would succeed Mullah Mansour," according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit policy organisation.
"Significantly less public and controversial" than other choices, he seemed like the ideal candidate to ensure discretion for the movement and "retain control over its internal factions", the CEP said.
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January 24, 2025
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“The Counter Extremism Project has purchased the Auschwitz commander's villa in Poland to transform it into a centre for research on extremism, education, and combating antisemitism. During World War II, the building was owned by Rudolf Hoess, a high-ranking SS officer in Nazi Germany who served as the commandant of the German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The centre will be named the Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalisation (ARCHER). "This will be a global institution," Jacek Pruski, the head of the future centre, said on Wednesday. "We want to monitor online hate. We will combat radicalisation, research modern trends that threaten our security, and teach those influencing our security how to use this knowledge."”
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January 22, 2025
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CEP's ARCHER at House 88 covered: "Near Auschwitz's walls, the former home of the concentration camp’s commandant, Rudolf Hoss, stands as a symbol of denial and complicity, its windows overlooking the site of some of the Holocaust's worst atrocities. As the world marks the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation on Jan. 27, plans are underway to transform the house into a research center on hate, extremism and radicalization. VOA Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze visited the house and has the story. Camera: Daniil Batushchak"
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January 24, 2025
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"Akhundzada's relative anonymity has reportedly served as a factor in the Taliban's decision to elevate him. Previously, many had assumed that more well-known figures... would succeed Mullah Mansour," according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit policy organisation.
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January 23, 2025
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“The former home of the Höss family next to Auschwitz will soon be open to visitors. It will become the new base of operations for the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). The research center will open on Monday, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Visitors will see photos of the Höss family, as well as diaries of the housekeeper and Rudolf Höss, who was forced to write down his experiences after the war to gain insight into his psyche. The Counter Extremism Project is a New York-based NGO that has been fighting extremism for ten years. They bought the home of a Polish family that had owned it since the liberation of Auschwitz. “The idea behind the project is to create something that doesn’t exist yet, and to fight extremism in the home of one of the worst extremists and anti-Semites that ever existed,” CEP director Hans Jakob Schindler told CNN. CEO Mark Wallace also stressed the importance of the center: “Since the Holocaust, we have been taught never to forget. Eighty years later, it is clear that ‘never forget’ is essential, but it is not enough to prevent the hatred and anti-Semitism that grips us today.””
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January 23, 2025
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